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ID Do You Agree with the Commissions's Proposals That ID Please provide reasons for your answer - Text box Do you support the overall pattern of Please provide reasons for your answer - text box Organisation type? - About you Do you agree with the Commissions's wards that the Commission has proposals that Shetland Islands proposed? - Support Council should have 23 councillors, 1 more councillor than at present? - Agreement why is it fare to refuce the westsides representation yet No historicaly it conforms to the 3 parishes you cutting a chunk out of it Member of the public give another to an area with a similar number of voters. its clear the north isles are over represented SIC1 No Why do you ask this question first? The number will Yes Very poor map. Member of the public depend on how the wards are divided up. Surely we need to look at your other proposals before we can comment The electoral areas seem to link wards in an area that fits the natural lie of on the appropriate number. the land. The number of councillors required is the number needed for the council to function effectively and represent the inhabitants. SIC2 Yes Yes Member of the public SIC3 Yes There was a lack of interest in the last election. We would No I don’t feel that splitting the north area up would be good. Member of the public struggle to fill the seats with quality members. SIC4 No I have not seen my councillors at all and they have not Not Answered I am unsure Member of the public represented me in any capacity. I do observe a lot of civic receptions tho, when often they come out in force. Is it the free dinner, the associations, the kudos generally? Who funds these civic receptions? Screenplay - barely seen a councillor at a film yet there were quite a few at the Screenplay reception! The Norwegian Yacht Race - civic reception.....the people who should be invited to that are rowers, sailors and others connected who bake, cook and serve up , not someone with a 'name'. There are SIC5 No plenty more..... No I dont think mainland councillors will understand isles issues the same way, Member of the public the isles should would be stronger together. SIC6 Yes The more the merrier! Many hands make light work. Fresh No I think when the current ‘North Isles’ ward councillors are all on the same Member of the public face. New ideas and views. More points put forward, page regarding fixed links and are all passionate about getting fairer funding wider discussions. No 50/50 votes. and looking to the future it would be a shame to take Whalsay out of that ward. SIC7 Yes Yes I have changed my mind after thinking about it more deeply, I think Member of the public Whalsay would benefit being part of this new ward, to cover issues from the North Isles on 3 ferry journeys was too difficult. SIC8 Yes Having a fresh view of current issues can never be a bad No The isles have to be kept as one due to the nature of island issues such as Member of the public thing fixed links. I think it's easier for someone who lives on the the outlying islands to appreciate the constraints that we have to factor in daily to make decisions. SIC9 Yes No Member of the public SIC10 No The proposal to create a new Shetland North East Ward is Yes For the reasons previously mentioned, I believe the new Ward will allow Member of the public a very good one. As a Nesting constituent, I feel that our councillors to be better focussed on the east central mainland, which was community has been grossly under represented by being always a poor fit with Shetland North Manland Ward. Whalsay also has part of the Shetland North Ward, leading to poor council issues distinct from the north isles which will be better served by this new decisions and a lack of meaningful representation for the Ward. last decade. The needs of central/eastern communities are distinct from the north mainland, and I am glad that this appears to have been considered with the new Ward creation. SIC11 Yes I beleive the islands should stay together as our No Member of the public economies are of similar needs especially regarding ferries. I beleive we are stronger together on this issue. SIC12 No Additional cost. No Lerwick should be in own ward. Member of the public Population per ward/councillor should be as near same as possible. SIC13 No More is better than less. No Whalsay should not be lumped in with mainland communities as an island Member of the public has totally different needs and a different set of problems requiring different solutions. A councillor who has never experienced island life may not understand the complexities and there would be a danger that no islander/s would be voted in as a councillor. SIC14 Yes Whalsay an skerries need there own counciller No The wards are too big ,too many issues for 1 ward Member of the public SIC15 Yes Yes Member of the public SIC16 No As a resident of an island of Shetland. I feel we are No Member of the public discriminated against already. Having another counsellor in Lerwick, would give us on the islands and rural areas a poorer outcome. SIC17 No There are far to many councillors for the size of the islands No Don't need additional wards Member of the public and population SIC18 No Yes Member of the public SIC19 Yes already numerous councillors got in without a vote either Yes Member of the public without an election or one of the candidates was a conservative paper candidate and so the vote was effectively void one more will just mean even more getting in without a vote. Less would surely make more sense the current situation has numerous unelected councillors in very powerfull positions on the council. SIC20 No Yes Member of the public SIC21 Yes Not required No If it ain't broke, don't fix it. SIC22 No More even spread of responsibility Yes It will provide easier access for elected councillors by having a smaller Member of the public geographical area to cover, which should in theory mean they will be closer to local electorate and will or should mean better understanding of the issues locally. Covering the entire northern isles area is to great a challenge with existing transport links. SIC23 Yes 23 is already too many. They have nothing to do now No Cannot read the maps on my iPad Member of the public SIC24 No No particularly strong opinion on this. Yes Broadly, yes. Member of the public In general terms, using STV for two member wards (as proposed for four of the ward here) would generally not be particularly satisfactory, even though allowed by the Islands Act, as the impact on proportionality of representation between parties would be impacted. As Shetland is and has historically been a primarily Independent-dominated council, that is much less of a concern here. The proposed two member wards therefore seem to be sensibly drawn given local geography and transport links. The only other issue I would raise is that the sea between the Mainland and Yell (which has historically, is presently, and proposed to be within the boundaries of electoral wards) be removed from the area of those wards. It's not entirely clear why the sea is included, given that every other islands ward in the country excludes the sea, and it is often confusing and irritating to the eyes of Shetlanders that their geography is misrepresented so on election maps. As someone who runs a (free, social media) service which provides such maps, it'd be very helpful for me not to need to keep explaining the island of MainYell is not my fault! SIC25 Yes No Replying on behalf of Sandwick Community Council - the Councillors are Community group/organisation happy with the increase in number for South Shetland. However feel that Gulberwick feels part of the South Mainland community - as evidenced by SMUHA, Football, Community Council boundaries and previous participatory budgeting exercises. SIC26 Yes There was no disagreement on this issue from the No Lerwick Community Council feels that the Gulberwick part of the Lerwick Community group/organisation Community Council. South Ward should be amalgamated into the Shetland South Ward and this would even up the numbers of the electorate a little more evenly, particularly as there are housing construction projects about to start that could significantly increase the population of Lerwick. SIC27 Yes It was felt that this won't make too much difference No Delting Community Council are unhappy with regards to the proposal of Community group/organisation having one extra councillor. splitting up a community and not having Voe as part of the Delting parish. Voe would be represented by a body which is not necessarily aligned to what is happening in the rest of the parish. These electoral arrangements take no consideration of the Voe community and its associations within Delting. SIC28 Yes I think a bigger group of people can discuss a lot more Yes Member of the public topics and be assigned to deal with smaller issues , it’s more pressure if it’s less councillors SIC29 Yes We are a small population, 22 is enough. No Voe has strong ties socially and culturally to Brae and the North Ward. With Member of the public the communities working together on projects and such forth should remain in the same Ward.
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