Highland (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

Highland is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Perth and Kinross Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Eleanor Howie (SNP)		Ken Lyall (SNP)		Ian Campbell (Conservative)
2008 by-	Kaite Howie (SNP)
2011 by-		Mike Williamson (SNP)
2012
2017			Xander McDade (Ind.)
2018 by-	John Duff (Conservative)
2022

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Perth and Kinross Council election ^[2]

Highland - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Conservative	John Duff (incumbent)	24.92%	1,110	1,120
	Independent	Xander McDade (incumbent)	21.93%	977	1,009	1,010.1	1,076.15	1,148.16
	SNP	Michael Williamson (incumbent)	19.21%	856	857	857.16	865.16	908.16	914.89	930.38	1,740.42
	SNP	Sally Murray	18.11%	807	811	811.15	829.16	899.17	905.09	916.98
	Conservative	Rhona Metcalf	6.02%	268	275	279	283.03	291.06	297.86
	Green	Mary McDougall	4.56%	203	212	212.1	247.11
	Labour	Paula Hunter	3.3%	147	166	166.18
	Liberal Democrats	Barry McMahon	1.95%	87
Electorate: 7,674  Valid: 4,455  Quota: 1,114  Turnout: 58.8%

2018 By-election

Highland By-election (19 April 2018) - 1 Seat ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Conservative	John Duff	46.7	1,907	1,908	1,923	1,930	1,977	2,084
	SNP	John Kellas	35.9	1,466	1,467	1,472	1,509	1,594	1,712
	Independent	Avril Taylor	6.9	280	286	299	325	391
	Labour	Jayne Ramage	5.8	239	240	256	280
	Green	Mary McDougall	2.5	104	106	118
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Rennie	1.9	78	78
	Independent	Denise Baykal	0.3	12
Electorate: 7,333  Valid: 4,086  Spoilt: 31  Quota: 2,044  Turnout: 56.2%

2017 Election

2017 Perth and Kinross Council election ^[4]

Highland - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Conservative	Ian Campbell (incumbent)††	45.44	1,927
	SNP	Mike Williamson (incumbent)	19.22	815	843.76	877.11	911.6	1,578.94
	SNP	Kirsty Gowans	17.31	734	757.82	791.27	822.21
	Independent	Xander McDade	10.59	449	716.39	770.28	953.5	1,024.24
	Green	Mary McDougall	3.96	168	200.81
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Spittal	3.49	148	332.71	385.39
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,241  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 1,061  Turnout: 4,306 (58.4%)

2012 Election

2012 Perth and Kinross Council election ^[5]

Highland - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Katie Howie (incumbent)	33.09%	1,141
	Conservative	Ian Campbell (incumbent)	23.93%	825	839	849	902
	SNP	Mike Williamson (incumbent)	15.28%	527	727	742	776	780	879
	Independent	Xander McDade	9.08%	313	334	368	410	418	559
	Independent	William Leszke	8.29%	286	292	310	370	378
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Clements	6.24%	215	227	250
	Labour	Lorna Ferguson	4.09%	141	147
Electorate: -  Valid: 3,448  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 863  Turnout: 3,500 (%)

2011 By-election

Highland by-election, 19 September 2011 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Mike Williamson	54.43	1,449
	Conservative	Graham Rees	22.39	596
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Clements	12.06	321
	Independent	William Leske	10.11	269
	Independent	Chris Rennie	1.0	27
	SNP hold		Swing
Electorate: 7,183  Valid: 2,662  Spoilt: 23  Quota: 1,332  Turnout: 2,685 (37.38%)

2008 By-election

Highland by-election, 22 February 2008 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Katie Howie	59.90	1,891
	Conservative	Graham Rees	29.78	940
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kenton	7.25	229
	Labour	Anne Chatt	3.07	97
	SNP hold		Swing
Electorate: 7,282  Valid: 3,157  Spoilt: 21  Quota: 1,579  Turnout: 43.6%

2007 Election

2007 Perth and Kinross Council election ^[8]

Perth and Kinross council election, 2007: Highland

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Eleanor Howie	32.9	1,489
	Conservative	Ian Campbell	25.6	1,158
	SNP	Ken Lyall	25.4	1,150
	Liberal Democrats	Danus Skene	13.5	609
	Independent	Ron Rose	2.5	115
Electorate: 7,312  Valid: 4,531  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,131  Turnout: 63.14%

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "Perth and Kinross Council 2022". 8 May 2022.
3. "Perth & Kinross Council - By-Election results". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. "Perth & Kinross Council - Local Government Elections results in 2017". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
5. "Perth & Kinross Council - Local Government Elections results in 2012". pkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. By-election: electoral ward 4 - Highland (19 September 2011) (accessed 21.01.2012)
7. By-election: electoral ward 4 - Highland (22 February 2008) (accessed 13.05.2011)
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