Lerwick North and Bressay (ward)

Lerwick North and Bressay – previously called Lerwick North between 2007 and 2022 – is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alan Wishart Sandy Cluness Caroline Miller
2012 Malcolm Bell Michael Stout
2017 Stephen Leask John Fraser
2022 Gary Robinson Arwed Wenger

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Shetland Islands Council election[2]

Lerwick North and Bressay - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Independent Stephen Leask (incumbent) 33.4% 310        
Independent Gary Robinson 32.4% 301        
Independent Arwed Wenger 14.7% 136 164.81 189.88 220.97 312.10
Independent Marie Williamson 12.4% 115 133.63 146.28 173.03  
Independent Stephen Ferguson 7.1% 66 79.66 92.99    
Electorate: 2,409   Valid: 928   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 233   Turnout: 39.1%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Shetland Islands Council election[3]

    Lerwick North - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Independent Malcolm Bell (incumbent) 71.9 715    
    Independent Stephen Leask 13.2 130 337.25  
    Independent John Fraser 12.4 124 243.92 287.73
    Conservative Thomas Williamson 2.6 26 54.68 68.93
    Valid:   Quota:  

      2012 Election

      2012 Shetland Islands Council election

      Lerwick North - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      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%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Shetland Islands Council election

        Shetland Islands council election, 2007: Lerwick North
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Independent Allan Wishart 505 39.2 1 1
        Independent Sandy Cluness 264 20.5 2 3
        Independent Caroline Miller 206 16.0 3 5
        Independent Bill Adams 125 9.7
        Scottish Socialist Kin Learmonth 110 8.6
        Independent Kathy Greaves 79 6.1

        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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