Community Council Nominations – October 2023
Following the recent call for candidates wishing to serve on the 156 Highland Community Councils to come forward, a total of 113 Councils attracted sufficient interest to allow them to form from Wednesday 11 October 2023.
15 Community Councils received more nominations than their maximum membership, and at the close of withdrawal period at 12noon on Tuesday 10 October 2023, The Highland Council will confirm if an election goes ahead for these Community Councils using a postal ballot.
The Community Councils for which the Council received more nominations than the maximum membership are as follows:
- Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra
- Contin
- Croy and Culloden Moor
- Dunvegan
- Glengarry
- Kilmorack
- Kiltearn
- Kirkhill and Bunchrew
- Melvich
- Plockton and District
- Scourie
- Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry
- Thurso
- Watten
- Wester Loch Ewe
If a candidate wishes to withdraw, they can do so by completing a withdrawal notice
For the Community Councils for which an election is to be held, candidates will be requested to submit a personal statement to support their candidacy and this will be published on the council’s website on the date the ballot papers are issued.
The election day is scheduled for Monday, 27 November 2023 and voting is by means of a postal vote. The maximum membership of each of the Highland Community Councils is determined by the population it serves and varies from 7 to 13 members.
A total of 28 Community Councils across The Highland Council area will not be established as they failed to attract half the maximum membership.
They are:
- Balintore and Hilton
- Ballachulish
- Ballifeary
- Bower
- Carrbridge
- Cawdor and West Nairnshire
- Creich
- Cromdale and Advie
- Dalneigh and Columba
- Dalwhinnie
- Dornie and District
- Dulnain Bridge
- East Nairnshire
- Glendale
- Golspie
- Grantown On Spey
- Muir of Ord
- Muirtown
- Nairn West and Suburban
- Nigg and Shandwick
- Portree
- Resolis
- Small Isles
- Smithton
- Stromeferry and Achmore
- Sunart
- Tain
- Waternish
The next opportunity for nominations to be made to those Community Council’s will be in January 2024
Details of the nominations and the list of results are available now from The Highland Council’s website