The Shetland Islands Area (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1992

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE Electoral Division 1: Lerwick Lower Sound

Commencing at MLWS where the Burn of Sound flows into the Voe of Sound; then northward and westward along the said burn to a point in line with Ackrigarth Road; then northward along said road to South Road (A970); then eastward along said road to Nedersund Road; then southward and southeastward along said road to Kantersted Road; then northeastward and northward along said road to the cul-de-sac, part of Kantersted Road serving Nos.15-33 Kantersted Road, then eastward along said cul-de-sac and the continuation thereafter in a straight line to Sea Road; then northeastward in a straight line to the MLWS at North Taing; then generally southward, northward and westward along the MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 2: Lerwick Upper Sound

Commencing at MLWS in the Voe of Sound at the point where it is met by the prolongation of the fence from the Loch of Trebister across Heoga Berg; then northwestward along the said prolongation and the said fence, and continuing northwestward in a straight line across the Loch of Trebister to the fence at its western shore; then northwestward along the said fence; then northward in a straight line to the A970 road; then westward and southward along said road to its junction with the B9073 road; then in a straight line northward to the summit of Hill of Dale; then eastward in a straight line to the junction of Wester Loch Drive and the footpath along the western shore of the Loch of Clickimin; then southward along Wester Loch Drive to South Road (the A970) then westward along the A970 to the northern boundary of ED1; then generally southwestward and southeastward along the said ED boundary to MLWS at the Burn of Sound; then generally southward along the MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 3: Lerwick Clickimin

Commencing at the MLWS on the northern boundary of ED1; then westward along that boundary and generally northward along the eastern boundaries of EDs 1 and 2 to the northern boundary of ED2 at the junction of Wester Loch Drive and the footpath on the western side of the Loch of Clickimin; then northward along said path to the fence on the southern boundary of Clickimin Camp Site; then generally northward and westward following line of said fence to Staney Hill Road; then southeastward along said road to the path on the west side of the playing fields of the Clickimin Leisure Centre; then northward and eastward along said path to North Lochside; then southward along North Lochside to Hayfield Lane; then eastwards along Hayfield Lane to Leslie Road; then southeastward along Leslie Road to Russell Crescent; then southwestward along Russell Crescent to Cairnfield Road; then southeastward along Cairnfield Road to South Road (the A970); then southwestward along South Road (the A970) to the point opposite the southern end of South Lochside; then south in a straight line to MLWS; then generally westward and southward along MLWS to point of commencement. Electoral Division 4: Lerwick Breiwick

Commencing at MLWS on the eastern boundary of ED3 then northward and eastward along the eastern boundary of said ED to Hayfield Lane; then eastward along Hayfield Lane to Gilbertson Road; then southward along Gilbertson Road to Bell’s Road; then eastward along Bell’s Road and along the southern boundaries of Nos.2 and 6 Montfield and the southern boundary of Montfield Hospital to Burgh Road; then southward along Burgh Road to Union Street then northeastward along said street to Lower Hillhead; then southward along Lower Hillhead and Hillhead to Thorfinn Street; then generally southward along Thorfinn Street to Ronald Street; then southward along Ronald Street and the prolongation thereof to MLWS in Breiwick; then generally westward along MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 5: Lerwick Twagoes

Commencing at MLWS in Breiwick at the eastern boundary of ED4; then generally northward along the eastern boundary of said ED4 to the junction of Thorfinn Street and Hillhead; then southeastward along Hillhead to Church Road; then northward along Church Road to Commercial Street; then crossing Commercial Street diagonally northeastward to the western boundary of the Queens Hotel; then northeastward along the said western boundary and the western boundaries of No 30 Commercial Street, No 2 The Esplanade and the Lifeboat Station to MLWS in Lerwick Harbour; then generally southeastward, southwestward and northwestward along MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 6: Lerwick Harbour and Bressay

Commencing at MLWS in Lerwick Harbour on the northwestern boundary of ED5; then generally southward, westward and northward along the northwestern and northern boundaries of ED5 and eastern boundary of ED4 to the junction of Union Street and Lower Hillhead; then northward along Lower Hillhead to King Erik Street; then eastward along King Erik Street to Aitken’s Place; then northeastward along Aitken’s Place to Market Street; then northward along Market Street to Commer cial Road; then westward along Commercial Road and North Road to Freefield Road; then northward along Freefield Road and a prolongation thereof to MLWS in Bressay Sound; then generally southeast ward to the point of commencement; together with the Islands of Bressay and Noss. Electoral Division 7: Lerwick Central

Commencing in Lower Hillhead at the junction of the northern and western boundaries of EDs 4 and 6; then generally westward along the northern boundary of ED4 to Gilbertson Road; then northward along Gilbertson Road to North Road; then eastward along North Road to the boundary of ED6 at the junction of North Road and Freefield Road; then generally eastward and southward along the western boundary of ED6 to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 8: Lerwick Staney Hill

Commencing at MLWS in Bressay Sound on the western boundary of ED6; then southward along the western boundary of ED6; westward and southward along the northern and western boundaries of ED7 and westward along the northern boundaries of EDs 4 and 3; then northward, westward and southward along the northern border of ED3 to Staney Hill Road; then generally northwestward along Staney Hill Road to its junction with Ladies Drive; then northeastward along Ladies Drive to a point opposite the fence forming the southwestern boundary of Burnside; then southeastward along said fence and eastward along the fence forming the southern boundary of Burnside and the continuation thereof between Nos 113 and 115 North Road to North Road; then southeastward in a straight line, passing to the south of the Shetland Hotel to the MLWS in Bressay Sound; then generally southward along the MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 9: Lerwick North

Commencing at MLWS in Bressay Sound at the northern boundary of ED8; then westward and southeastward along the northern and western boundary of ED8, southward along the western boundary of ED3, westward along the northern boundary of ED2 to the Hill of Dale; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction of Ladies Drive and the A970; then northeastward in a straight line to the fenceline on the north shore of the Loch of Kebister; then northwestward following the said fenceline and its prolongation to MLWS in Dales Voe; then generally northeastward and southward along the MLWS to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 10: Unst

Contains the whole parish of Unst. Electoral Division 11: North Yell and Fetlar

Contains the parish of Fetlar and that part of the parish of Yell lying north of the line commencing at the head of Whale Firth where it is crossed by the A968 road; then eastward along the said road to its junction with the B9081 road then southward along the said road to the burn at the head of Mid Yell Voe; then eastward following the burn to MLWS in Mid Yell Voe. Electoral Division 12: South Yell

Contains that part of the parish of Yell lying south of ED11. Electoral Division 13: Northmavine

Contains Northmavine parish. Electoral Division 14: Delting East

Commencing at MLWS on the south of Colla Firth, on the western boundary of ED16; then southward following the western boundary of that ED to its intersection with the northern boundary of ED17; then westward along said boundary to its intersection with the northern boundary of ED20; then westward along said boundary to MLWS at Sound of Houbansetter; then generally northward, eastward and northwestward followng MLWS to Grid Reference (39/65); then northward in a straight line to source of Burn of Westerbutton, following said burn and Burn of Laxobiggin to its intersection with the unclassified road leading from Graven; then generally northward to MLWS at Mio Ness; then generally northward to the boundary intersection of ED12 and ED13; then generally southward and eastward along said boundary of ED12 to its intersection with western boundary of ED16; then southwestward along said boundary to point of commencement. Electoral Division 15: Delting West

Commencing at the western boundary of ED14 at MLWS in Sound of Houbansetter; then westward along the northern boundary of ED20; then westward and northward in St Magnus Bay around island of Muckle Roe to join southern boundary of ED13; then eastward and northward along boundary of ED13; then southward along western boundary of ED14 to point of commencement. Electoral Division 16: Nesting and Lunnasting

Contains the parish of Nesting, with the exception of the islands making up ED19 below. Electoral Division 17: Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall

Contains that part of the parish of Tingwall lying to the north of ED18 and west of ED9. Electoral Division 18: Scalloway

Commencing at MLWS at Brei Geo in Whiteness Voe; then eastward in a straight line to the point at which the Garth Burn issues from Mill Loch of Garth; then eastward following the said burn to the footbridge at Garth Lodge; then in a straight line eastward to the fork in the A970 road at Bridge of Fitch; then generally northeastward along the A970 road to the western boundary of ED9; then generally southwestward and southward following the western boundaries of ED9 and ED2 to the junction of the A970 road and the B9073 road; then northwestward along the B9073 road to its junction with the Tingwall/Lerwick parish boundary; then generally southward and westward following the said parish boundary to MLWS at Whal Wick in Clift Sound; then generally northward, westward and northward passing north of the island of Trondra (but including the islands in the southern part of the parish of Tingwall) to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 19: Whalsay and Skerries

Contains the islands of Whalsay, West Linga, East Linga and Out Skerries. Electoral Division 20: Sandsting and Aithsting

Commencing at MLWS in Seli Voe at the mouth of the Burn of Selivoe; then generally eastward along the said burn to the unnamed road from Hestinsetter to Gruting; then generally westward and northward following the said road to its junction with the unnamed road from Gruting to the A971 road near Wallacetown; then eastward along the A971 road to the point at which it crosses the unnamed burn flowing north into Hulma Water; then northward along the said burn and westward through the said loch to Yoxna Burn then continuing northward along Yoxna Burn, through Grass Water and Culeryin and along Vadills Burn to the Vadills; then northward through the Vadills and Brindister Voe to the open sea; then generally northeastward to meet the prolongation of the Delting/Sandsting parish boundary and the southern boundary of ED15; then eastward along the southern boundaries of ED15 and ED14 and southward along the western boundary of ED17 to Russa Ness; then southward in prolongation of the last named boundary to the open sea; then generally westward to, and northward through, Gruting Voe and Seli Voe to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 21: Walls and Sandness

Contains Walls and Sandness parish, and that part of the parish of Sandsting that lies west of ED20. Electoral Division 22: Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh

Commencing at MLWS in Clift Sound at the southern boundary of ED18; then generally northeastward along the said ED boundary and eastward along the southern boundary of ED2 to MLWS in the Voe of Sound; then following MLWS southward to a point in prolongation southeastward of the fence line crossing Face of Cleckswell; then northwestward to and along the said fence line and its prolongation southwestward to MLWS at Keenabonus; then generally northward through Clift Sound to point of commencement. Electoral Division 23: Burra and Trondra

Contains the Islands of East and West Burra, Trondra, Papa, South Havra and Little Havra lying south of ED18. Electoral Division 24: Sandwick

Commencing in Clift Sound at the southern boundary of ED22; then generally eastward following the said ED boundary to MLWS north of Mousa Sound; then generally southward and passing east of the Island of Mousa; then westward to a point at MLWS in Channer Wick; then following unnamed burn southwestward to junction of the A970 and the B9122 roads; then northward along the A970 road to its intersection with Red Burn; then westward following Red Burn and Claver Burn to MLWS in May Wick; and then generally northward along MLWS to point of commencement. Electoral Division 25: North Dunrossness

Commencing at MLWS of unnamed burn in Channer Wick at the southern boundary of ED24; then generally southward following the MLWS to a point due east of the road junction at Upper Lingarth; then westward to and northwestward along the unclassified road to its junction with the A970 road; then generally southwestward along the A970 road to the junction with the unclassified road from Boddam to Quendale; then westward along said unclassified road to the eastern curtilage of the Manse near Glenfield; then generally southwestward following the eastern and southern curtilages of the Manse and adjacent field boundaries leading to Old House of Brow; then westward along field boundaries to the Loch of Hillwell; then westward round the shore of the loch to the outflow of Eel Burn; then generally southward following Eel Burn to MLWS in the Bay of Quendale; then generally westward and northward including the Island of Colsay to the southern boundary of ED24; and then eastward along the said boundary to the point of commencement. Electoral Division 26: South Dunrossness

Contains that part of the parish of Dunrossness lying southeast of ED25. It includes Fair Isle.