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Fifth election to Orkney Islands Council
1990 Orkney Islands Council election
← 1986
May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)
1994 →
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
5,791
31
Percentage
97.6%
0.5%
Swing
5.4pp
5.7pp
The result of the election
Council Convener before election
Edwin Eunson
Independent
Council Convener after election
Jackie Tait
Independent
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.
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