# 1994 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 5 May 1994 as part of Scottish regional elections. The Shetland Movement lost one but maintained six seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained representation on the council for the first time. Only ten seats were contested.

## Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1994 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 77.9 | 2,575 | 20.9 |
| Shetland Movement | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8.1 | 297 | 22.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6.0 | 221 | 4.0 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.9 | 216 | 0.6 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |

## 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 | Charles Goodlad | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Delting East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary Colligan (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Delting West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Drew Ratter | 220 | 59.5% |
| | Independent | Andrea Manson (Incumbent) | 150 | 40.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 19.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dunrossness North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Tait (Incumbent) | 241 | 82.5% |
| | Independent | Margaret Pickbourne | 51 | 17.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 65.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dunrossness South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | Magnus Flaws (Incumbent) | 258 | 82.4% |
| | Independent | John Johnston | 55 | 17.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 64.8% |
| | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold |
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Black | 354 | 60.6% |
| | Independent | Joan McLeod (Incumbent) | 146 | 25.0% |
| | Independent | Maurice Mullay | 84 | 14.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 35.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Breiwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cecil Eunson (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Smith (Incumbent) | 216 | 75.5% |
| | Independent | Tommy Goudie | 70 | 25.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 50.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Lerwick Clickimin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | William Stove | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent |
Lerwick Harbour and Bressay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tavish Scott | 221 | 52.9% |
| | Independent | James Irvine (Incumbent) | 197 | 47.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 5.8% |
| | 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 North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labour | Leonard Groat (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold |
Lerwick Lower Sound :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolmson | 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 Staney Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lindsay Smith | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Twageos :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lewis Shand Smith (Incumbent) | 256 | 72.1% |
| | Independent | Ian Selbie | 99 | 27.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 44.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lerwick Upper Sound :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | Robert Johnson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold |
Nesting and Lunnasting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Greta McElvogue (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Northmavine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bill Manson (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandness and Walls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Gear (Incumbent) | 189 | 59.4% |
| | Independent | Olive Watson | 129 | 40.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 18.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | James Smith | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold | Shetland Movement hold |
Scalloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Iris Hawkins | 241 | 50.4% |
| | Independent | David Nicolson | 119 | 24.9% |
| | Independent | Ian Scott | 79 | 16.5% |
| | Shetland Movement | William Anderson (Incumbent) | 39 | 8.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 25.5% |
| | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement |
Unst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | Joan Easten (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent |
Whalsay and Skerries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Loretta Hutchison | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jonathan Wills (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Yell North and Fetlar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian Gregson | 165 | 62.2% |
| | Independent | Leslie Angus | 75 | 28.3% |
| | Independent | Alan Ogden | 25 | 9.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 33.9% |
| | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement |
Unst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shetland Movement | Peter Guy (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent | Shetland Movement gain from Independent |

## By-elections since 1994

1996 Yell South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Nicolson | 217 | 63.8% |
| | Independent | Sandy Cluness | 94 | 27.6% |
| | Independent | Alan Ogden | 29 | 8.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 36.2% |
| | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement | Independent gain from Shetland Movement |