- Source: 1982 Shetland Islands Area Council election
An election to Shetland Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the 1982 Scottish regional elections and yielded a swing to candidates supportive of Home Rule for the islands. Whilst no candidates appeared on the ballot as members of the Shetland Movement (all Shetland candidates were independents), the Shetland Movement did publish a list of candidates supportive of Shetland Home Rule. Ultimately of the 25 members of the Shetland council, 14 were supporters of the movement.
Supporters of island autonomy similarly contested council elections in neighboring Orkney.
The councils for the Shetland Islands, Orkney, and the Western Isles operated as combined authorities, meaning that instead of having both regional and district governance, the Islands had a single level combined of governance. These councils were elected at the same time as Scottish regional councils.
Aggregate results
Ward results
By-elections since 1982
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Britania Raya
- Skotlandia
- 1982 Shetland Islands Area Council election
- Shetland Islands Council
- Shetland
- 1986 Shetland Islands Council election
- 1978 Shetland Islands Council election
- 1982 Scottish regional elections
- Local government in Scotland
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Subdivisions of Scotland
- 2019 Shetland by-election
