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
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
North Isles 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland North 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland West 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland Central 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland South 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change
Lerwick North 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 3xIndependent 2007-2012: No change
Lerwick South 2007: 4xIndependent 2012: 4xIndependent 2007-2012: No change
Retiring Councillors Council Ward Departing CouncillorParty Shetland South Gussie Angus Independent North Isles Laura Baisley Independent Shetland Central Jim Budge Independent Lerwick North Sandy Cluness Independent Shetland North Addie Doull Independent Lerwick Central Betty Fullerton Independent Shetland West Florence Grains Independent Shetland Central Andrew Hughson Independent Shetland North Bill Manson Independent Lerwick North Rick Nickerson Independent North Isles Josie Simpson Independent
References
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/elections/default.asp