1999 Orkney Islands Council election

1999 Orkney Islands Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 21 seats to Orkney Islands Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Hugh Halcro-Johnston Party Independent Leader's seat Scapa and Kirkwall South West Last election 21 seats, 100.0% Seats before 21 Seats won 21 Seat change 0 Popular vote 5,892 Percentage 100.0% Swing 0.0%
Council Convener before election Hugh Halcro-Johnston Independent Council Convener after election Hugh Halcro-Johnston Independent

Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. Only independent candidates contested the election. Eight seats were uncontested.

Election results

Orkney Islands Council election, 1999^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	21	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	5,892	0.0

Ward results

Berstane & Work

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mike Drever	234	46.3%
	Independent	Alasdair Thom (Incumbent)	153	30.3%
	Independent	R Gilbert	101	20.0%
	Independent	Margaret Flaws	17	3.4%
Majority			81	16.0%
	Independent hold

Birsay & Dounby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K Johnson (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Brandyquoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Sclater	252	54.7%
	Independent	Ian MacDonald (Incumbent)	209	45.3%
Majority			43	9.4%
	Independent hold

Evie, Rendall, Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jimmy Moar (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Firth & Sunnybrae

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eoin Scott (Incumbent)	317	67.3%
	Independent	R. Sabiston	154	32.7%
Majority			163	34.6%
	Independent hold

Harray & Stenness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Hamilton	239	54.1%
	Independent	M. Bichan (Incumbent)	203	45.9%
Majority			36	8.2%
	Independent hold

Holm & Burray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Petrie	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Lynnfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B. Taylor	182	38.4%
	Independent	I. Clyde (Incumbent)	153	32.3%
	Independent	M. O'Keeffe-Burgher	139	29.3%
Majority			29	6.1%
	Independent hold

Orphir, Walls & Flotta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K. Sutherland (Incumbent)	371	73.6%
	Independent	T. Thomson	133	26.4%
Majority			238	45.2%
	Independent hold

Papa Westray, Westray & Eday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stephen Hagan (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Papdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Janice Annal (Incumbent)	219	60.0%
	Independent	R. Gibson	98	26.8%
	Independent	B. Johnstone	26	7.1%
	Independent	W. Vevers	22	6.0%
Majority			121	33.2%
	Independent hold

Pickaquoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Moodie	192	48.1%
	Independent	Allan Leslie	98	40.9%
	Independent	L. Groundwater (Incumbent)	44	11.0%
Majority			29	7.2%
	Independent hold

Sanday, North Ronaldsay & Stronsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Scott	243	56.8%
	Independent	George Stevenson (Incumbent)	185	43.2%
Majority			58	15.6%
	Independent hold

Sandwick & Stromness Landward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Freddie Groundwater (Incumbent)	274	64.5%
	Independent	R. Foubister	151	35.5%
Majority			123	19.0%
	Independent hold

Scapa & Kirkwall South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Shapinsay & Kirkwall Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Sinclair (Incumbent)	357	76.8%
	Independent	J. Finnie	108	23.2%
Majority			249	53.6%
	Independent hold

South Ronaldsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Annal (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

St Andrews, Deerness & Wideford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jim Foubister (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Stromness North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Brown (Incumbent)	244	55.2%
	Independent	R. Ward	198	44.8%
Majority			46	10.4%
	Independent hold

Stromness South, Graemsay & North Hoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B. Murray (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Warrenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Roderick McLeod	221	52.5%
	Independent	N. Craigie (Incumbent)	200	47.5%
Majority			21	5.0%
	Independent hold

References

1. Bochel & Denver. "Scottish Council Elections 1999: Results and Statistics" (PDF).