# 1990 Orkney Islands Council election

The 1990 Orkney Islands Council election, the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.

## Results

1990 Orkney Islands election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 97.6 | 5,791 | 5.4 |
| Orkney Movement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.5 | 31 | 5.7 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 109 | New |

## Ward Results

Kirkwall St Magnus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ian MacDonald (Incumbent) | 318 | 82.4% |
| | Independent | A. Wylie | 68 | 17.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 64.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Kirkwall Weyland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Orkney Movement | Spencer Rosie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Orkney Movement hold | Orkney Movement hold | Orkney Movement hold | Orkney Movement hold |
Kirkwall Broadsands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. MacDonald | 161 | 42.4% |
| | Independent | Alasdair Thom | 124 | 33.1% |
| | Independent | J. McRae | 89 | 23.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 9.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Kirkwall St Olaf's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. Croy | 229 | 59.3% |
| | Independent | J. Marwick (Incumbent) | 157 | 40.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 18.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Kirkwall Quoybanks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jack Ridgway (Incumbent) | 264 | 68.8% |
| | Independent | D. Craigie | 120 | 31.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 39.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Kirkwall Papdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | T. Taylor (Incumbent) | 192 | 63.8% |
| | Scottish Green | L. Cheer | 109 | 36.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 27.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Stromness South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | F. Matheson | 168 | 53.5% |
| | Independent | Ian Argo (Incumbent) | 146 | 46.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 7.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Stromness Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brenda Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Stromness North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M. Crichton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
St Ola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | I. Clyde | 202 | 43.7% |
| | Independent | A. Peace | 129 | 27.9% |
| | Independent | J. McDonald | 85 | 18.4% |
| | Independent | A. Walls | 46 | 10.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 15.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Firth & Harray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | K. Hutchison | 255 | 44.0% |
| | Independent | R. Sabiston | 179 | 30.9% |
| | Independent | Eoin Scott (Incumbent) | 146 | 25.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 13.1% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Orphir & Stenness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent) | 191 | 47.0% |
| | Independent | R. Crichton | 188 | 46.3% |
| | Independent | K. Bews | 26 | 6.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.7% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | George Wylie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
St Andrews & Deerness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jackie Tait (Incumbent) | 194 | 56.7% |
| | Independent | J. Foubister | 146 | 42.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 14.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Birsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Brown (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Evie & Rendall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jimmy Moar | 162 | 57.4% |
| | Independent | George Stevenson (Incumbent) | 116 | 41.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 16.3% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Holm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alastair Scholes (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Ronaldsay South & Burray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C. Annal | 314 | 52.9% |
| | Independent | Billy Dass (Incumbent) | 278 | 46.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 6.1% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Hoy & Graemsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M. Trickett (Incumbent) | 188 | 53.3% |
| | Independent | A. Reid | 119 | 33.7% |
| | Independent | T. Thomson | 45 | 12.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 19.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Ronaldsay North & Sanday :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Howie Firth | 199 | 54.5% |
| | Independent | J. Alexander | 101 | 27.7% |
| | Independent | E. Sinclair | 64 | 17.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 26.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Westray & Papa Westray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Scott (Incumbent) | 133 | 51.8% |
| | Independent | J. Rendall | 124 | 48.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 3.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Eday & Stronsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Heard (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Rousay & Egilsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | B. Mainland | 66 | 42.0% |
| | Independent | Chris Soames (Incumbent) | 59 | 37.6% |
| | Orkney Movement | Margaret Flaws | 31 | 19.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 4.4% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Shapinsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Sinclair (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |