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Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government
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. The election was the second using the seven new
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created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the
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, with 22 Councillors elected. As in 2007 Independents took all of the 22 seats on the Council. The
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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
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