Shetland Islands Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections As an islands council YearLabourLiberal DemocratsShetland MovementIndependent 1974 4 0 0 18 1978 4 0 0 21 1982 2 0 0 23 1986 4 0 5 16 1990 1 0 7 17 1994 1 2 6 17

As a unitary authority YearGreenLabourSNPLiberal DemocratsIndependent 1999 0 0 0 9 13 2003 0 0 0 5 17 2007 0 0 0 0 22 2012 0 0 0 0 22 2017 0 0 1 0 21 2022 1 1 1 0 20

Results maps

By-elections 2007-2012

2022-2027

References