Tulloch Independent An election to Shetland Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the 1982 Scottish regional elections and yielded a swing to candidates supportive of Home Rule for the islands.

Ultimately of the 25 members of the Shetland council, 14 were supporters of the movement.

[1] Supporters of island autonomy similarly contested council elections in neighboring Orkney.

[2] The councils for the Shetland Islands, Orkney, and the Western Isles operated as combined authorities, meaning that instead of having both regional and district governance, the Islands had a single level combined of governance.

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