Fifth election to Orkney Islands Council
The 1990 Orkney Islands Council election, the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.
Results
1990 Orkney Islands election[1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 97.6 | 5,791 | 5.4 |
| Orkney Movement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.5 | 31 | 5.7 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 109 | New |
Ward Results
Kirkwall St Magnus Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Ian MacDonald (Incumbent) | 318 | 82.4% |
| Independent | A. Wylie | 68 | 17.6% |
Majority | 250 | 64.8% |
| Independent hold |
Kirkwall Weyland Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Orkney Movement | Spencer Rosie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Orkney Movement hold |
Kirkwall Broadsands Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J. MacDonald | 161 | 42.4% |
| Independent | Alasdair Thom | 124 | 33.1% |
| Independent | J. McRae | 89 | 23.7% |
Majority | 37 | 9.8% |
| Independent hold |
Kirkwall St Olaf's Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | A. Croy | 229 | 59.3% |
| Independent | J. Marwick (Incumbent) | 157 | 40.7% |
Majority | 72 | 18.6% |
| Independent hold |
Kirkwall Quoybanks Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Jack Ridgway (Incumbent) | 264 | 68.8% |
| Independent | D. Craigie | 120 | 31.3% |
Majority | 144 | 39.6% |
| Independent hold |
Kirkwall Papdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | T. Taylor (Incumbent) | 192 | 63.8% |
| Scottish Green | L. Cheer | 109 | 36.2% |
Majority | 144 | 27.6% |
| Independent hold |
Stromness South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | F. Matheson | 168 | 53.5% |
| Independent | Ian Argo (Incumbent) | 146 | 46.5% |
Majority | 144 | 7.0% |
| Independent hold |
Stromness Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Brenda Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Stromness North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | M. Crichton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
St Ola Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | I. Clyde | 202 | 43.7% |
| Independent | A. Peace | 129 | 27.9% |
| Independent | J. McDonald | 85 | 18.4% |
| Independent | A. Walls | 46 | 10.0% |
Majority | 73 | 15.8% |
| Independent hold |
Firth & Harray Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | K. Hutchison | 255 | 44.0% |
| Independent | R. Sabiston | 179 | 30.9% |
| Independent | Eoin Scott (Incumbent) | 146 | 25.2% |
Majority | 76 | 13.1% |
| Independent hold |
Orphir & Stenness Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent) | 191 | 47.0% |
| Independent | R. Crichton | 188 | 46.3% |
| Independent | K. Bews | 26 | 6.4% |
Majority | 3 | 0.7% |
| Independent hold |
Sandwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | George Wylie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
St Andrews & Deerness Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Jackie Tait (Incumbent) | 194 | 56.7% |
| Independent | J. Foubister | 146 | 42.7% |
Majority | 48 | 14.0% |
| Independent hold |
Birsay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Brown (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Evie & Rendall Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Jimmy Moar | 162 | 57.4% |
| Independent | George Stevenson (Incumbent) | 116 | 41.1% |
Majority | 46 | 16.3% |
| Independent hold |
Holm Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alastair Scholes (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Ronaldsay South & Burray Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | C. Annal | 314 | 52.9% |
| Independent | Billy Dass (Incumbent) | 278 | 46.8% |
Majority | 36 | 6.1% |
| Independent hold |
Hoy & Graemsay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | M. Trickett (Incumbent) | 188 | 53.3% |
| Independent | A. Reid | 119 | 33.7% |
| Independent | T. Thomson | 45 | 12.7% |
Majority | 69 | 19.6% |
| Independent hold |
Ronaldsay North & Sanday Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Howie Firth | 199 | 54.5% |
| Independent | J. Alexander | 101 | 27.7% |
| Independent | E. Sinclair | 64 | 17.5% |
Majority | 98 | 26.8% |
| Independent hold |
Westray & Papa Westray Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J. Scott (Incumbent) | 133 | 51.8% |
| Independent | J. Rendall | 124 | 48.2% |
Majority | 9 | 3.6% |
| Independent hold |
Eday & Stronsay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | R. Heard (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Rousay & Egilsay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | B. Mainland | 66 | 42.0% |
| Independent | Chris Soames (Incumbent) | 59 | 37.6% |
| Orkney Movement | Margaret Flaws | 31 | 19.7% |
Majority | 7 | 4.4% |
| Independent hold |
Shapinsay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J. Sinclair (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Notes
References
- ^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 April 2020.