North, West and Central Sutherland (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

North, West and Central Sutherland is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the towns and villages of Altnaharra, Ardgay, Bettyhill, Bonar Bridge, Durness, Lairg, Lochinver and Tongue. With Lairg and Bonar being the most populated settlements in the area. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors[edit]

Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Linda Munro
(Ind./
Liberal Democrats)  |  | George Farlow
(SNP)  |  | Robbie Rowantree
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 |  |  | Hugh Morrison
(Ind.)
2017 | Kirsteen Currie
(SNP)
2022 | Michael Baird
(Liberal Democrats)  | Marianne Hutchison
(SNP)

## Election Results[edit]

### 2022 Election[edit]

2022 Highland Council election

North, West and Central Sutherland - 3 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Marianne Hutchison | 35.12%  | 968
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Baird | 28.05%  | 773
| Independent | Hugh Morrison (incumbent)  | 17.31%  | 477  | 573.5  | 594.9  | 618.9  | 657.6  | 714.4
| Conservative | Charlotte Gibson  | 10.96%  | 302  | 309.2  | 333.7  | 338.0  | 354.1  | 383.5
| Labour | Clive Soley  | 3.92%  | 108  | 164.0  | 179.0  | 181.0  | 197.7
| Scottish Family | Philipp Tanzer  | 2.90%  | 80  | 92.3  | 96.4  | 107.2
| Freedom Alliance (UK)  | Robert Alan Jardine  | 1.74%  | 48  | 58.3  | 61.5
Electorate: 4,998  Valid: 2,756  Spoilt: 32  Quota: 690  Turnout: 55.8%

### 2017 Election[edit]

2017 Highland Council election[3]

North, West and Central Sutherland - 3 seats[4][5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Munro (incumbent) | 17.96%  | 504  | 510  | 521  | 587  | 671  | 899
| Independent | Hugh Morrison (incumbent) | 16.85%  | 473  | 480  | 521  | 556  | 669  | 804
| SNP | Kirsteen Currie | 19.81%  | 556  | 564  | 571  | 612  | 681  | 689
| Conservative | Russell Taylor  | 19.84%  | 557  | 561  | 565  | 622  | 658  |
| Independent | Malcolm Bangor-Jones  | 11.08%  | 311  | 327  | 341  | 367  |  |
| Labour | William Sinclair  | 9.44%  | 265  | 269  | 274  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Simpson  | 3.17%  | 89  | 91  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brendan O'Hanrahan  | 1.85%  | 52  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,807  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 702  Turnout: 58.0%

### 2012 Election[edit]

2012 Highland Council election

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

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | George Farlow (incumbent)  | 26.23%  | 626 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Hugh Morrison | 22.5%  | 537  | 541.5  | 554.9  | 563.9  | 601.3 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Munro (incumbent)†††††††††  | 18.89%  | 451  | 455.6  | 478.7  | 506.8  | 529.2  | 530.5  | 566.7  | 613.4
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Russell Taylor  | 8.21%  | 196  | 199.1  | 210.5  | 225.6  | 235.8  | 236.2  | 257.7  | 349
| Independent | Neil MacInnes  | 7.21%  | 172  | 175.4  | 180.1  | 190.1  | 198.4  | 198.9  | 234.1  |
| Scottish Christian | Hector MacLennan  | 5.32%  | 127  | 127.9  | 129.1  | 140.2  | 147.2  | 147.6  |  |
| Conservative | Les Mason  | 4.06%  | 97  | 97.5  | 100.6  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Jess Thomas  | 4.02%  | 96  | 97.7  | 110.5  | 118.5  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Mandy Haggith  | 3.56%  | 85  | 89.9  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,913  Valid: 2,387  Spoilt: 16  Quota: 597  Turnout: 2,403 (48.91%)

### 2007 Election[edit]

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: North, West and Central Sutherland  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

|
|
|
|
|

| SNP | George Farlow | 586  | 19.9  | 1  | 8
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 410  | 14.0  | 2  | 10
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Russel Taylor  | 314  | 10.7  |  |
| Independent | Linda Munro | 303  | 10.3  | 3  | 10
| Independent | David Forbes  | 297  | 10.1  |  |
| Independent | William Johnston  | 282  | 9.6  |  |
| Conservative | Margaret Payne  | 216  | 7.4  |  |
| Labour | Dave Andrews  | 184  | 6.3  |  |
| Scottish Green | Ailsa Spindler  | 168  | 5.7  |  |
| Independent | Kirstie Dawson  | 99  | 3.4  |  |
| Independent | Michael Otter  | 80  | 2.7  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
2. ^ "2022 Local Government elections results". The Highland Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
3. ^ "Community Council elections".
4. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 1 North, West and Central Sutherland - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
5. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 1 North, West and Central Sutherland - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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