Location of the ward
Lerwick South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects four Councillors.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cecil Eunson | Gussie Angus | Cecil Smith | Jim Henry | ||||
| 2008 by- | Jonathan Willis | |||||||
| 2012 | Peter Campbell | Amanda Westlake | ||||||
| 2017 | Beatrice Wishart | |||||||
| 2019 by- | Stephen Flaws | |||||||
| 2022 | John Fraser | Neil Pearson | Dennis Leask | |||||
Election results
2022 election
Main article: 2022 Shetland Islands Council election| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Dennis Leask | 22.5 | 302 | ||||||
| Independent | John Fraser | 19.5 | 262 | 268 | 289 | ||||
| Independent | Cecil Smith (incumbent) | 18.4 | 251 | 257 | 275 | ||||
| Independent | Neil Pearson | 12.7 | 171 | 177 | 206 | 213 | 215 | 281 | |
| Independent | Amanda Hawick (incumbent) | 11.4 | 153 | 156 | 168 | 173 | 176 | 208 | |
| Independent | Peter Coleman | 7.8 | 106 | 109 | 120 | 123 | 125 | ||
| Independent | Shayne Mcleod | 7.4 | 99 | 102 | |||||
| Electorate: 3,036 Valid: 1,344 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 269 Turnout: 44.8% | |||||||||
Source:
2017 election
2017 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Independent | Cecil Smith (incumbent) | 28.8 | 429 | ||||
| Independent | Beatrice Wishart† | 26.4 | 394 | ||||
| Independent | Peter Campbell (incumbent) | 20.0 | 299 | ||||
| Independent | Amanda Westlake (incumbent) | 12.7 | 190 | 242.42 | 271.12 | 408.83 | |
| Independent | Frances Valente | 12.1 | 180 | 220.61 | 268.35 | ||
| Quota: | |||||||
2012 election
2012 Shetland Islands Council election
| 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%) | |||||||||
2007 election
2007 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cecil Eunson | 489 | 26.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Gussie Angus | 473 | 25.6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | Cecil Smith | 199 | 10.8 | 3 | 7 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Mullay | 159 | 8.6 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Robbie Leith | 150 | 8.1 | |||
| Independent | Jim Henry | 127 | 6.9 | 4 | 8 | |
| Independent | Michael Peterson | 116 | 6.3 | |||
| Independent | Geoff Feather | 97 | 5.2 | |||
| Independent | Lindsay Smith | 40 | 2.2 | |||
Notes
- Sitting councillor for Lerwick North.
References
- "ward-maps". www.shetland.gov.uk.
- "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Lerwick South". Shetland Islands Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 6 Lerwick South". Shetland Islands Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- "SIC Elections - 4 May 2017". www.shetland.gov.uk.
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