Before (end of 2011) (21 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 0 · SNP 0 · Labour 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (21 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 0 · SNP 0 · Labour 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
| Russ Madge | Independent | 564 ✓ |
| Andrew Drever | Independent | 261 ✓ |
| Jim Foubister | Independent | 226 ✓ |
| Gill Smee | Independent | 152 |
| Ken Ross | Independent | 98 |
| Ewan Loudon | SNP | 47 |
| Eleanor MacLeod | Independent | 37 |
Kirkwall East4 seats
| Janice Annal | Independent | 533 ✓ |
| Steven Heddle | Independent | 409 ✓ |
| Gwenda Shearer | Independent | 212 ✓ |
| Bill Stout | Independent | 140 ✓ |
| John Mowat | SNP | 93 |
| Alastair MacLeod | Independent | 77 |
| Gerry McGuinness | Independent | 54 |
| Paul Dawson | Independent | 28 |
Kirkwall West and Orphir4 seats
| Jack Moodie | Independent | 476 ✓ |
| Janet Richards | Independent | 283 ✓ |
| David Tullock | Independent | 215 ✓ |
| Alan Clouston | Independent | 213 ✓ |
| Dan Dawson | Independent | 162 |
| Lynda Baird | SNP | 50 |
| Laurence Leonard | Independent | 42 |
| Sandra Shearer | Independent | 34 |
| Raymond Smith | Independent | 30 |
| Bryan Leslie | Independent | 16 |
| Walter Haywood | Independent | 9 |
North Isles3 seats
| Stephen Hagan | Independent | 433 ✓ |
| Stephen Clackson | Independent | 308 ✓ |
| Gillian Skuse | Independent | 170 |
| Greg Sinclair | Independent | 144 ✓ |
West Mainland4 seats
| Harvey Johnston | Independent | 427 ✓ |
| Alistair Gordon | Independent | 322 ✓ |
| Jimmy Moar | Independent | 287 ✓ |
| Owen Tierney | Independent | 249 ✓ |
| Eoin Scott | Independent | 238 |
| Victor Muir | Independent | 132 |
| Andrew Appleby | Independent | 74 |
| Carol Granère | Independent | 73 |
| David Ward | Independent | 33 |