Inverness West (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Inverness West is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Kinmylies and Scorguie areas of urban Inverness, and a more rural area, west of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Jimmy MacDonald
(Ind.)  |  | Pauline Munro
(SNP)  |  | Alex Graham
(Liberal Democrats)
Apr 2009  |  | Alasdair Christie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 |  | Graham Ross
(Ind.)  | Allan Duffy
(SNP)
2017 | Bill Boyd
(SNP)
Aug 2021  |  | Colin Aitken
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 |  | Ryan MacKintosh
(Greens)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Highland Council election

Inverness West \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent)  | 34.2  | 1,198 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Bill Boyd (incumbent)  | 31.1  | 1,092 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Ryan Forbes  | 9.3  | 327  | 378  | 383  | 384  | 390  | 403  | 454  | 538  |
| Labour | Shaun Alexander Fraser  | 8.4  | 295  | 361  | 389  | 389  | 401  | 409  | 453  |  |
| Scottish Green | Ryan MacKintosh | 7.5  | 262  | 299  | 381  | 385  | 416  | 448  | 483  | 597  | 690
| Independent | Duncan McDonald  | 4.9  | 173  | 226  | 235  | 236  | 247  | 286  |  |  |
| Independent | Helen Smith  | 2.8  | 100  | 121.0  | 126.9  | 130.5  | 137.5  |  |  |  |
| ISP | Iain Forsyth  | 1.31  | 46  | 55  | 96  | 97  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David Sansum  | 0.3  | 10  | 15  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,495  Valid: 3,503  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 876  Turnout: 41.7%

Source:[2][3]

### 2021 by-election

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A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Graham Ross for family reasons.[4]

Inverness West By-Election (12 August 2021) - 1 seat[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Kate MacLean  | 33.69%  | 718  | 720  | 731  | 816  | 853  | 869  |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Aitken | 31.81%  | 678  | 678  | 680  | 705  | 799  | 970  | 1,246
| Conservative | Max Bannerman  | 13.74%  | 293  | 295  | 302  | 311  | 344  |  |
| Independent | Duncan McDonald  | 10.79%  | 230  | 232  | 239  | 251  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Ryan MacKintosh  | 7.46%  | 159  | 160  | 164  |  |  |  |
| ISP | Iain Forsyth  | 1.97%  | 42  | 42  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Libertarian | Calum Liptrot  | 0.51%  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,131  Spoilt: 18  Quota: 1,066  Turnout: 25.3%

### 2017 election

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2017 Highland Council election[6]

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent)  | 27.7%  | 964 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Graham Ross (incumbent)  | 20.6%  | 719  | 751.4  | 808.03  | 891.4 |  |
| SNP | Bill Boyd | 20.7%  | 722  | 727.8  | 752.3  | 782.6  | 785.5  | 1,077.3
| Conservative | Fergus MacKenzie  | 11.9%  | 416  | 431.6  | 445.3  | 489.2  | 493.7  | 501.2
| SNP | Cath MacInnes  | 8.6%  | 300  | 304.9  | 317.2  | 345.5  | 347.8  |
| Labour | Addie Eghtedar  | 6.7%  | 235  | 244.9  | 261.7  |  |  |
| Independent | Allan Duffy (incumbent)  | 3.73%  | 130  | 139.4  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,486  Spoilt: 64  Quota: 872  Turnout: 3,550 (42.6%)

### 2012 election

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2012 Highland Council election

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent)  | 24.68%  | 610  | 613  | 615  | 650 |  |  |
| Independent | Graham Ross | 23.46%  | 580  | 594  | 611  | 639 |  |  |
| SNP | Allan Duffy | 18.53%  | 458  | 467  | 472  | 481  | 485.9  | 488.4  | 725.9
| Labour | Robert Ford  | 13.88%  | 343  | 349  | 355  | 359  | 366.1  | 369.9  | 393.8
| SNP | Pauline Munro (incumbent)  | 11.37%  | 281  | 288  | 295  | 296  | 301.6  | 305.5  |
| Conservative | Mary Fraser  | 3.8%  | 94  | 94  | 107  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Christian | Alan Petitt  | 2.27%  | 56  | 60  |  |  |  |  |
| TUSC | George MacDonald  | 2.02%  | 50
Electorate: 6,659  Valid: 2,472  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 619  Turnout: 2,513 (37.74%)

### 2009 by-election

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Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie | 59.6  | 1,503
| SNP | Brian ÓhEadhra  | 22.0  | 556
| Labour | Andrew James MacKintosh  | 8.3  | 210
| Scottish Christian | Dr Sheila McLaughlan  | 4.55  | 115
| Conservative | Donald Gunn MacDonald  | 4.4  | 111
| Solidarity_(Scotland) | George MacDonald  | 1.1  | 27
Electorate: 6,623  Valid: 2,522  Spoilt: 18  Quota: 1,270  Turnout: 2,540

### 2007 election

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2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness West  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Pauline Munro | 965  | 28.8  | 1  | 1
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham | 840  | 25.1  | 2  | 1
| Independent | Jimmy MacDonald | 778  | 23.2  | 3  | 4
| Labour | Caroline Parr  | 536  | 16.0  |  |
| Conservative | Mary Fraser  | 230  | 6.9  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 13 Inverness West - declaration of results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
3. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 13 Inverness West - candidates votes per stage". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
4. ^ "By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August". Inverness Courier. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. ^ "The Highland Council download - Ward 13 (Inverness West) By-Election Results 2021 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting | Election results".
6. ^ "Community Council elections".
7. ^ "Inverness West By-Election Result" (Press release). Highland Council. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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