Inverness Ness-side is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Drummond, Hilton and Lochardil areas of Inverness, and a more rural area, east of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Norrie Donald (Ind.) | John Finnie (SNP) | David Henderson (Liberal Democrats) | Fraser Parr (Labour) | ||||
| 2012 | Jean Slater (SNP) | Alasdair Christie (Liberal Democrats) | ||||||
| 2017 | 3 seats | Ron MacWilliam (SNP) | Callum Smith (Conservative) | |||||
| 2022 | Jackie Hendry (SNP) | Andrew MacKintosh (Labour) | ||||||
2022 Highland Council election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie (incumbent) | 44.50% | 1,934 | |||||||
| SNP | Jackie Hendry | 29.22% | 1,270 | |||||||
| Conservative | Ric Scott | 8.72% | 379 | 562.1 | 564.1 | 567.0 | 574.5 | 672.0 | ||
| Labour | Andrew MacKintosh | 6.35% | 276 | 453.4 | 482.0 | 490.3 | 606.5 | 782.4 | 1,016.3 | |
| Independent | Ron MacWilliam (incumbent) | 5.59% | 243 | 404.2 | 424.8 | 431.6 | 532.7 | |||
| Scottish Green | Claire MacLean | 5.20% | 226 | 320.2 | 405.5 | 410.5 | ||||
| Libertarian | Calum Mark Liptrot | 0.41% | 18 | 29.8 | 33.3 | |||||
| Electorate: 8,857 Valid: 4,346 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,087 Turnout: 49.4% | ||||||||||
2017 Highland Council election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie (incumbent) | 42.75% | 1,739 | ||||||
| SNP | Ron MacWilliam | 25.96% | 1,056 | ||||||
| Conservative | Callum Smith | 14.18% | 577 | 748.2 | 749.2 | 756 | 851.6 | 1,110.9 | |
| Labour | Fraser Parr (incumbent) | 9.27% | 377 | 537.9 | 546.6 | 588.2 | 744.2 | ||
| Independent | Jean Slater (incumbent) | 6.27% | 255 | 427.06 | 437.3 | 471.1 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Feargus Murray | 1.57% | 64 | 99.2 | 105.5 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,068 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,018 Turnout: 4,097 (51.1%) | |||||||||
2012 Highland Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Jean Slater | 23.75% | 879 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie * | 21.48% | 795 | |||||
| Labour | Fraser Parr (incumbent) | 17.83% | 660 | 693.9 | 705.5 | 722.9 | 776.8 | |
| Independent | Norrie Donald (incumbent) | 16.78% | 621 | 653.9 | 671.2 | 712.1 | 863.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Guthrie | 8.97% | 332 | 337.5 | 347.1 | 367.9 | 400.9 | |
| Independent | John West | 8.05% | 298 | 314.6 | 319.7 | 332.6 | ||
| Scottish Christian | Alasdair Moodie | 3.13% | 116 | 122.3 | 123.9 | |||
| Electorate: 8,822 Valid: 3,701 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 741 Turnout: 3,734 (42.33%) | ||||||||
2007 Highland Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Henderson | 1,127 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| SNP | John Finnie | 1,016 | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | Norrie Donald | 750 | 14.9 | 3 | 8 | |
| Labour | Fraser Parr | 688 | 13.7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angus Dick | 468 | 9.3 | |||
| Conservative | Margaret MacDonald | 361 | 7.1 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Lamont | 232 | 4.6 | |||
| Independent | Steve Rodger | 226 | 4.5 | |||
| Independent | Jean Slater | 82 | 1.6 | |||
| Solidarity | Steve Arnott | 70 | 1.4 | |||
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Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Historically it served as the county town of the county of Inverness-shire. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird, and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen at its northeastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Beauly Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim in the 12th century. Inverness and Inverness-shire are closely linked to various influential clans, including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Fraser and Clan MacKenzie.
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The second general election to the Highland Council was held in May 2003, using 80 wards created for the first election, in 1999. In 1999 and 2003 each ward elected one councillor by the first past the post system of election. Elections are held on a four-year cycle: therefore the next general election is scheduled for 2007.
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The politics of the Highland council area in Scotland are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the Highland Council, in elections to the council, and in elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In the European Parliament the area was within the Scotland constituency, which covers all of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
The third set of Highland Council wards, 22 in number, became effective for election purposes in 2007, for the fourth general election of the Highland Council. The new wards were created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and are as defined in recommendations of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.
The second set of Highland Council wards, 80 in number, became effective for election purposes in 1999, for the second general election of the Highland Council, and were used also for the third general election in 2003. These wards replaced 72 older wards, and were themselves replaced by a set of 22 wards for the fourth general election in 2007.
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Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, as well as eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Aird and Loch Ness is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Loch Ness, the town of Beauly, and the village of Fort Augustus. It elects four Councillors.
Inverness Central is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Dalneigh, Glebe, Haugh, Merkinch and South Kessock areas of urban Inverness. It elects four Councillors.
Inverness Millburn is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Millburn, Culcabock, Longman and Raigmore areas of urban Inverness. It elects three Councillors.
Inverness South is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Cradlehall, Inshes and Westhill areas in or near urban Inverness, and the village of Tomatin, on the River Findhorn. It elects four Councillors.
Inverness West is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Kinmylies and Scorguie areas of urban Inverness, and a more rural area, west of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.
