# 1999 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. The Liberal Democrats won 9 seats, the party's best result in a Shetland Islands Council election. Nine seats were uncontested.

## Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54.55 | 64.1 | 3,817 | 13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 40.91 | 30.7 | 1,828 | 24.0 |
| Independent Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.55 | 3.4 | 200 | New |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.9 | 112 | 1.9 |

## Ward results

Aithsting and Sandsting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Florence Grains (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Burra and Trondra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alistair Goodlad | 268 | 60.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Allen Halcrow | 172 | 39.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 21.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Cunningsburgh and Sandwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Thomas Stove | 282 | 56.1% |
| | Independent | Charles Simpson | 141 | 28.0% |
| | Independent | James Smith | 80 | 15.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 28.1% |
| | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement |
Delting East and Lunnasting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary Colligan (incumbent) | 242 | 54.5% |
| | Independent | Andrew Fraser | 109 | 24.5% |
| | Independent | Joan Easten | 93 | 20.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 30.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Delting West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Drew Ratter (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dunrossness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gordon Mitchell | 268 | 54.7% |
| | Independent | Magnus Flaws (incumbent) | 222 | 45.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 9.4% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Breiwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cecil Eunson | 231 | 51.8% |
| | Independent | Lewis Shand Smith (incumbent) | 215 | 48.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 3.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Clickimin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Stove (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Harbour & Bressay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Black | 224 | 45.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Miller | 187 | 37.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Whitehead | 83 | 15.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 7.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Lerwick North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Anderson | 229 | 67.2% |
| | Independent Labour | Leonard Groat (incumbent) | 112 | 32.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 34.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Labour |
Lerwick North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandy Cluness | 276 | 65.2% |
| | Independent | Greta McElvogue (incumbent) | 97 | 22.9% |
| | Independent | J. Wiseman | 50 | 11.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 42.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
Lerwick Sound :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Begg | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement |
Lerwick South Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Angus | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
Lerwick Upper Sound, Gulberwick and Quarff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolmson (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Nesting, Whiteness, Girlsta and Gott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Irvine | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Northmavine, Muckle Roe and Busta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bill Manson (incumbent) | 251 | 54.0% |
| | Independent | Brenda Wilcox | 214 | 46.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 8.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandwick, Levenwick and Bigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | William Tait (incumbent) | 200 | 37.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecil Hughson | 118 | 22.0% |
| | Independent | Peter Watts | 118 | 22.0% |
| | Independent | Rosemary Inkster | 100 | 18.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 15.3% |
| | Ind. Lib Dem gain from Independent | Ind. Lib Dem gain from Independent | Ind. Lib Dem gain from Independent | Ind. Lib Dem gain from Independent |
Scalloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Iris Hawkins (incumbent) | 261 | 49.7% |
| | Independent | John Burgess | 170 | 32.4% |
| | Independent | Ian Scott | 94 | 17.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 17.3% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Unst and Fetlar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ritch | 254 | 57.3% |
| | Independent | Brian Gregson | 189 | 42.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 14.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement | Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement |
Walls, Sandness and Clousta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Robertson | 285 | 70.0% |
| | Independent | James Gear | 122 | 30.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 40.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
Whalsay and Skerries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Loretta Hutchison (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Yell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Nicolson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |

## By-elections since 1999

2002 Whalsay and Skerries by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Josie Simpson | 292 | 58.9% |
| | Independent | Kathleen Stewart | 204 | 41.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 17.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |