Culloden and Ardersier (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Culloden and Ardersier is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the villages of Culloden, Ardersier and Smithton. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Robert Wynd
(SNP)
Glynis Sinclair
(Liberal Democrats
/SNP)
John Ford
(Labour)
Roddy Balfour
(Ind.)
2012 Kate Stephen
(Liberal Democrats)
Oct 2016Trish Robertson
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 3 seats
2022 Morven Reid
(Ind.)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Highland Council election [2]

Culloden and Ardersier - 3 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Glynis Campbell-Sinclair (incumbent)37.61%1,542
Conservative Mary Scanlon17.85%732743.0 745.0 753.4 805.1
Independent Morven Reid15.27%626721.0 740.4 831.2 960.0 1,148.0
Liberal Democrats Trish Robertson (incumbent)15.27%626693.9 695.9 727.7 931.8 1,298.1
Labour Steven Calvert10.07%413505.4 507.0 545.1
Alba Mya Chemonges-Murzynowska3.34%137244.4 245.1
Independent Mel Robertson0.59%2431.4
Electorate: 9,107  Valid: 4,100  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,026  Turnout: 45.5%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Highland Council election [3]

    Culloden and Ardersier - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Glynis Campbell-Sinclair (incumbent)17.7%669677 704 724 1,280   
    Independent Roddy Balfour (incumbent)20.2%763790 817 864 900 972.5  
    Liberal Democrats Trish Robertson (incumbent)15.6%592601 633 707 743 800.4 810.9 1,188.7
    Conservative Raine Cullen18.1%685697 705 731 736 744.9 751.09  
    SNP Pauline Munro16.5%623627 655 682     
    Labour Matt Wakeling5.7%215220 241      
    Scottish Green Donnie MacLeod3.9%149156       
    Independent Thomas Lamont2.3%86       
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,782  Spoilt: 60  Quota: 946  Turnout: 3,842 (47.1%)  

      2016 By-election

      Culloden and Arderseir By-election (6 October 2016) - 1 Seat [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SNP Pauline Munro27.2753755 775 796 862 908 970 1,001
      Liberal Democrats Trish Robertson16.7463464 479 515 564 703 793 1,026
      Conservative Andrew Jarvie15.9439442 452 468 478 515 589  
      Independent John Ross11.4315317 330 339 362    
      Independent Duncan MacPherson9.9274285 324 346 369 414   
      Scottish Green Isla MacLeod-O'Reilly6.5180182 188 209     
      Labour Andrew MacKintosh5.9163163 180      
      Independent David McGrath5.7158158       
      Independent Thomas Lamont0.823       
      Electorate: 9,237  Valid: 2,768  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,385  Turnout: 2,818 (30.51%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Highland Council election

        Culloden and Ardersier - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Roddy Balfour (incumbent)29.71%1,023       
        SNP Glynis Sinclair (incumbent)16.44%566616.6 618.6 621.9 648.1 678 682.3 1,024.6
        Labour John Ford (incumbent)††††††††††††13.91%479509.4 514.3 524.3 547.6 586.8 595.9 644.3
        Liberal Democrats Kate Stephen13.8%475530.8 535.8 618.6 668.4 728.5  
        SNP Bob Wynd (incumbent)10.89%375390.7 393.9 402.7 429.9 455.2 459.6  
        Scottish Green Donnie MacLeod4.93%170209.2 219.1 227.4     
        Independent David McGrath4.79%165192.1 238.1 261.9 300.9    
        Conservative Alex Stephen4.47%154177.2 178.8      
        Independent Bill Jamieson1.05%3682.4       
        Electorate: 8,606  Valid: 3,443  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 689  Turnout: 3,479 (40.43%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Highland Council election

          The Highland Council election, 2007: Culloden and Ardersier
          PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
          SNP Robert Wynd1,33528.711
          Independent Roddy Balfour1,30828.121
          Labour John Ford81617.534
          Liberal Democrats Glynis Sinclair66314.344
          Conservative John Ross3186.8
          Independent Jim Ferguson2134.6

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