Highland Council election, 2007

Elections to the Highland Council were held on 3 May 2007; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. Previous elections to the Council had been conducted using the single member plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Changes implemented by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 meant that future local government elections were to be conducted using the Single Transferable Vote, beginning with those in 2007. The 80 Highland Councillors were now to be elected from 22 wards, returning either three or four members.

The election saw Independent councillors retain their plurality, despite losing a significant number of members, and the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party both increasing their representation, with that of the Labour Party decreasing. The Independent and SNP groups subsequently went into coalition to form the Administration of the Council.

Election result

The Highland Council elections, 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	35	N\A	N\A	−18	43.8	40.9	37,844	―
	Liberal Democrats	21	N\A	N\A	+8	26.3	19.3	17,917	―
	SNP	17	N\A	N\A	+11	21.3	20.4	18,933	―
	Labour	7	N\A	N\A	−1	8.8	10.5	9,734	―
	Conservative	0	N\A	N\A	0	―	7.1	6,565	―
	Scottish Senior Citizens	0	N\A	N\A	0	―	0.7	664	―
	Scottish Green	0	N\A	N\A	0	―	0.7	642	―
	Solidarity	0	N\A	N\A	0	―	0.3	273	―
	Scottish Socialist	0	N\A	N\A	0	―	0.1	59	―

Ward results

The Highland Council election, 2007: North, West and Central Sutherland
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	George Farlow	586	19.9	1	8
	Liberal Democrats	Robbie Rowantree	410	14.0	2	10
	Scottish Senior Citizens	Russel Taylor	314	10.7
	Independent	Linda Munro	303	10.3	3	10
	Independent	David Forbes	297	10.1
	Independent	William Johnston	282	9.6
	Conservative	Margaret Payne	216	7.4
	Labour	Dave Andrews	184	6.3
	Scottish Green	Ailsa Spindler	168	5.7
	Independent	Kirstie Dawson	99	3.4
	Independent	Michael Otter	80	2.7

The Highland Council election, 2007: Thurso
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Donald Mackay	1,001	30.1	1	1
	Independent	John Rosie	704	21.2	2	4
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Thurso	541	16.3	3	7
	SNP	Donald Mackintosh	433	13.0
	Labour	Roger Saxon	408	12.3
	Independent	Ian Grant	125	3.8
	Conservative	Alexander Bain	112	3.4

The Highland Council election, 2007: Wick
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Bill Fernie	793	30.3	1	1
	Independent	Katrina MacNab	451	17.2	2	7
	SNP	Niall Smith	443	16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Graeme Smith	407	15.5	3	7
	Labour	Jim Oag	366	14.0
	Independent	Heather Miller	98	3.7
	Conservative	Jack Brooker	46	1.8
	Independent	Laurel Bush	17	0.6

The Highland Council election, 2007: Landward Caithness
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	David Bremner	871	18.8	3	5
	Independent	Willie MacKay	845	18.2	1	3
	Liberal Democrats	David Flear	805	17.4	2	5
	Independent	Robert Coghill	657	14.2	4	8
	Labour	Bill Mowat	532	11.5
	Conservative	Colin Sutherland	531	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alastair MacDonald	349	7.5
	Independent	Duncan Winfield	41	0.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: East Sutherland and Edderton
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Ross	838	22.8	1	7
	Labour	Deirdre Mackay	703	19.2	2	10
	SNP	Derek Louden	511	13.9
	Independent	Jim McGillivray	482	13.1	3	10
	Conservative	Michael Napper	423	11.5
	Independent	Jimmy Melville	252	6.9
	Independent	Evelyn MacKenzie	155	4.2
	Independent	Gordon Campbell	125	3.4
	Independent	Gordon Clunie	114	3.1
	Independent	Richard Easson	40	1.1
	Solidarity	Frank Ward	27	0.7

The Highland Council election, 2007: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Jean Urquhart	1,486	26.1	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Biz Campbell	1,242	21.8	2	1
	Independent	Richard Greene	792	13.9	3	7
	Independent	Audrey Sinclair	608	10.7	4	9
	Conservative	John Scott	451	7.9
	Labour	Christine Conniff	354	6.2
	Independent	Marie Tait	328	5.8
	Independent	Donald Macdonald	232	4.1
	Independent	Alastair Armitstead	199	3.5

The Highland Council election, 2007: Cromarty Firth
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Carolyn Wilson	1,348	29.7	1	1
	SNP	Maxine Smith	1,021	22.5	2	1
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Rattray	647	14.3	3	7
	Independent	Mike Finlayson	438	9.7	4	9
	Labour	John MacInnes	438	9.7
	Independent	John Connell	307	6.8
	Conservative	Hamish Keir	141	3.1
	Independent	Mary MacDonald	104	2.3
	Solidarity	Findlay Walker	88	1.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Tain and Easter Ross
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Alasdair Rhind	1,406	36.2	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Durham	627	16.2	2	8
	SNP	Jim McCreath	465	12.0
	Independent	Alan Torrance	436	11.2	3	10
	Independent	Murray MacLeod	294	7.6
	Independent	Michael Herd	204	5.3
	Labour	Sunny Moodie	148	3.8
	Conservative	David Rutherford	124	3.2
	Independent	John Boocock	116	3.0
	Scottish Socialist	Donnie Fraser	59	1.5

The Highland Council election, 2007: Dingwall and Seaforth
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Margaret Paterson	1,078	23.1	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Angela MacLean	1,015	21.8	2	1
	SNP	Peter Cairns	853	18.3	3	5
	Independent	David Chisholm	639	13.7	4	8
	Labour	Michael MacMillan	556	11.9
	Conservative	Gerald Lowe	218	4.7
	Scottish Green	David Jardine	207	4.4
	Independent	David Edes	102	2.2

The Highland Council election, 2007: Black Isle
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Billy Barclay	1,233	24.4	1	1
	Independent	Isobel McCallum	985	19.5	2	2
	Liberal Democrats	David Alston	973	19.3	3	3
	SNP	Craig Fraser	558	11.1	4	8
	Independent	Okain McLennan	433	8.6
	Conservative	Morris Downie	408	8.1
	Scottish Green	John Wood	267	5.3
	Labour	Chris Birt	192	3.8

The Highland Council election, 2007: Eilean a' Cheò
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Drew Millar	960	21.2	1	1
	Independent	Hamish Fraser	795	17.6	2	4
	Independent	John Laing	734	16.2	3	6
	SNP	Ian Renwick	669	14.8	4	8
	Independent	John Murray	498	11.0
	Labour	Vicki Samuels	351	7.8
	Independent	Iain MacDonald	338	7.5
	Conservative	John Hodgson	178	3.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Caol and Mallaig
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Bill Clark	975	24.8	1	2
	Independent	Allan Henderson	881	22.4	2	7
	Independent	Eddie Hunter	550	14.0	3	10
	Labour	Mairi MacLean	473	12.0
	SNP	David Ingham	389	9.9
	Independent	Sandra Casey	188	4.8
	Conservative	Chris Carver	156	4.0
	Independent	George MacLeod	151	3.8
	Independent	Alistair MacGregor	100	2.5
	Independent	Scott Waugh	64	1.6

The Highland Council election, 2007: Aird and Loch Ness
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Independent	Margaret Davidson	1,215	24.6	1	1
	Independent	Helen Carmichael	1,125	22.8	2	1
	SNP	Drew Hendry	892	18.1	3	5
	Liberal Democrats	Hamish Wood	550	11.1	4	8
	Conservative	Margaret Chown	355	7.2
	Independent	John Martin	322	6.5
	Labour	Andrew MacKintosh	292	5.9
	Independent	Alexander Nicol	192	3.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness West
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Pauline Munro	965	28.8	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Graham	840	25.1	2	1
	Independent	Jimmy MacDonald	778	23.2	3	4
	Labour	Caroline Parr	536	16.0
	Conservative	Mary Fraser	230	6.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness Central
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Donnie Kerr	1,019	21.9	1	1
	Independent	Peter Corbett	776	16.6	4	9
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Campbell	729	15.6	2	6
	Labour	Bet McAllister	720	15.4	3	6
	Independent	William Smith	575	12.3
	Conservative	David Bonsor	268	5.8
	Independent	Ivor Bisset	252	5.4
	Labour	Tej Manda	237	5.1
	Solidarity	George MacDonald	88	1.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness Ness-side
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

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness Millburn
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Jimmy Gray	1,123	31.2	1	1
	SNP	Ian Brown	1,005	27.9	2	1
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth MacLeod	510	14.2	3	6
	Independent	Etta Mackay	430	11.9
	Conservative	Donald MacKenzie	356	9.9
	Independent	Willie Fraser	178	4.9

The Highland Council election, 2007: Culloden and Ardersier
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Robert Wynd	1,335	28.7	1	1
	Independent	Roddy Balfour	1,308	28.1	2	1
	Labour	John Ford	816	17.5	3	4
	Liberal Democrats	Glynis Sinclair	663	14.3	4	4
	Conservative	John Ross	318	6.8
	Independent	Jim Ferguson	213	4.6

The Highland Council election, 2007: Nairn
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Liz MacDonald	1,576	30.7	1	1
	Independent	Sandy Park	855	16.6	2	4
	Independent	Laurie Fraser	669	13.0	3	6
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Marsden	535	10.4	4	8
	Independent	Jim Lennon	476	9.3
	Labour	Ron Stevenson	402	7.8
	Conservative	Bob Ross	356	6.9
	Independent	David Fraser	273	5.3

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness South
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Roy Pedersen	1,058	27.0	1	1
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Prag	902	23.0	2	1
	Labour	John Holden	671	17.1	4	4
	Independent	Jim Crawford	524	13.4	3	4
	Conservative	Donald MacDonald	413	10.5
	Independent	Barrie Haycock	353	9.0

The Highland Council election, 2007: Badenoch and Strathspey
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Black	1,720	31.2	1	1
	SNP	David Fallows	1,347	24.4	2	1
	Independent	Gregor Rimell	736	13.3	3	5
	Conservative	Les Durance	532	9.6
	Independent	Jaci Douglas	484	8.8	4	7
	Scottish Senior Citizens	Donald Scobbie	350	6.4
	Independent	Angela Cox	347	6.3

The Highland Council election, 2007: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Party		Candidate	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Foxley	1,059	20.4	1	1
	Independent	Donald Cameron	939	18.1	2	7
	SNP	Bren Gormley	778	15.0	3	10
	Labour	Brian Murphy	501	9.7	4	10
	Conservative	Andrew Baxter	372	7.2
	Independent	Thomas MacLennan	322	6.2
	Independent	Darren Woods	317	6.1
	Independent	Patricia Jordan	271	5.2
	Independent	Drew McFarlane-Slack	241	4.6
	Independent	Iain Thornber	195	3.8
	Independent	Neil Clark	194	3.7

Post-election changes

On 6 May 2007, Badenoch and Strathspey Cllr Gregor Rimell became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
On 26 October 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Richard Durham became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats
On 12 December 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Alan Torrance became a member of the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent
On 3 April 2008, Landward Caithness Cllr David Bremner became an Independent, separate from the Administration, after being expelled from the Scottish National Party
In 2008, Wick Cllr Graeme Smith became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats
On 13 March 2009, North, West and Central Sutherland Cllr Linda Munro became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
On 17 February 2011 Inverness Central Cllr Janet Campbell became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats.
On 17 February 2011 Culloden and Ardersier Cllr Glynis Sinclair became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats. She joined the Scottish National Party on 24 May 2011

2007-2011 by-elections

On 23 April 2009 the Liberal Democrat's Alasdair Christie won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Jimmy MacDonald on 31 January 2009

Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1
	Liberal Democrats	Alasdair Christie	59.6	1,503
	SNP	Brian ÓhEadhra	22.0	556
	Labour	Andrew James MacKintosh	8.3	210
	Scottish Christian	Dr Sheila McLaughlan	4.55	115
	Conservative	Donald Gunn MacDonald	4.4	111
	Solidarity	George MacDonald	1.1	27
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing
Electorate: 6,623 Valid: 2,522 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 1,270 Turnout: 2,540

On 7 April 2011 the SNP's Gail Ross won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Katrina MacNab

Wick By-Election (7 April 2011)- 1 seat^[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	SNP	Gail Elizabeth Ross	46.82	979	984	999	1,049	1,049	1,049
	Labour	Neil MacDonald	19.56	409	410	421	463	463	463
	Independent	Niall Smith	9.89	207	209	217	245	245	245
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Mairi Clarke	9.85	206	211	219	236	236	236
	Independent	Jim Oag	8.8	184	191	202
	Independent	Laurel Bush	3.5	73	75
	Conservative	Michael Anthony Carr	1.5	33
	SNP gain from Independent		Swing
Electorate: 5,564 Valid: 2,091 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 2,124

On 23 April 2009 Independent Fiona Robertson won a by-election which arose following the death of SNP Councillor Alan Torrance

Tain and Easter Ross By-Election (9 June 2011)- 1 seat^[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	SNP	Derek William Louden	33.2	837	860	928	1,037	1,037
	Independent	Fiona Robertson	32.2	811	840	933	1,204	1,204
	Independent	Ruairidh MacKenzie	18.54	467	481	547
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Gardner	12.19	307	318
	Independent	Michael Herd	3.9	97
	Independent gain from SNP		Swing
Electorate: 6,962 Valid: 2,519 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,260 Turnout: 2,536

On 3 November 2011 the Liberal Democrat's Carolyn Caddick won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Labour Councillor John Holden

Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat^[4]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	SNP	Kenneth Archer Gowans	33.94	885	903	922	967	1,005	1,084
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Ann Caddick	28.65	747	761	777	830	971	1,091
	Labour	Katherine MacKenzie-Geegan	11.81	308	319	327	357	379
	Conservative	David Louis Kinsley Bonsor	11.12	290	300	336	339
	Scottish Green	Gale Louise Falconer	6.02	157	172	189
	Scottish Christian	Donald MacLeod Boyd	4.83	126	130
	Independent	David McGrath	3.60	94
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
Electorate: 9,760 Valid: 2,607 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 1,304 Turnout: 2,620

References

↑ "Inverness West By-Election Result" (Press release). Highland Council. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
↑ http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/62BA3793-24BF-44B5-B8E5-89B4D8B85B6E/0/ward3byelectionfulanalysis.pdf
↑ http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/48FAF232-4472-4A27-BC8F-3075807E303F/0/Ward8byelectionfullanalysis.pdf
↑ http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F39E89BF-C07B-47D4-82E8-EF76C10FC015/0/ElectionSTVspreadsheetWard20InvernessFinal.pdf

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