Community Council Election Results – November 2023

Following a postal ballot, The Highland Council has today (Monday 27 November) announced the results for the 10 contested community councils across Highland.

The community councils that were contested are as follows:

• Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra
• Croy and Culloden Moor
• Dunvegan
• Glengarry
• Kiltearn
• Melvich
• Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry
• Thurso
• Watten
• Wester Loch Ewe

Details of the nominations and the list of results are available now from The Highland Council’s website.

A total of 30 Community Councils across The Highland Council area have not been 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
• Inver
• Muir of Ord
• Muirtown
• Nairn West and Suburban
• Nigg and Shandwick
• Portree
• Resolis
• Sleat
• Small Isles
• Smithton
• Stromeferry and Achmore
• Sunart
• Tain
• Waternish

The next opportunity for nominations to be made to those Community Council’s will commence in January 2024.