2022 Local Government elections results

2022 Local Government election results

Ward 1 - North, West and Central Sutherland

Candidates elected:

  • Michael Baird - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1
  • Marianne Hutchison - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Hugh Morrison - Independent - elected at stage 6

Electorate: 4,998

Votes cast: 2,788

Turnout: 55.8%

Ward 1 reports

Ward 2 - Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Candidates elected:

  • Ron Gunn - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1
  • Struan Mackie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 2
  • Matthew Reiss - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Karl Rosie - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 5

Electorate: 10,242

Votes cast: 5,173

Turnout: 50.5%

Ward 2 reports

Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness

Candidates elected:

  • Raymond Bremner - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Andrew Jarvie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 5
  • A.I. Willie Mackay - Independent - elected at stage 5
  • Jan McEwan - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1

Electorate: 10,103

Votes cast: 4,225

Turnout: 41.8%

Ward 3 reports

Ward 4 - East Sutherland and Edderton

Candidates elected:

  • Richard Gale - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1
  • Jim McGillivray - Independent - elected at stage 4
  • Leslie-anne Niven - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1

Electorate: 6,446

Votes cast: 3,253

Turnout: 50.5%

Ward 4 reports

Ward 5 - Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

Candidates elected:

  • Chris Birt - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 2
  • Biz Campbell - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Liz Kraft - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Patrick Logue - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 5

Electorate: 10,406

Votes cast: 5,485

Turnout: 52.7%

Ward 5 reports

Ward 6 - Cromarty Firth

Candidates elected:

  • Tamala Collier - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Maxine Morley-Smith - Independent - elected at stage 9
  • Pauline Munro - Independent - elected at stage 3
  • Molly Nolan - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1

Electorate: 9,918

Votes cast: 3,928

Turnout: 39.6%

Ward 6 reports

Ward 7 - Tain and Easter Ross

Candidates elected:

  • Derek Louden - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Sarah Rawlings - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 3
  • Alasdair Rhind - Independent - elected at stage 3

Electorate: 7,234

Votes cast: 3,471

Turnout: 48%

Ward 7 reports

Ward 8 - Dingwall and Seaforth

Candidates elected:

  • Sean Edward Kennedy - Independent - elected at stage 7
  • Graham Alexander MacKenzie - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Angela MacLean - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 3
  • Margaret Paterson - Independent - elected at stage 5

Electorate: 10,385

Votes cast: 4,700

Turnout: 45.3%

Ward 8 reports

Ward 9 - Black Isle

Candidates elected:

  • Sarah Atkin - Independent - elected at stage 6
  • Lyndsey Johnston - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 2
  • Morven-May MacCallum - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 8

Electorate: 8,842

Votes cast: 4,752

Turnout: 53.7%

Ward 9 reports

Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò

Candidates elected:

  • John Finlayson - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Drew Millar - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Calum Munro - Independent - elected at stage 5
  • Ruraidh Stewart - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 9

Electorate: 8,912

Votes cast: 4,571

Turnout: 51.3%

Ward 10 reports

Ward 11 - Caol and Mallaig

Candidates elected:

  • Andrew Baldrey - Scottish Green Party
  • John Colin Grafton - Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Liz Saggers - Scottish Conservative and Unionist

Ward 12 - Aird and Loch Ness

Candidates elected:

  • Chris Ballance - Scottish Green Party - elected at stage 7
  • Helen Crawford - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 1
  • David Fraser - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Emma Knox - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1

Electorate: 10,213

Votes cast: 5,255

Turnout: 51.5%

Ward 12 reports

Ward 13 - Inverness West

Candidates elected:

  • Bill Boyd - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Alex Graham - Liberal Democrat Focus Team - elected at stage 1
  • Ryan MacKintosh - Scottish Green Party - elected at stage 9

Electorate: 8,495

Votes cast: 3,545

Turnout: 41.7%

Ward 13 reports

Ward 14 - Inverness Central

Candidates elected:

  • Michael Cameron - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 8
  • Kate MacLean - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 10
  • Bet McAllister - Scottish Labour Party - elected at stage 5

Electorate: 8,647

Votes cast: 3,362

Turnout: 38.9%

Ward 14 reports

Ward 15 - Inverness Ness-side

Candidates elected:

  • Alasdair Christie - Scottish Liberal Democrat Focus Team - elected at stage 1
  • Jackie Hendry - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Andrew MacKintosh - Scottish Labour Party - elected at stage 7

Electorate: 8,857

Votes cast: 4,379

Turnout: 49.4%

Ward 15 reports

Ward 16 - Inverness Millburn

Candidates elected:

  • Ian Brown - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • David Gregg - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 2
  • Isabelle Mackenzie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 4

Electorate: 7,602

Votes cast: 3,553

Turnout: 46.7%

Ward 16 reports

Ward 17 - Culloden and Ardersier

Candidates elected:

  • Glynis Campbell-Sinclair - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Morven Reid - Independent - elected at stage 6
  • Trish Robertson - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 6

Electorate: 9,107

Votes cast: 4,140

Turnout: 45.5%

Ward 17 reports

Ward 18 - Nairn and Cawdor

Candidates elected: 

  • Laurie Fraser - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Michael Green - Independent - elected at stage 5
  • Barbara Babs Jarvie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 8
  • Paul Oldham - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1

Electorate: 10,721

Votes cast: 5,218

Turnout: 48.7%

Ward 18 reports

Ward 19 - Inverness South

Candidates elected: 

  • Colin Aitken - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 6
  • Ken Gowans - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Duncan MacPherson - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Andrew Sinclair - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 6

Electorate: 12,571

Votes cast: 5,580

Turnout: 44.4%

Ward 19 reports

Ward 20 - Badenoch and Strathspey

Candidates elected:

  • John Bruce - Scottish Conservative and Unionist - elected at stage 8
  • Muriel Cockburn - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 4
  • Russell Jones - Independent - elected at stage 1
  • Bill Lobban - Independent - elected at stage 6

Electorate: 10,899

Votes cast: 5,621

Turnout: 51.6%

Ward 20 reports

Ward 21 - Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Candidates elected:

  • Sarah Fanet - Scottish National Party (SNP) - elected at stage 1
  • Angus MacDonald - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 1
  • Thomas MacLennan - Independent - elected at stage 4
  • Kate Willis - Scottish Green Party - elected at stage 4

Electorate: 9,021

Votes cast: 4,056

Turnout: 45%

Ward 21 reports

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