Caol and Mallaig (ward)

Last updated

Caol and Mallaig.png
Location of the ward [1]

Caol and Mallaig is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the Caol area of the town of Fort William, Arisaig, the town of Mallaig, and the Small Isles. It elects four Councillors.

Contents

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Bill Clark
(Ind.)		Allan Henderson
(Ind.)		Eddie Huner
(Ind.)
2012
May 2014Ben Thompson
(Ind.)
2017 Billy MacLachlan
(SNP)
Apr 2018Denis Rixson
(Liberal Democrat)
Vacant
2022 John Colin Grafton
(Liberal Democrat)		Andrew Baldrey
(Greens)		Liz Saggers
(Conservative)
2025 by-Sammy Cameron
(Ind.)

Election results

2025 by-election

Caol and Mallaig by-election (25 September 2025) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Sammy Cameron36.0867871 873 888 914 972 1,139 1,607
Independent Allan Henderson30.0723723 725 728 752 806 967  
Liberal Democrats Isla Campbell16.8404412 423 427 444 492   
SNP Aaron Taylor8.6207208 212 216 219    
Reform Ryan Forbes4.8116117 118 119     
Independent Matthew Prosser1.23030 30      
Labour Michael Perera1.02527       
Conservative Donald Mackenzie0.718       
Electorate: 7,290  Valid: 2,408  Spoilt: 18  Quota: 1,196  Turnout: 33.0%  

    Source: [2] [3]

    2022 election

    Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    Green Andrew BaldreyUnopposed
    Liberal Democrats John Colin GraftonUnopposed
    Conservative Liz SaggersUnopposed
    Registered electors

    Source: [4]

    2018 by-election

    Caol and Mallaig By-election (5 April 2018) [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson31.1%658671 706 791 968
    SNP Alex MacInnes27.2%574591 615 617 737
    Independent Colin 'Woody' Wood21.5%454471 539 580  
    Conservative Ian Smith8.7%183188 200   
    Independent Catherine MacKinnon6.9%146176    
    Independent Ronald Joseph Campbell4.698    
    Electorate: 7,088  Quota: 1,057  Turnout: 2131 (30.1%)  

      2017 election

      2017 Highland Council election [6]

      Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent)28.3%917    
      Independent Ben Thompson (incumbent)23.7%767809.4 826.4  
      SNP Billy MacLachlan††††23.9%778793.4 796.6 800.7 838.9
      Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson9.4%304324.7 328.04 331.03 402.6
      Conservative Elizabeth Saggers8.2%265271.4 275.5 276.9 290.6
      Labour Alan Carstairs5.6%181187.4 189.4 191.5  
      Independent Liam Simmonds0.93%3034.04    
      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,242  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 811  Turnout: 3,294 (46.6%)  

        2014 by-election

        Caol and Mallaig By-election (1 May 2014) - 1 Seat [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Independent Ben Thompson38.98932950 1,009 1,176
        SNP William MacDonald30.36726739 756 881
        Independent Sandy Watson22.46537541 551  
        UKIP Liam Simmonds5.56133139   
        Scottish Christian Susan Wallace2.8468   
        Valid: 2,391  Spoilt: 23  Quota: 1,196  Turnout: 2,414 (34.43%)  

          2012 election

          2012 Highland Council election

          Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent)32.64%905      
          Independent Bill Clark†† (incumbent)25.59%710      
          Independent Eddie Hunter (incumbent)†††††††18.24%506627.7 636.1 648.9 676.2 691.9 731.2
          SNP Niall Rownatree14.82%411436.9 438.6 448.1 459.3 474 492.4
          Independent George Kerr2.56%7183.1 84.4 88.7 95.2 106.1  
          Conservative Elizabeth Saggers2.38%6673.7 74.1 77.4 80.6   
          Independent Sally Semple2.16%6066.9 67.5 71.2    
          Scottish Christian Susan Wallace1.62%4550 50     
          Electorate: 6,752  Valid: 2,774  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 694  Turnout: 2,818 (41.74%)  

            2007 election

            2007 Highland Council election

            The Highland Council election, 2007: Caol and Mallaig
            PartyCandidateFPv%%SeatCount
            Independent Bill Clark97524.812
            Independent Allan Henderson88122.427
            Independent Eddie Hunter55014.0310
            Labour Mairi MacLean47312.0
            SNP David Ingham3899.9
            Independent Sandra Casey1884.8
            Conservative Chris Carver1564.0
            Independent George MacLeod1513.8
            Independent Alistair MacGregor1002.5
            Independent Scott Waugh641.6

            References

            1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
            2. ↑ "Ward 11 –Caol Mallaig Results 2025 Declaration Of Results Report". The Highland Council. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
            3. ↑ "Ward 11 – Caol Mallaig Results 2025 Candidate Votes Per Stage Report". The Highland Council. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
            4. ↑ "2022 Local Government elections results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
            5. ↑ Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
            6. ↑ The Highland Council. "Community Councils | Community Council elections | The Highland Council". Highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
            7. ↑ "Caol and Mallaig by-election results May 2014 | the Highland Council". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
            This page is based on this Wikipedia article
            Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
            Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.