Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Shetland Central is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Iris Hawkins Andrew Hughson Betty Fullerton 3 seats
2011 by- David Sandison
2012 Vaila Wishart Mark Burgess
2017 Ian Scott
2019 by- Moraig Lyall
2022 Catherine Hughson

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Shetland Islands Council election[2]

Shetland Central - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
No label Moraig Lyall (incumbent) 29.3% 414  
Independent Davie Sandison (incumbent) 22.8% 322  
Independent Catherine Hughson (incumbent) 19.9% 282 339.27
No label Ian Scott (incumbent) 19.2% 271 308.34
Scottish Green Martin Randall 7.0% 99 116.09
Sovereignty Brian Nugent 1.8% 26 29.16
Electorate: 3,170   Valid: 1,414   Spoilt: 8   Quota: 283   Turnout: 44.9%  

    2019 By-election

    Shetland Central By-election (7 November 2019)
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Independent Moraig Lyall 47.0 344
    Independent Julie Buchan 15.8 116
    SNP Stewart Douglas 15.2 111
    Independent Gordon Laverie 11.5 84
    Independent Johan Adamson 10.5 77
    Valid:   Quota:   Turnout: 732 (31.0%)  

      2017 Election

      2017 Shetland Islands Council election[3]

      Shetland Central - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Independent Davie Sandison (incumbent) 32.9 320      
      Independent Mark Burgess (incumbent) 26.7 260      
      Independent Ian Scott 19.6 191 214.04 217.18 263.52
      Independent Julie Buchan 12.1 118 139.61 146.87 169.40
      Independent nationalist Brian Nugent 8.6 84 93.26 95.79  
      Valid:   Quota:  

        2012 Election

        2012 Shetland Islands Council election

        Shetland Central - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        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%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Shetland Islands Council election

          Shetland Islands council election, 2007: Shetland Central
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          Independent Iris Hawkins 330 27.2 1 1
          Independent Andrew Hughson 311 25.6 2 1
          Independent Betty Fullerton 257 21.2 3 7
          Independent Ian Scott 131 10.8
          Independent Geordie Pottinger 98 8.1
          Independent John Hunter 46 3.8
          Independent Jim Ivens 23 1.9
          Independent Scotty Dyble 19 1.6

          References

          1. ↑ "ward-maps". www.shetland.gov.uk.
          2. ↑ https://www.shetland.gov.uk/downloads/file/5971/notice-of-uncontested-and-notice-of-poll
          3. ↑ "SIC Elections - 4 May 2017". www.shetland.gov.uk.


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