Shetland Islands Council leader Gary Robinson has lost his seat after five years at the helm.
There was speculation early on that the Independent councillor’s seat was vulnerable and that was confirmed with the results from the Shetland West ward.
Mr Robinson said he was “disappointed” but “that’s politics”.
He added: “I think Shetland West was always going to be a tough ward. It’s where my heart was, and is, and I’d rather have fought and lost the Shetland West ward than move anywhere else, so it was chance I took at the end of the day.
“I think it has been a difficult council. If you’ve led a council that’s been able to offer a lot to the inhabitants then its always an easier election to go into.
“We’ve had to make savings over the last five years, I expect that is going to continue into this council as well. That doesn’t always provide the best springboard going into an election.”
He said that the council had taken up a “huge amount of my time”.
“Probably been at the expense of my family, my social life and my health if I am being absolutely honest,” he added.
“So it will be a change but it’s life, you just have to get on.”
Former Shetland Islands council leader Gary Robinson “disappointed” about defeat
