1994 Orkney Islands Council election

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All 28 seats to Orkney Islands Council
15 seats needed for a majority

	First party
Leader	Jackie Tait
Party	Independent
Leader's seat	St Andrews/Deerness (defeated)
Last election	23
Seats won	27
Seat change	Increase4
Popular vote	2,735
Percentage	100.0%
Swing	Increase2.4pp

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The 1994 Orkney Islands Council election, the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independent candidates take all seats available, except for the ward of Kirkwall Pickaquoy, which had no nominations.

Orkney Islands Council election, 1994^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	27	4	0	Increase4	100.0	2,735	Increase2.4
	Vacant	1

Kirkwall Pickaquoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
No nominations

Kirkwall Craigiefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Alasdair Thom (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Kirkwall Broadsands

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

Kirkwall Lynnfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	I. Clyde (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Kirkwall Quoybanks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	N. Craigie (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Kirkwall Papdale East

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

Kirkwall Bignold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	A. Croy (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Kirkwall Berstane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	J. Marwick	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Kirkwall St. Magnus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Ian MacDonald	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Stromness South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	B. Murray	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Stromness Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	J. Brown	192	60.7%
Independent	Brenda Robertson (Incumbent)	124	39.2%
Majority			68	21.4%
Independent hold

Stromness North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Ian Argo (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
Independent hold

Orphir & Scapa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent)	222	63.4%
Independent	BJ. Grainger	128	36.5%
Majority			94	26.8%
Independent hold

Firth & Sunnybrae

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Eoin Scott	291	70.8%
Independent	K. Hutchison (Incumbent)	120	29.2%
Majority			171	41.6%
Independent hold

Harray & Stenness

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

Evie & Rendall

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

Birsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	A. Johnson	294	88.0%
Independent	I. Bennett	40	11.9%
Majority			254	76.1%
Independent hold

Sandwick

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

St Andrews & Deerness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	J. Foubister	216	55.5%
Independent	Jackie Tait (Incumbent)	173	44.4%
Majority			43	11.0%
Independent hold

Holm & Wideford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	W. Sinclair (Incumbent)	257	76.9%
Independent	R. Campbell	77	23.0%
Majority			43	53.8%
Independent hold

Burray & South Ronaldsay

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

St. Margaret's Hope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	N. Smith	164	69.7%
Independent	R. Thomson	71	30.2%
Majority			93	39.4%
Independent hold

Hoy & Graemsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	K. Sutherland	159	51.4%
Independent	T. Thomson	87	28.1%
Independent	A. Reid	73	20.3%
Majority			72	23.3%
Independent hold

Rousay, Egilsay & Wire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	S. Hill	109	66.8%
Independent	B. Mainland (Incumbent)	54	33.1%
Majority			55	33.6%
Independent hold

Shapinsay

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

Stronsay & Eday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	George Stevenson (Incumbent)	174	71.3%
Independent	A. Stewart	70	28.6%
Majority			104	42.6%
Independent hold

Sanday & North Ronaldsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Howie Firth (Incumbent)	174	68.5%
Independent	R. Sabiston	80	31.5%
Majority			94	37.0%
Independent hold

Westray & Papa Westray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Stephen Hagan (Incumbent)	348	87.8%
Independent	T. Rendall	26	6.5%
Independent	J. Rendall	22	5.5%
Majority			322	81.3%
Independent hold