2012 Shetland Islands Council election Turnout 54.7% ( 4.3) First party Leader Josie Simpson Party Independent Leader's seat North Isles Last election 22 seats, 100% Seats before 22 Seats won 22 Seat change 0 Popular vote 9,326 Percentage 96.9% Swing 4.1%
Map of council wards
Council Leader before election Josie Simpson Retired Independent
Council Leader after election Gary Robinson Independent
Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections . The election was the second using the seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation , with 22 Councillors elected.
As in 2007 Independents took all of the 22 seats on the council. The Scottish National Party contested both Lerwick Wards for the first time in 2012 but only secured 1.9% of the vote. The council was again administered solely by Independents.
Election results [ edit ] Shetland Islands Local Election Result 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Independent 22 0 0 0 100.0 96.9 9,326 4.1 SNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 184 New Scottish Christian 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 116 New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results [ edit ] North Isles [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change North Isles - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Independent Robert Henderson (incumbent ) 30.85 430 Independent Steven Coutts 23.74 331 358.9 Independent Gary Cleaver 21.59 301 308.5 312.7 377.2 Independent Jim Johnston 11.41 159 183.1 186.9 242.7 Independent Alan Skinner 11.33 158 176.2 179.5 Electorate: 2,278 Valid: 1,379 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 345 Turnout: 1,394 (61.19%)
Shetland North [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Shetland North - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent Andrea Manson 30.79 444 Independent Alastair Cooper (incumbent ) 23.99 346 369.9 Independent Drew Ratter 17.82 257 274 279.4 283.5 299.5 345.4 421.3 Independent Davy Cooper 11.93 172 182.3 184.3 191.2 209.9 257.9 Independent Jim Reyner 8.25 119 129.9 130.8 141.4 153.9 Independent Alan MacDonald 4.09 59 65.7 66.7 72.7 Independent Colin Arnot 2.50 36 40.4 40.8 Electorate: 2,488 Valid: 1,433 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 359 Turnout: 1,442 (57.96%)
Shetland West [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Shetland West - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent Theo Smith 36.97 481 Independent Gary Robinson (incumbent ) 27.59 359 Independent Tom MacIntyre 8.99 117 142.1 148.1 166.6 183.3 206.9 Independent Frank Robertson (incumbent ) 8.61 112 160.3 163.6 187.4 216.3 269.9 381.3 Independent Ian Tinkler 5.99 78 107 112.9 127.9 167.8 Independent Andy Holt 5.92 77 103.8 109.6 126.8 Independent Marion Hughson 5.23 68 85.6 91.3 Electorate: 2,033 Valid: 1,292 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 324 Turnout: 1,301 (63.99%)
Shetland Central [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Shetland Central - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Independent Davie Sandison (incumbent ) 35.92 375 Independent Vaila Wishart 25.57 267 Independent Ian Scott 13.89 145 162.2 163.7 171.8 190.2 Independent Mark Burgess 13.70 143 193.9 196.8 221.1 259 Independent John Hunter 4.79 50 74.3 76.8 81.5 Scottish Christian Peter Jamieson 4.60 48 52.7 53.1 Electorate: 2,284 Valid: 1,028 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 258 Turnout: 1,044 (45.71%)
Shetland South [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Shetland South - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 Independent Alison Duncan (incumbent ) 45.15 685 Independent George Smith 27.55 418 Independent Billy Fox 22.21 337 498.8 Scottish Christian Andrew Shearer 4.48 68 110.6 Electorate: 2,679 Valid: 1,508 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 378 Turnout: 1,517 (56.63%)
Lerwick North [ edit ] 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012: No change Lerwick North - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent Malcolm Bell 55.93 684 Independent Michael Stout 16.93 207 350.3 Independent Allan Wishart (incumbent ) 12.02 147 230.9 236.7 258.9 273.4 295.8 348.8 SNP Danus Skene 5.31 65 98.3 102.5 109.3 122.8 142.9 Independent Alex Wright 3.76 46 74.3 86.4 88.2 105.1 Independent Caroline Miller (incumbent ) 2.86 35 51.1 53.3 Independent Bill Adams 2.29 28 64.1 75.8 83.3 Electorate: 2,453 Valid: 1,212 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 304 Turnout: 1,223 (49.86%)
Lerwick South [ edit ] 2007: 4xIndependent 2012: 4xIndependent 2007-2012: No change Lerwick South - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independent Dr Jonathan Wills (incumbent ) 36.07 646 Independent Cecil Smith (incumbent ) 17.81 319 407.3 Independent Peter Campbell 14.46 259 310.4 329.9 349.9 388.9 Independent Amanda Westlake 12.79 229 280.8 291.9 308.6 346.5 358.9 Independent Robbie Leith 8.04 144 184.9 188.1 204.6 241.4 248.9 SNP Iain Morrison 6.64 119 144.7 148.7 157.3 Independent Jim Henry (incumbent ) 3.24 58 71.1 78.9 Electorate: 3,507 Valid: 1,774 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 355 Turnout: 1,791 (51.07%)
Retiring Councillors [ edit ] References [ edit ] http://www.shetland.gov.uk/elections/default.asp