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
References
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/elections/default.asp
