The 1986 Orkney Islands Council election, the fifth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 4 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.
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Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.2 | 3,717 | 5.7 | ||
Orkney Movement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 252 | 2.4 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 64 | 8.1 |
Ward Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. MacDonald | 152 | 53.5% | |
Independent | J. McRae (Incumbent) | 132 | 46.5% | |
Majority | 20 | 7.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orkney Movement | Spencer Rosie (Incumbent) | 196 | 55.2% | |
Independent | I. Clyde | 159 | 44.8% | |
Majority | 37 | 10.4% | ||
Orkney Movement hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edwin Eunson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Marwick (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jack Ridgway | 174 | 57.2% | |
Independent | L. Groundwater | 120 | 39.5% | |
Kirkwallian | K. Donaldson | 10 | 3.3% | |
Majority | 54 | 17.7% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Taylor (Incumbent) | 164 | 55.8% | |
Independent | A. Rorie | 95 | 32.3% | |
Independent | A. Fotheringhame | 35 | 11.9% | |
Majority | 69 | 23.5% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ian Argo (Incumbent) | 152 | 51.7% | |
Independent | J. Davidson | 75 | 25.5% | |
Labour | E. Brown | 64 | 21.8% | |
Majority | 77 | 25.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brenda Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M. Crichton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Wright | 281 | 62.3% | |
Independent | A. Peace | 131 | 29.0% | |
Orkney Movement | J. Kelly | 27 | 7.0% | |
Independent | E. Stockton | 12 | 2.7% | |
Majority | 150 | 33.3% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eoin Scott (Incumbent) | 221 | 56.2% | |
Independent | R. Sabiston | 171 | 43.5% | |
Majority | 50 | 12.7% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent) | 207 | 49.3% | |
Independent | E. Spence | 94 | 22.4% | |
Independent | J. Flett | 90 | 21.4% | |
Orkney Movement | K. Bews | 29 | 6.9% | |
Majority | 113 | 26.9% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Wylie | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jackie Tait (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Brown (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Stevenson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alastair Scholes (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Billy Dass (Incumbent) | 385 | 62.7% | |
Independent | Alex Annal | 226 | 36.8% | |
Majority | 159 | 25.9% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M. Trickett | 148 | 43.4% | |
Independent | J. Groat | 119 | 34.9% | |
Independent | T. Thomson | 40 | 11.7% | |
Independent | C. Rioch (Incumbent) | 34 | 10.0% | |
Majority | 29 | 8.5% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S. Peace | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Scott (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Groat (Incumbent) | 236 | 81.4% | |
Independent | A. Stewart | 54 | 18.6% | |
Majority | 182 | 62.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Chris Soames (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Sinclair (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
References
edit- ^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1986" (PDF).