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

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