All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 seats needed for a majority
Registered
17,108
Turnout
59.0%
First party
Leader
Sandy Cluness
Party
Independent
Leader's seat
Lerwick North
Last election
17 seats, 76.2%
Seats before
17
Seats won
22
Seat change
5
Popular vote
9,249
Percentage
92.8%
Swing
16.6%
Council Convener before election
Sandy Cluness Independent
Council Convener after election
Sandy Cluness Independent
Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 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, a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The council was one of only three in Scotland with a majority of elected members who were independents.[1][2]
On 28 February 2008 Independent Dr Jonathan Wills won a by-election which arose following the death of Independent Councillor Cecil Eunson on 25 December 2007.
Lerwick South By-Election (28 February 2008)- 1 seat[3]
On 15 December 2011 Independent David Sandison won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Iris Hawkins on 30 September 2011.
Shetland Central By-Election (15 December 2011)- 1 seat[4]
^MacMahon, Peter and Walker, Helen (18 May 2007) "Winds of change sweep Scots town halls". Edinburgh. The Scotsman. The other two independent run Councils are Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Moray is run by a Conservative/Independent coalition.
^"Political Groups" Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^"Lerwick South (Shetland) 28 th February 2008". Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^"www.kristoferkeane.co.uk – Scottish Elections :: Shetland Central By-Election 2011". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.