2007 Highland Council election

2007 Scottish local government election

2007 Highland Council election | <- 2003 | 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) | 2012 ->

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All 80 seats to Highland Council
41 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Independent | Liberal Democrats
Last election  | 57 seats, 69.6% | 9 seats, 6.1%
Seats won  | 35  | 21
Seat change  |  22  |  12
Popular vote  | 37,844  | 17,917
Percentage  | 40.9%  | 19.3%
Swing  |  28.7%  |  13.2%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | SNP | Labour
Last election  | 6 seats, 10.2% | 8 seats, 11.6%
Seats won  | 17  | 7
Seat change  |  11  |  1
Popular vote  | 18,933  | 9,734
Percentage  | 20.4%  | 10.5%
Swing  |  10.2%  |  0.9%

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| Council Convener before election

Alison Magee
Independent

| Council Convener after election

Sandy Park
Independent

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The 2007 Highland Council election was held on 3 May 2007; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. Previous elections to the council had been conducted using the single member plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Changes implemented by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 meant that future local government elections were to be conducted using the Single Transferable Vote, beginning with those in 2007. The 80 Highland Councillors were now to be elected from 22 wards, returning either three or four members.

The election saw Independent councillors retain their plurality, despite losing a significant number of members, and the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party both increasing their representation, with that of the Labour Party decreasing. The Independent and SNP groups subsequently went into coalition to form the Administration of the council.

## Results

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2007 Highland Council election results  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Independent | 35  | \-  | \-  |  22  | 43.8  | 40.9  | 37,844  |  28.7
| Liberal Democrats | 21  | \-  | \-  |  12  | 26.3  | 19.3  | 17,917  |  13.2
| SNP | 17  | \-  | \-  |  11  | 21.3  | 20.4  | 18,933  |  10.2
| Labour | 7  | \-  | \-  |  1  | 8.8  | 10.5  | 9,734  |  0.9
| Conservative | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 7.1  | 6,565  |  5.9
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 664  | New
| Scottish Green | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 642  | New
| Solidarity | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 273  | New
| Scottish Socialist | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 59  |  1.0

## Ward results

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Incumbent councillors are marked with *

### North, West and Central Sutherland

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North, West and Central Sutherland – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| SNP | George Farlow | 19.9%  | 586  | 588  | 599  | 641  | 676  | 687  | 716  | 778
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 14.0%  | 410  | 415  | 418  | 461  | 495  | 549  | 598  | 651  | 659
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Russel Taylor  | 10.7%  | 314  | 325  | 329  | 345  | 365  | 414  | 475  | 514  | 520
| Independent | Linda Munro | 10.3%  | 303  | 318  | 358  | 368  | 383  | 391  | 437  | 518  | 524
| Independent | David Forbes  | 10.1%  | 297  | 316  | 330  | 338  | 350  | 365  | 416  |  |
| Independent | William Johnston  | 9.6%  | 282  | 288  | 300  | 304  | 308  | 325  |  |  |
| Conservative | Margaret Payne  | 7.4%  | 216  | 222  | 224  | 227  | 232  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Dave Andrews  | 6.3%  | 184  | 185  | 186  | 198  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Ailsa Spindler  | 5.7%  | 168  | 172  | 176  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Kirstie Dawson  | 3.4%  | 99  | 100  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Otter  | 2.7%  | 80  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,996  Valid: 2,939  Quota: 735  Turnout: 60.0%

### Thurso

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Thurso – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Independent | Donald Mackay*  | 30.1%  | 1,001 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Rosie | 21.2%  | 704  | 762  | 781  | 842 |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Thurso | 16.3%  | 541  | 573  | 599  | 627  | 631  | 824
| SNP | Donald Mackintosh  | 13.0%  | 433  | 445  | 449  | 465  | 466  | 518
| Labour | Roger Saxon*  | 12.3%  | 408  | 428  | 437  | 454  | 457  |
| Independent | Ian Grant  | 3.8%  | 125  | 136  | 156  |  |  |
| Conservative | Alexander Bain  | 3.4%  | 112  | 118  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,388  Valid: 3,324  Quota: 832  Turnout: 53.0%

### Wick

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Wick – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Independent | Bill Fernie*  | 30.3%  | 793 |  |  |
| Independent | Katrina MacNab*  | 17.2%  | 451  | 505  | 556  | 648
| SNP | Niall Smith  | 16.9%  | 443  | 457  | 489  | 542
| Liberal Democrats | Graeme Smith*  | 15.5%  | 407  | 436  | 458  | 578
| Labour | Jim Oag  | 14.0%  | 366  | 378  | 399  |
| Independent | Heather Miller  | 3.7%  | 98  | 105  |  |
| Conservative | Jack Brooker  | 1.8%  | 46  | 48  |  |
| Independent | Laurel Bush  | 0.6%  | 17  | 19  |  |
Electorate: 5,817  Valid: 2,621  Quota: 656  Turnout: 46.3%

### Landward Caithness

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Landward Caithness – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | David Bremner | 18.8%  | 871  | 888  | 888  | 957
| Independent | Willie MacKay | 18.2%  | 845  | 929 |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Flear*  | 17.4%  | 805  | 918  | 918  | 1,067
| Independent | Robert Coghill | 14.2%  | 657  | 723  | 723  | 815
| Labour | Bill Mowat  | 11.5%  | 532  | 552  | 552  |
| Conservative | Colin Sutherland  | 11.5%  | 531  | 558  | 558  | 601
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair MacDonald*  | 7.5%  | 349  |  |  |
| Independent | Duncan Winfield  | 0.9%  | 41  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,231  Valid: 4,631  Quota: 927  Turnout: 57.3%

### East Sutherland and Edderton

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East Sutherland and Edderton – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Ross*  | 22.8%  | 838  | 844  | 855  | 866  | 894  | 943 |  |
| Labour | Deirdre Mackay | 19.2%  | 703  | 712  | 717  | 745  | 792  | 833  | 840  | 902
| SNP | Derek Louden  | 13.9%  | 511  | 518  | 524  | 537  | 550  | 576  | 578  | 620
| Independent | Jim McGillivray | 13.1%  | 482  | 493  | 536  | 550  | 573  | 667  | 669  | 790
| Conservative | Michael Napper  | 11.5%  | 423  | 428  | 437  | 449  | 459  | 491  | 493  |
| Independent | Jimmy Melville  | 6.9%  | 252  | 260  | 283  | 296  | 318  |  |  |
| Independent | Evelyn MacKenzie  | 4.2%  | 155  | 158  | 161  | 178  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gordon Campbell  | 3.4%  | 125  | 126  | 135  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gordon Clunie  | 3.1%  | 114  | 121  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Easson  | 1.1%  | 40  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Solidarity | Frank Ward  | 0.7%  | 27  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,126  Valid: 3,670  Quota: 918  Turnout: 61.1%

### Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

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Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Jean Urquhart*  | 26.1%  | 1,486
| Liberal Democrats | Biz Campbell*  | 21.8%  | 1,242
| Independent | Richard Greene | 13.9%  | 792  | 849  | 858  | 964  | 983  | 1,037  | 1,147
| Independent | Audrey Sinclair | 10.7%  | 608  | 633  | 648  | 658  | 780  | 829  | 882
| Conservative | John Scott  | 7.9%  | 451  | 473  | 483  | 502  | 514  | 618  | 662
| Labour | Christine Conniff  | 6.2%  | 354  | 393  | 407  | 423  | 438  | 470  |
| Independent | Marie Tait  | 5.8%  | 328  | 354  | 358  | 371  | 377  |  |
| Independent | Donald Macdonald  | 4.1%  | 232  | 248  | 264  | 270  |  |  |
| Independent | Alastair Armitstead  | 3.5%  | 199  | 238  | 242  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,593  Valid: 5,692  Quota: 1,139  Turnout: 60.6%

### Cromarty Firth

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Cromarty Firth – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Carolyn Wilson*  | 29.7%  | 1,348
| SNP | Maxine Smith | 22.5%  | 1,021
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rattray | 14.3%  | 647  | 718  | 743  | 764  | 788  | 819  | 942
| Independent | Mike Finlayson | 9.7%  | 438  | 533  | 545  | 562  | 595  | 644  | 769
| Labour | John MacInnes  | 9.7%  | 438  | 485  | 495  | 511  | 526  | 544  | 590
| Independent | John Connell*  | 6.8%  | 307  | 364  | 377  | 388  | 408  | 437  |
| Conservative | Hamish Keir  | 3.1%  | 141  | 158  | 161  | 165  |  |  |
| Independent | Mary MacDonald  | 2.3%  | 104  | 156  | 163  | 167  | 184  |  |
| Solidarity | Findlay Walker  | 1.9%  | 88  | 97  | 105  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,260  Valid: 4,532  Quota: 907  Turnout: 49.6%

### Tain and Easter Ross

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Tain and Easter Ross – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Alasdair Rhind*  | 36.2%  | 1,406
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Durham*  | 16.2%  | 627  | 707  | 717  | 768  | 800  | 843  | 892  | 1,007
| SNP | Jim McCreath  | 12.0%  | 465  | 480  | 498  | 509  | 520  | 537  | 557  | 605
| Independent | Alan Torrance*  | 11.2%  | 436  | 545  | 549  | 558  | 582  | 603  | 674  | 823
| Independent | Murray MacLeod  | 7.6%  | 294  | 375  | 377  | 390  | 410  | 430  | 507  |
| Independent | Michael Herd  | 5.3%  | 204  | 228  | 233  | 252  | 262  | 277  |  |
| Labour | Sunny Moodie  | 3.8%  | 148  | 160  | 162  | 171  | 173  |  |  |
| Conservative | David Rutherford  | 3.2%  | 124  | 140  | 144  | 146  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Boocock  | 3.0%  | 116  | 127  | 133  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Donnie Fraser  | 1.5%  | 59  | 63  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,000  Valid: 3,879  Quota: 970  Turnout: 56.4%

### Dingwall and Seaforth

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Dingwall and Seaforth – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Margaret Paterson*  | 23.1%  | 1,078
| Liberal Democrats | Angela MacLean*  | 21.8%  | 1,015
| SNP | Peter Cairns | 18.3%  | 853  | 875  | 887  | 902  | 967
| Independent | David Chisholm*  | 13.7%  | 639  | 656  | 669  | 711  | 748  | 755  | 837
| Labour | Michael MacMillan*  | 11.9%  | 556  | 584  | 603  | 613  | 667  | 672  | 709
| Conservative | Gerald Lowe  | 4.7%  | 218  | 228  | 234  | 246  | 261  | 264  |
| Scottish Green | David Jardine  | 4.4%  | 207  | 221  | 231  | 243  |  |  |
| Independent | David Edes  | 2.2%  | 102  | 112  | 116  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,996  Valid: 4,666  Quota: 934  Turnout: 52.9%

### Black Isle

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Black Isle – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Billy Barclay*  | 24.4%  | 1,233 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Isobel McCallum*  | 19.5%  | 985  | 1,050 |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Alston*  | 19.3%  | 973  | 1,006  | 1,016 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Craig Fraser | 11.1%  | 558  | 576  | 579  | 580  | 609  | 696  | 764
| Independent | Okain McLennan  | 8.6%  | 433  | 468  | 478  | 480  | 503  | 586  | 745
| Conservative | Morris Downie  | 8.1%  | 408  | 429  | 433  | 434  | 453  | 470  |
| Scottish Green | John Wood  | 5.3%  | 267  | 273  | 275  | 277  | 338  |  |
| Labour | Chris Birt  | 3.8%  | 192  | 198  | 199  | 200  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,959  Valid: 5,049  Quota: 1,010  Turnout: 64.2%

### Eilean a' Cheò

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Eilean a' Cheò – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Drew Millar*  | 21.2%  | 960 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Hamish Fraser*  | 17.6%  | 795  | 803  | 833  | 907 |  |
| Independent | John Laing*  | 16.2%  | 734  | 742  | 761  | 833  | 833  | 922
| SNP | Ian Renwick | 14.8%  | 669  | 675  | 684  | 712  | 713  | 772
| Independent | John Murray  | 11.0%  | 498  | 506  | 534  | 630  | 631  | 693
| Labour | Vicki Samuels  | 7.8%  | 351  | 356  | 365  | 378  | 378  |
| Independent | Iain MacDonald*  | 7.5%  | 338  | 343  | 356  |  |  |
| Conservative | John Hodgson  | 3.9%  | 178  | 180  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,990  Valid: 4,523  Quota: 905  Turnout: 57.8%

### Caol and Mallaig

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Caol and Mallaig – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Independent | Bill Clark*  | 24.8%  | 975  | 985 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Allan Henderson | 22.4%  | 881  | 892  | 892  | 909  | 929  | 958  | 1,048 |  |
| Independent | Eddie Hunter | 14.0%  | 550  | 558  | 558  | 573  | 621  | 633  | 690  | 704  | 795
| Labour | Mairi MacLean  | 12.0%  | 473  | 477  | 477  | 491  | 502  | 517  | 535  | 550  | 625
| SNP | David Ingham  | 9.9%  | 389  | 395  | 395  | 404  | 418  | 430  | 451  | 459  |
| Independent | Sandra Casey  | 4.8%  | 188  | 194  | 194  | 203  | 216  | 248  |  |  |
| Conservative | Chris Carver  | 4.0%  | 156  | 159  | 159  | 169  | 174  |  |  |  |
| Independent | George MacLeod  | 3.8%  | 151  | 160  | 160  | 165  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alistair MacGregor  | 2.5%  | 100  | 101  | 101  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Scott Waugh  | 1.6%  | 64  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,625  Valid: 3,927  Quota: 982  Turnout: 60.6%

### Aird and Loch Ness

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Aird and Loch Ness – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Margaret Davidson*  | 24.6%  | 1,215 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Helen Carmichael | 22.8%  | 1,125 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Drew Hendry | 18.1%  | 892  | 916  | 940  | 964  | 993 |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hamish Wood | 11.1%  | 550  | 584  | 607  | 644  | 757  | 759  | 866
| Conservative | Margaret Chown  | 7.2%  | 355  | 373  | 388  | 405  | 422  | 423  |
| Independent | John Martin  | 6.5%  | 322  | 352  | 373  | 462  | 494  | 495  | 598
| Labour | Andrew MacKintosh  | 5.9%  | 292  | 305  | 312  | 326  |  |  |
| Independent | Alexander Nicol  | 3.9%  | 192  | 225  | 232  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,463  Valid: 4,943  Quota: 989  Turnout: 59.4%

### Inverness West

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Inverness West – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | Pauline Munro | 28.8%  | 965 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham | 25.1%  | 840 |  |  |
| Independent | Jimmy MacDonald*  | 23.2%  | 778  | 813  | 814  | 900
| Labour | Caroline Parr  | 16.0%  | 536  | 561  | 562  | 604
| Conservative | Mary Fraser  | 6.9%  | 230  | 244  | 245  |
Electorate: 6,581  Valid: 3,349  Quota: 838  Turnout: 51.7%

### Inverness Central

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Inverness Central– 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Donnie Kerr | 21.9%  | 1,019 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Peter Corbett*  | 16.6%  | 776  | 784  | 796  | 809  | 872  | 912
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Campbell | 15.6%  | 729  | 743  | 767  | 793  | 843  | 934
| Labour | Bet McAllister | 15.4%  | 720  | 725  | 735  | 884  | 919  | 933
| Independent | William Smith*  | 12.3%  | 575  | 581  | 588  | 597  | 642  | 693
| Conservative | David Bonsor  | 5.8%  | 268  | 270  | 273  | 275  | 299  |
| Independent | Ivor Bisset  | 5.4%  | 252  | 257  | 267  | 270  |  |
| Labour | Tej Manda  | 5.1%  | 237  | 241  | 249  |  |  |
| Solidarity | George MacDonald  | 1.9%  | 88  | 98  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,704  Valid: 4,664  Quota: 933  Turnout: 49.2%

### Inverness Ness-side

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Inverness Ness-side – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Liberal Democrats | David Henderson | 22.5%  | 1,127 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | John Finnie | 20.2%  | 1,016 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Norrie Donald*  | 14.9%  | 750  | 770  | 772  | 803  | 875  | 981  | 1,081
| Labour | Fraser Parr | 13.7%  | 688  | 700  | 701  | 718  | 745  | 775  | 805
| Liberal Democrats | Angus Dick*  | 9.3%  | 468  | 514  | 516  | 560  | 587  | 630  | 714
| Conservative | Margaret MacDonald  | 7.1%  | 361  | 368  | 369  | 374  | 391  | 402  |
| Independent | Thomas Lamont  | 4.6%  | 232  | 234  | 235  | 251  | 289  |  |
| Independent | Steve Rodger  | 4.5%  | 226  | 235  | 235  | 247  |  |  |
| Independent | Jean Slater  | 1.6%  | 82  | 83  | 84  |  |  |  |
| Solidarity | Steve Arnott  | 1.4%  | 70  | 70  | 71  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,800  Valid: 5,020  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 58.0%

### Inverness Millburn

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Inverness Millburn – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Jimmy Gray*  | 31.2%  | 1,123 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Ian Brown | 27.9%  | 1,005 |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth MacLeod | 14.2%  | 510  | 573  | 595  | 635  | 808
| Independent | Etta Mackay  | 11.9%  | 430  | 467  | 486  | 571  | 677
| Conservative | Donald MacKenzie  | 9.9%  | 356  | 377  | 383  | 405  |
| Independent | Willie Fraser  | 4.9%  | 178  | 191  | 208  |  |
Electorate: 6,495  Valid: 3,602  Quota: 901  Turnout: 56.1%

### Culloden and Ardersier

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Culloden and Ardersier – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| SNP | Robert Wynd*  | 28.7%  | 1,335 |  |
| Independent | Roddy Balfour*  | 28.1%  | 1,308 |  |
| Labour | John Ford*  | 17.5%  | 816  | 887  | 924
| Liberal Democrats | Glynis Sinclair | 14.3%  | 663  | 763  | 825
| Conservative | John Ross  | 6.8%  | 318  | 346  | 393
| Independent | Jim Ferguson  | 4.6%  | 213  | 272  | 392
Electorate: 8,721  Valid: 2,387  Quota: 931  Turnout: 54.0%

### Nairn

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Nairn – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Liz MacDonald*  | 30.7%  | 1,576 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Sandy Park*  | 16.6%  | 855  | 946  | 1,006  | 1,088 |  |
| Independent | Laurie Fraser*  | 13.0%  | 669  | 754  | 852  | 917  | 942  | 1,050
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Marsden | 10.4%  | 535  | 612  | 635  | 696  | 703  | 808
| Independent | Jim Lennon  | 9.3%  | 476  | 521  | 594  | 633  | 645  | 696
| Labour | Ron Stevenson  | 7.8%  | 402  | 434  | 452  | 467  | 470  |
| Conservative | Bob Ross  | 6.9%  | 356  | 373  | 377  |  |  |
| Independent | David Fraser  | 5.3%  | 273  | 320  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,009  Valid: 5,142  Quota: 1,029  Turnout: 58.1%

### Inverness South

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Inverness South – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | Roy Pedersen | 27.0%  | 1,058 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Prag | 23.0%  | 902 |  |  |
| Labour | John Holden | 17.1%  | 671  | 721  | 749  | 803
| Independent | Jim Crawford | 13.4%  | 524  | 586  | 613  | 803
| Conservative | Donald MacDonald  | 10.5%  | 413  | 443  | 461  | 503
| Independent | Barrie Haycock  | 9.0%  | 353  | 384  | 394  |
Electorate: 7,287  Valid: 3,921  Quota: 785  Turnout: 54.5%

### Badenoch and Strathspey

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Badenoch and Strathspey – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Black*  | 31.2%  | 1,720 |  |  |  |
| SNP | David Fallows | 24.4%  | 1,347 |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gregor Rimell*  | 13.3%  | 736  | 824  | 871  | 1,014  | 1,105
| Conservative | Les Durance  | 9.6%  | 532  | 606  | 623  | 653  | 710
| Independent | Jaci Douglas | 8.8%  | 484  | 603  | 625  | 770  | 900
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Donald Scobbie  | 6.4%  | 350  | 427  | 460  | 500  |
| Independent | Angela Cox  | 6.3%  | 347  | 416  | 443  |  |
Electorate: 9,969  Valid: 5,516  Quota: 1,104  Turnout: 56.2%

### Fort William and Ardnamurchan

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Fort William and Ardnamurchan – 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Foxley*  | 20.4%  | 1,059 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Donald Cameron | 18.1%  | 939  | 940  | 972  | 1,004  | 1,024  | 1,123 |  |  |
| SNP | Bren Gormley | 15.0%  | 778  | 780  | 804  | 825  | 862  | 911  | 920  | 966  | 1,035
| Labour | Brian Murphy*  | 9.7%  | 501  | 503  | 520  | 536  | 558  | 597  | 609  | 667  | 712
| Conservative | Andrew Baxter  | 7.2%  | 372  | 373  | 382  | 402  | 437  | 457  | 464  | 503  |
| Independent | Thomas MacLennan*  | 6.2%  | 322  | 323  | 345  | 354  | 375  | 410  | 428  |  |
| Independent | Darren Woods  | 6.1%  | 317  | 317  | 329  | 346  | 365  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Patricia Jordan  | 5.2%  | 271  | 273  | 298  | 330  | 373  | 418  | 436  | 554  | 657
| Independent | Drew McFarlane-Slack*  | 4.6%  | 241  | 242  | 258  | 275  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Iain Thornber  | 3.8%  | 195  | 196  | 207  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Neil Clark*  | 3.7%  | 194  | 195  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,616  Valid: 5,189  Quota: 1,038  Turnout: 61.3%

## Post-election changes

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* On 6 May 2007, Badenoch and Strathspey Cllr Gregor Rimell became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
* On 26 October 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Richard Durham became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats
* On 12 December 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Alan Torrance became a member of the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent
* On 3 April 2008, Landward Caithness Cllr David Bremner became an Independent, separate from the Administration, after being expelled from the Scottish National Party
* In 2008, Wick Cllr Graeme Smith became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats
* On 13 March 2009, North, West and Central Sutherland Cllr Linda Munro became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
* On 17 February 2011 Inverness Central Cllr Janet Campbell became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats.
* On 17 February 2011 Culloden and Ardersier Cllr Glynis Sinclair became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats. She joined the Scottish National Party on 24 May 2011

## 2007-2012 by-elections

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### Inverness West

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On 23 April 2009 the Liberal Democrat's Alasdair Christie won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Jimmy MacDonald on 31 January 2009

Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie | 59.60%  | 1,503
| SNP | Brian ÓhEadhra  | 22.05%  | 556
| Labour | Andrew James MacKintosh  | 8.33%  | 210
| Scottish Christian | Dr Sheila McLaughlan  | 4.56%  | 115
| Conservative | Donald Gunn MacDonald  | 4.40%  | 111
| Solidarity | George MacDonald  | 1.07%  | 27
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Electorate: 6,623  Valid: 2,522  Spoilt: 18  Quota: 1,270  Turnout: 2,540

### Wick

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On 7 April 2011 the SNP's Gail Ross won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Katrina MacNab

Wick By-Election (7 April 2011)- 1 seat[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | Gail Elizabeth Ross | 46.82%  | 979  | 984  | 999  | 1,049
| Labour | Neil MacDonald  | 19.56%  | 409  | 410  | 421  | 463
| Independent | Niall Smith  | 9.90%  | 207  | 209  | 217  | 245
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Mairi Clarke  | 9.85%  | 206  | 211  | 219  | 236
| Independent | Jim Oag  | 8.80%  | 184  | 191  | 202  |
| Independent | Laurel Bush  | 3.49%  | 73  | 75  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Anthony Carr  | 1.58%  | 33  |  |  |
| SNP gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Electorate: 5,564  Valid: 2,091  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 1,047  Turnout: 2,124

### Tain and Easter Ross

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On 9 June 2011 Independent Fiona Robertson won a by-election which arose following the death of SNP Councillor Alan Torrance

Tain and Easter Ross By-Election (9 June 2011)- 1 seat[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| SNP | Derek William Louden  | 33.23%  | 837  | 860  | 928  | 1,037
| Independent | Fiona Robertson | 32.20%  | 811  | 840  | 933  | 1,204
| Independent | Ruairidh MacKenzie  | 18.54%  | 467  | 481  | 547  |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Gardner  | 12.19%  | 307  | 318  |  |
| Independent | Michael Herd  | 3.85%  | 97  |  |  |
| Independent gain from SNP | Swing |  |
Electorate: 6,962  Valid: 2,519  Spoilt: 17  Quota: 1,260  Turnout: 2,536

### Inverness South

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On 3 November 2011 the Liberal Democrat's Carolyn Caddick won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Labour Councillor John Holden

Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Kenneth Archer Gowans  | 33.94%  | 885  | 903  | 922  | 967  | 1,005  | 1,084
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Ann Caddick | 28.65%  | 747  | 761  | 777  | 830  | 971  | 1,091
| Labour | Katherine MacKenzie-Geegan  | 11.81%  | 308  | 319  | 327  | 357  | 379  |
| Conservative | David Louis Kinsley Bonsor  | 11.12%  | 290  | 300  | 336  | 339  |  |
| Scottish Green | Gale Louise Falconer  | 6.02%  | 157  | 172  | 189  |  |  |
| Scottish Christian | Donald MacLeod Boyd  | 4.83%  | 126  | 130  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David McGrath  | 3.60%  | 94  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Electorate: 9,760  Valid: 2,607  Spoilt: 13  Quota: 1,304  Turnout: 2,620

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Inverness West By-Election Result" (Press release). Highland Council. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. ^ "Ward 3 (Wick By-Election" (PDF). highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2012.
3. ^ "Tain and Easter Ross (By-Election)" (PDF). highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2012.
4. ^ "Inverness South (By Election)" (PDF). highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2012.

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