Before (end of 2011) (22 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Conservative 0 · SNP 0 · Labour 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (22 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Conservative 0 · SNP 0 · Labour 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Lerwick North3 seats
| Malcolm Bell | Independent | 684 ✓ |
| Michael Stout | Independent | 207 ✓ |
| Allan Wishart | Independent | 147 ✓ |
| Danus Skene | SNP | 65 |
| Alex Wright | Independent | 46 |
| Caroline Miller | Independent | 35 |
| Bill Adams | Independent | 28 |
Lerwick South4 seats
| Jonathan Wills | Independent | 646 ✓ |
| Cecil Smith | Independent | 319 ✓ |
| Peter Campbell | Independent | 259 ✓ |
| Amanda Westlake | Independent | 229 ✓ |
| Robbie Leith | Independent | 144 |
| Iain Morrison | SNP | 119 |
| Joan Henry | Independent | 58 |
North Isles3 seats
| Robert Stephen Henderson | Independent | 430 ✓ |
| Steven Coutts | Independent | 331 ✓ |
| Gary Cleaver | Independent | 301 ✓ |
| Jim Johnston | Independent | 159 |
| Alan Skinner | Independent | 158 |
Shetland Central3 seats
| Davie Sandison | Independent | 375 ✓ |
| Vaila Wishart | Independent | 267 ✓ |
| Ian Scott | Independent | 145 |
| Mark Burgess | Independent | 143 ✓ |
| John Hunter | Independent | 50 |
| Peter Jamieson | — | 48 |
Shetland North3 seats
| Andrea Manson | Independent | 444 ✓ |
| Alastair Cooper | Independent | 346 ✓ |
| Drew Ratter | Independent | 257 ✓ |
| Davy Cooper | Independent | 172 |
| Jim Reyner | Independent | 119 |
| Alan MacDonald | Independent | 59 |
| Colin Arnot | Independent | 36 |
Shetland South3 seats
| Allison Duncan | Independent | 685 ✓ |
| George Smith | Independent | 418 ✓ |
| Billy Fox | Independent | 337 ✓ |
| Andrew Shearer | — | 68 |
Shetland West3 seats
| Theo Smith | Independent | 481 ✓ |
| Gary Robinson | Independent | 359 ✓ |
| Tom MacIntyre | Independent | 117 |
| Frank Robertson | Independent | 112 ✓ |
| Ian Tinkler | Independent | 78 |
| Andy Holt | Independent | 77 |
| Marion Hughson | Independent | 68 |