1986 Orkney Islands Council election

The 1986 Orkney Islands Council election, the fifth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 4 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.

1986 Orkney Islands Council election

4 May 1986
All 24 seats to Orkney Islands Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Edwin Eunson Spencer Rosie Party Independents Orkney Movement Leader's seat Kirkwall Broadsands Kirkwall Weyland Last election 23 1 Seats won 23 1 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 3,717 252 Percentage 92.2% 6.2% Swing 5.7pp 2.4pp
Council Convener before election Edwin Eunson Independent Council Convener after election Edwin Eunson Independent

Results

1986 Orkney Islands Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	23	0	0	0		92.2	3,717	5.7
	Orkney Movement	1	0	0	0		6.2	252	2.4
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.6	64	8.1

Ward Results

Kirkwall St Magnus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. MacDonald	152	53.5%
	Independent	J. McRae (Incumbent)	132	46.5%
Majority			20	7.0%
	Independent hold

Kirkwall St Magnus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Orkney Movement	Spencer Rosie (Incumbent)	196	55.2%
	Independent	I. Clyde	159	44.8%
Majority			37	10.4%
	Orkney Movement hold

Kirkwall Broadsands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Edwin Eunson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Kirkwall St Olaf's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Marwick (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Kirkwall St Quoybanks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jack Ridgway	174	57.2%
	Independent	L. Groundwater	120	39.5%
	Kirkwallian	K. Donaldson	10	3.3%
Majority			54	17.7%
	Independent hold

Kirkwall Papdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Taylor (Incumbent)	164	55.8%
	Independent	A. Rorie	95	32.3%
	Independent	A. Fotheringhame	35	11.9%
Majority			69	23.5%
	Independent hold

Stromness South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Argo (Incumbent)	152	51.7%
	Independent	J. Davidson	75	25.5%
	Labour	E. Brown	64	21.8%
Majority			77	25.2%
	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	P. Wright	281	62.3%
	Independent	A. Peace	131	29.0%
	Orkney Movement	J. Kelly	27	7.0%
	Independent	E. Stockton	12	2.7%
Majority			150	33.3%
	Independent hold

Firth & Harray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eoin Scott (Incumbent)	221	56.2%
	Independent	R. Sabiston	171	43.5%
Majority			50	12.7%
	Independent hold

Orphir & Stenness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent)	207	49.3%
	Independent	E. Spence	94	22.4%
	Independent	J. Flett	90	21.4%
	Orkney Movement	K. Bews	29	6.9%
Majority			113	26.9%
	Independent hold

Sandwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	George Wylie	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

St Andrews & Deerness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jackie Tait (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Birsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Brown (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Evie & Rendall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	George Stevenson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Holm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alastair Scholes (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Ronaldsay South & Burray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Billy Dass (Incumbent)	385	62.7%
	Independent	Alex Annal	226	36.8%
Majority			159	25.9%
	Independent hold

Hoy & Graemsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Trickett	148	43.4%
	Independent	J. Groat	119	34.9%
	Independent	T. Thomson	40	11.7%
	Independent	C. Rioch (Incumbent)	34	10.0%
Majority			29	8.5%
	Independent hold

Ronaldsay North & Sanday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Peace	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Westray & Papa Westray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Scott (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Eday & Stronsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Groat (Incumbent)	236	81.4%
	Independent	A. Stewart	54	18.6%
Majority			182	62.8%
	Independent hold

Rousay & Egilsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Soames (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Shapinsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Sinclair (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold