1974 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 7 May 1974 as part of Scottish local elections. This was the first election for the all-purpose Shetland Islands Council, as established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, combining the Lerwick Town Council and the Zetland County Council. The Council operated as a shadow authority until May 1975, when it assumed full responsibilities for local government in Shetland. 11 seats were uncontested.

1974 Shetland Islands Council election

May 7, 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader A.I. Tulloch Party Independent Labour Leader's seat Aithsting and Sandsting Seats won 18 4 Popular vote 3,781 430 Percentage 89.8% 10.2%
Council Convener after election A.I. Tulloch Independent

Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1974

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	18	N/A	N/A	N/A	84.0	89.8	3,781	N/A
	Labour	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.0	10.2	430	N/A

Ward results

Aithsting and Sandsting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A.I. Tulloch	291	55.3%
	Independent	Robert Garrick	235	44.7%
Majority			56	10.6%

Bressay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Irvine	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Burra and Trondra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Cumming	225	78.1%
	Independent	Victor Church	63	21.9%
Majority			162	56.2%

Delting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Fraser Peterson	232	66.7%
	Independent	Clem Robb	116	33.3%
Majority			116	33.4%

Dunrossness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Leask	258	55.4%
	Independent	Raymond Bentley	208	44.6%
Majority			50	10.8%

Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joan McLeod	248	69.7%
	Independent	Angus Smith	108	30.3%
Majority			130	39.4%

Lerwick Breiwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Butler	141	39.1%
	Independent	Harry Gray	125	34.6%
	Independent	Ronald Cumming	95	26.6%
Majority			16	4.5%

Lerwick Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eric Gray	219	59.5%
	Independent	Robert Wishart	149	40.5%
Majority			70	19.0%

Lerwick North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alex Morrison	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Lerwick Sound

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Peterson	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Lerwick Twageos

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Paton	289	58.7%
	Independent	George Blance	203	41.3%
Majority			86	17.4%

Lerwick West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bill Smith	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Nesting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Edward Thomason	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Northmavine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Jamieson	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Sandness and Walls

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Williamina Tait	206	65.4%
	Independent	Peter Garrick	109	34.6%
Majority			97	30.8%

Sandwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Thomas Stove	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Scalloway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Andrew Irvine	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Unst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alan Fraser	225	56.7%
	Independent	William Thomson	172	43.3%
Majority			53	13.4%

Whalsay and Skerries

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Frederick Dainty	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Johnson	164	55.8%
	Independent	John Rae	81	27.6%
	Independent	George Morrison	49	16.7%
Majority			83	28.2%

Yell North and Fetlar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David Johnson	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

Yell South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stewart Gray	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed

By-elections since 1974

1976 Lerwick Sound by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Byrne	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

1977 Dunrossness by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Prophet Smith	143	34.5%
	Independent	Ray Bentley	123	29.7%
	Independent	Alan Whitfield	93	22.5%
	Independent	Williamina Flaws	55	13.3%
Majority			20	4.8%
	Independent hold