Local Election Results 2003
Shetland
Whole council up for election. Four Independent councillors and four Liberal Democrat councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for Shetland:
2007
2012
2017
2022
By-elections for Shetland (may be incomplete): 28th February 2008 (Lerwick S.)
— 15th December 2011 (Shetland C.)
— 4th August 2022 (North Isles)
— 17th November 2022 (Shetland W.)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Independent |
4312 |
76.3% |
17 |
| Liberal Democrat |
1343 |
23.7% |
5 |
| Cecil Eunson |
Ind |
368 |
77.8% |
| Margaret Robertson |
LD |
105 |
22.2% |
| Alistair Inkster |
Ind |
271 |
58.0% |
| Robert Hunter |
Ind |
196 |
42.0% |
| William Stove |
Ind |
175 |
62.7% |
| Michael Peterson |
Ind |
104 |
37.3% |
| Barbara Cheyne |
Ind |
234 |
57.4% |
| Joan Easten |
Ind |
90 |
22.1% |
| Thomas Anderson |
Ind |
84 |
20.6% |
| William Ratter |
Ind |
260 |
67.4% |
| Andrea Manson-Clark |
Ind |
126 |
32.6% |
| Edward Knight |
Ind |
282 |
67.8% |
| Ronald Gair |
LD |
134 |
32.2% |
| Leonard Groat |
Ind |
168 |
59.2% |
| Robert Anderson |
LD |
116 |
40.8% |
| Alexander Cluness |
LD |
unop. |
|
| William Manson |
Ind |
270 |
60.0% |
| Brenda Willcock |
LD |
180 |
40.0% |
| Florence Grains |
Ind |
unop. |
|
| William Tait |
Ind |
279 |
63.8% |
| Cecil Hughson |
LD |
158 |
36.2% |
| Iris Hawkins |
Ind |
303 |
66.4% |
| Ian Scott |
Ind |
153 |
33.6% |
| James Henry |
Ind |
147 |
52.7% |
| Christine Begg |
LD |
132 |
47.3% |
| Angus Leslie |
LD |
240 |
56.7% |
| Gary Robinson |
Ind |
183 |
43.3% |
| Brian Gregson |
Ind |
248 |
68.3% |
| Alastair Inkster |
Ind |
95 |
26.2% |
| Sandra Gray |
LD |
20 |
5.5% |
| Robert Feather |
Ind |
276 |
51.7% |
| Peter Malcolmson |
LD |
258 |
48.3% |
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