The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Shetland Islands.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled scottish_council. 7 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
22/24
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 92%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Independent Berwick Hills Resident chamber, opposed area.
Shetland Islands is a scottish_council controlled by Independent Berwick Hills Resident (22 of 24 seats). It covers 7 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 22Green 1Scottish National Party (SNP) 1
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 92% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arwed Wenger | Ind | Lerwick North | 2022 |
| Gary Robinson | Ind | Lerwick North | 2022 |
| Stephen Arthur Leask | Ind | Lerwick North | 2022 |
| Cecil Laing Smith | Ind | Lerwick South | 2022 |
| Dennis Leask | Ind | Lerwick South | 2022 |
| John Finlay Sinclair Fraser | Ind | Lerwick South | 2022 |
| Neil Pearson | Ind | Lerwick South | 2022 |
| Alec George Priest | Ind | North Isles | 2017 |
| Duncan Anderson | Ind | North Isles | 2017 |
| Ryan Thomson | Ind | North Isles | 2017 |
| Catherine Hughson | Ind | Shetland Central | 2022 |
| Davie Sandison | Ind | Shetland Central | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney and Shetland | 7 | 100% | Alistair Carmichael | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Shetland Islands
Not yet ingested for Shetland Islands
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level