Highland Council Election Results 2017

Here are the final results from the Highland Council Election 2017. The Independent group remain the largest party, despite losing 7 seats. The Conservatives, gaining their first Highland Councillors since 1995, were tied with the Liberal Democrats on 10 seats.  The SNP held on to the same number of seats, while Labour lost 5.  The Greens earned their first ever Highland Councillor in Badenoch & Strathspey.

Here are the total of results as now (with seat changes relative to 2012):

	2012			2017
	Seats	Votes*	Votes (%)*	Seats**	Votes*	Votes (%)*
Independent	35	29,149	40.2%	28 (-7)	31,473	34.97% (-5.2)
SNP	22	18,673	25.8%	22 (0)	22,389	24.87% (-0.9)
Lib Dem	15	9,777	13.5%	10 (-5)	11,577	12.86% (-0.6)
Labour	8	9,151	12.6%	3 (-5)	6,218	6.91% (-5.7)
Conservative	0	3,660	5.1%	10 (+10)	14,095	15.66% (+10.6)
Green	0	692	1.0%	1 (+1)	3,488	3.88% (+2.9)
UKIP	0	272	0.4%		169	0.19% (-0.2)
Other	0	1,086	1.5%		598	0.66% (-0.8)

Approx. turnout – 49.7%

* Votes is for first-preference votes only

** There will be 74 councillors elected, which is a reduction of 6 seats from 2012.

Further analysis and results will follow but here are the councillors elected for each ward.  The councillors’ party are in brackets and the Stage at which they were elected is in braces. The earlier the Stage they were elected, the more likely they are to have had more votes.

Ward 1 – North, West and Central Sutherland

Elected:

Kirsteen Currie (SNP) [Stage 6] – Newly elected

Hugh Morrison (Ind) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Linda Munro (Lib Dem) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Russell Taylor	Conservative	557	19.84%	561	565	622	658
Kirsteen Currie	SNP	556	19.81%	564	571	612	681	689
Linda Munro	Lib Dems	504	17.96%	510	521	587	671	899
Hugh Morrison	Independent	473	16.85%	480	521	556	669	804
Malcolm Bangor-Jones	Independent	311	11.08%	327	341	367
William Sinclair	Labour	265	9.44%	269	274
Michael Simpson	Independent	89	3.17%	91
Brendan O’ Hanrahan	Independent	52	1.85%

Turnout: 2807 (58.0%)

Quota: 702

Source: Ward 1 Results – Highland Council

Ward 2 – Thurso and North-west Caithness

Elected:

Donnie Mackay (Ind) [Stage 8] – Re-elected

Struan Mackie (Con) [Stage 2] – Newly elected

Matthew Reiss (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Karl Rosie (SNP) [Stage 8] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Gillian Coghill (Ind), Roger Saxon (Lab)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
Matthew Reiss	Independent	1924	36.69%
Struan Mackie	Conservative	901	17.18%	1111.108
Karl Rosie	SNP	746	14.23%	812.8527	816.4455	822.5013	875.4699	899.478	957.3932	1059.13
Donnie Mackay	Independent	567	10.81%	677.9663	686.5742	705.5946	717.435	762.7588	878.3373	1263.279
Gillian Coghill	Independent	417	7.95%	643.4804	658.2021	682.5503	702.596	758.373	869.9856
Roger Saxon	Labour	328	6.25%	404.8578	410.1275	411.8312	426.6971	487.5747
Alexander Glasgow	Lib Dems	198	3.78%	241.2041	249.6644	256.5607	275.8123
Sandra Owsnett	Green	104	1.98%	127.6486	129.3051	136.8716
Tommy Farmer	Independent	59	1.13%	82.19378	85.19686

Turnout: 5314 (51.4%)

Quota: 1,049

Source: Ward 2 results (Highland Council)

Ward 3 – Wick and East Caithness

Elected:

Raymond Bremner (SNP) [Stage 8] – Newly elected

A.I. Willie Mackay (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Andrew Sinclair (Con) [Stage 8] – Newly elected

Nicola Sinclair (Ind) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Bill Fernie (Ind), Neil MacDonald (Lab)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
A.I. Willie Mackay	Independent	1046	23.22%
Nicola Sinclair	Independent	967	21.47%
Andrew Sinclair	Conservative	649	14.41%	666.2462	669.2269	708.4067	735.0853	8,221,985	919.1682	1,047.32
Raymond Bremner	SNP	549	12.19%	557.2025	558.9011	576.6282	600.2502	655.1211	722.7261	830.7267
Neil Macdonald	Labour	404	8.97%	416.514	419.7511	454.6795	494.6951	556.257	670.6729
Linda Malik	Independent	338	7.50%	350.9347	356.5755	368.923	423.9337
Bill Fernie	Independent	327	7.26%	353.3952	360.9296	396.3901	436.4138	507.5121
Catherine Patterson	Independent	224	4.97%	233.0428	237.9154	247.1257
Luke Graham	Lib Dems	172	3.82%	177.0477	177.881

Turnout: 4,676 (47.6%)

Quota: 936

Source: Ward 3 results (Highland Council)

Ward 4 – East Sutherland & Edderton

Elected:

Richard Gordon Gale (Lib Dem) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Deirdre Mackay (Labour) [Stage 4] – Re-elected

Jim McGillivary (Ind) [Stage 7] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Graham Phillips (SNP)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Deirdre Mackay	Labour	755	21.20%	757	831	946
Richard Gordon Gale	Lib Dems	699	19.63%	715	773	889	909.2292
Graham Phillips	SNP	648	18.20%	653	711	725	732.0919	734.8109
Jim McGillivray	Independent	597	16.76%	600	649	793	806.4862	813.7985	1,154.90
Eva Short	Conservative	517	14.52%	518	532
George Gunn		309	8.68%	311
Harry Christian	Libertarian	36	1.01%

Turnout: 3,561 (57.1%)

Quota: 891

Source: Ward 4 results (Highland Council)

Ward 5 – Wester Ross, Strathpeffer & Lochalsh

Elected:

Biz Campbell (Ind) [Stage 5] – Re-elected

Ian Cockburn (SNP) [Stage 3] – Re-elected

Derek MacLeod (Con) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Kate Stephen (Lib Dem) [Stage 8] – Re-elected (previously sitting in Culloden & Ardesier)

Incumbents defeated: Richard Greene (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
Derek MacLeod	Conservative	1,036	18.43%	1,055	1061	1064.225	1205.565
Ian Cockburn	SNP	859	15.28%	887	1355
Biz Campbell	Independent	796	14.16%	843	876	899.7636	1145.819
Kate Stephen	Lib Dems	752	13.38%	841	864	882.6714	993.3504	1026.395	1034.871	1560.4
Richard Greene	Green	656	11.67%	673	686	699.9187
Topher Dawson	Green	628	11.17%	674	721	839.139	928.3825	934.8981	938.5062
Alexander MacIness	SNP	608	10.82%	610
Christopher Alan Birt	Labour	285	5.07%

Turnout: 5,620 (57.8%)

Quota: 1,125

Source: Ward 5 results (Highland Council)

Ward 6 – Cromarty Firth

Elected:

Mike Finlayson (Ind) [Stage 8] – Re-elected

Pauline Munro (SNP) [Stage 2] – Newly elected

Maxine Smith (SNP) [Stage 8] – Re-elected

Carolyn Wilson (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Martin Rattray (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
Carolyn Wilson	Independent	1,108	27.01%
Pauline Munro	SNP	801	19.53%	827.6791
Maxine Smith	SNP	579	14.12%	599.4626	604.1261	614.6683	623.8091	660.4158	674.2493	740.9003
Mike Finlayson	Independent	405	9.87%	483.224	483.4829	532.3302	567.3824	638.7949	772.5222	1047.448
Ian Smith	Conservative	346	8.43%	368.2757	368.3566	372.6156	390.4169	468.0313
Martin Rattray	Independent	322	7.85%	377.6893	378.0547	398.892	422.4423	497.6731	590.6187
Mary MacDonald	Lib Dems	278	6.78%	302.8659	303.0961	319.9173	359.5036
Bill Curran	Labour	155	3.78%	162.2526	162.4824	169.7656
Sheila Fletcher	Independent	108	2.63%	121.9871	122.1486

Turnout: 4,102 (43.3%)

Quota: 821

Source: Ward 6 results (Highland Council)

Ward 7 – Tain and Easter Ross

Elected:

Derek Louden (SNP) [Stage 4] – Newly elected

Fiona Robertson (Ind) [Stage 3] – Re-elected

Jamie Stone (Lib Dem) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Alasdair Rhind (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Derek Louden	SNP	831	23.85%	847	870	873.7763
Fiona Robertson	Independent	708	20.32%	751	903
Jamie Stone	Lib Dems	679	19.49%	696	851	860.1661	860.6536	1,342.18
Alasdair Rhind	Independent	569	16.33%	587	722	735.6977	736.2599
Ron Ferguson	Conservative	558	16.02%	583
Sandra Skinner	Independent	139	3.99%

Turnout : 3,484 (49.9%)

Quota: 872

Source: Ward 7 results (Highland Council)

Ward 8 – Dingwall & Seaforth

Elected:

Graham Mackenzie (SNP) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Alister Mackinnon (Ind) [Stage 7] – Re-elected

Angela Maclean (Lib Dem) [Stage 2] – Re-elected

Margaret Paterson (Ind) [Stage 2] – Re-elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Graham Alexander Mackenzie	SNP	1,267	28.62%
Angela Maclean	Lib Dems	868	19.61%	940.7718
Margaret Paterson	Independent	853	19.27%	966.6684
Reiner Luyken	Conservative	636	14.37%	644.1192	652.1714	662.2145	670.2174	716.0774
Alister Mackinnon	Independent	552	12.47%	603.1207	639.0349	659.211	689.6971	782.5442	1,125.24
David Jardine	Labour	198	4.47%	233.1831	239.9353	248.8446	265.203
Dave Allison		53	1.20%	66.83266	71.83379	73.29569

Turnout: 4,427 (44.5%)

Quota: 886

Source: Ward 8 results (Highland Council)

Ward 9 – Black Isle

Elected:

Gordon Adam (Lib Dem) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Jennifer Barclay (Ind) [Stage 7] – Re-elected

Craig Fraser (SNP) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Craig Fraser	SNP	1,234	26.88%
Gordon Adam	Lib Dems	919	20.02%	929.8716	1004.893	1076.59	1306.973
Rainie Smith	Conservative	859	18.71%	860.1847	878.4635	926.7423	940.021	970.3854
Jennifer Barclay	Independent	742	16.16%	754.4745	783.1017	841.5652	938.8063	994.6748	1,456.96
Vikki Trelfer	Green	388	8.45%	426.5386	465.5596	493.9534
Bev Smith	Independent	246	5.36%	250.3208	262.7389
Michael MacMillan	Labour	203	4.42%	209.4115

Turnout: 4,591 (54.9%)

Quota: 1,148

Source: Ward 9 results (Highland Council)

Ward 10 – Eilean a’ Cheò

Elected:

John Finlayson (Ind) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

John Gordon (Ind) [Stage 12] – Re-elected

Ronald MacDonald (Ind) [Stage 9] – Newly elected

Calum MacLeod (SNP) [Stage 8] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Hamish Fraser (Ind), Drew Millar (Ind), Ian Renwick (SNP)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8	Stage 9	Stage 10	Stage 11	Stage 12
John Finlayson	Independent	1,449	28.97%
Ronald MacDonald	Independent	717	14.34%	829.5379	835.1562	847.4659	892.3396	925.9772	992.6339	999.2523	1,001.96
Calum MacLeod	SNP	626	12.52%	656.6078	666.917	676.5353	690.3904	710.3179	726.6463	1,028.76
John Gordon	Independent	453	9.06%	534.9301	539.8576	549.4759	582.6593	631.9152	737.2628	757.1178	765.3085	765.7151	834.6442	1,035.21
Hamish Fraser	Independent	339	6.78%	395.8873	408.5056	425.124	442.834	515.6357	545.5825	554.8191	559.1492	559.2455	632.026
Malcolm Macleod	Conservative	319	6.38%	331.3668	335.3668	359.2218	371.0044	383.9319	394.4777	395.7869	396.2706	396.3593
Ian Renwick	SNP	310	6.20%	317.4201	320.4201	323.4201	334.821	351.7485	363.531
Campbell Dickson	Independent	216	4.32%	249.6995	251.627	257.9362	277.2646	303.2838
Drew Millar	Independent	213	4.26%	241.1345	243.4436	250.4436	265.7528
Moira Elisobeth Scobbie	Independent	164	3.28%	197.0812	208.0087	222.5546
Peter O’ Donnghaile	Labour	98	1.96%	104.4926
Ken MacLeod	Lib Dems	97	1.94%	106.5843	131.2026

Turnout: 5,001 (59.1%)

Quota: 1,001

Source: Ward 10 results (Highland Council)

Ward 11 – Caol and Mallaig

Elected:

Allan Henderson (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Billy Maclachlan (SNP) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Ben Thompson (Ind) [Stage 3] – Re-elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Allan Henderson	Independent	917	28.29%
Billy Maclachlan	SNP	778	24.00%	793.3735	796.6047	800.6989	838.8941
Ben Thompson	Independent	767	23.66%	809.4215	826.4269
Denis Rixson	Lib Dems	304	9.38%	324.6906	328.0374	331.032	402.5899
Liz Saggers	Conservative	265	8.17%	271.3575	275.473	276.9169	290.6298
Susan Carstairs	Labour	181	5.58%	187.3575	189.3575	191.5004
Liam Simmonds	Independent	30	0.93%	34.04565

Turnout: 3,242 (46.6%)

Quota: 811

Source: Ward 11 results (Highland Council)

Ward 12 – Aird and Loch Ness

Elected:

Helen Carmichael (Ind) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

George Cruickshank (Con) [Stage 2] – Newly elected

Margaret Davidson (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Emma Knox (SNP) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Dr. Jean Davis (Lib Dem)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Margaret Davidson	Independent	b	27.77%
George Cruickshank	Conservative	998	19.73%	1,045.27
Emma Knox	SNP	719	14.21%	734.1043	734.3131	842.0682	1,270.63
Helen Carmichael	Independent	625	12.35%	837.0202	848.566	947.5934	960.7123	1,049.45
Jean Davis	Lib Dems	515	10.18%	558.6348	568.1119	654.4913	671.1696	714.8691
Matt Freiss	SNP	409	8.08%	424.9435	425.3114	491.8186
Chris Balance	Green	388	7.67%	411.7754	413.5004

Turnout: 5,069 (52.6%)

Quota: 1,012

Source: Ward 12 results (Highland Council)

Ward 13 – Inverness West

Elected:

Bill Boyd (SNP) [Stage 6] – Newly elected

Alex Graham (Lib Dem) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Graham Ross (Ind) [Stage 4] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Allan Duffy (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Alex Graham	Lib Dems	964	27.65%
Bill Boyd	SNP	722	20.71%	727.8212	752.2527	782.6344	785.4601	1077.288
Graham Ross	Independent	719	20.63%	751.4462	808.0268	891.3669
Fergus Mackenzie	Conservative	416	11.93%	431.5551	445.3185	489.1814	493.7345	501.1987
Cath MacInnes	SNP	300	8.61%	304.8669	317.2487	345.5349	347.8415
Adie Eghtedar	Labour	235	6.74%	244.9247	261.6882
Allan Duffy	Independent	130	3.73%	139.3521

Turnout: 3,486 (42.6%)

Quota: 872

Source: Ward 13 results (Highland Council)

Ward 14 – Inverness Central

Elected:

Janet Campbell (Ind) [Stage 8] – Re-elected

Richard Laird (SNP) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Bet McAllister (Labour) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Donnie Kerr (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
Richard Laird	SNP	1,122	32.82%
Bet McAllister	Labour	577	16.88%	615.5495	623.5014	665.7365	768.7733	880.8158
Janet Campbell	Independent	522	15.27%	546.034	560.8895	577.8413	640.3994	828.7648	839.3539	1,063.40
Donald Mackenzie	Conservative	426	12.46%	430.2833	434.2833	474.711	498.0425	533.66	536.6317
Donnie Kerr	Independent	360	10.53%	392.8385	409.2181	420.6458	485.1076
Russell Deacon	Green	208	6.08%	305.0877	311.2775	346.0367
Margot Kerr	Lib Dems	154	4.50%	170.6572	172.6572
Diane Wilkinson	Independent	50	1.46%	58.80452

Turnout: 3,419 (39.5%)

Quota: 855

Source: Ward 14 results (Highland Council)

Ward 15 – Inverness Ness-side

Elected:

Alasdair Christie (Lib Dem) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Ron MacWilliam (SNP) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

Callum Smith (Con) [Stage 6] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Fraser Parr (Labour), Jean Slater (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Alasdair Christie	Lib Dems	1,739	42.75%
Ron MacWilliam	SNP	1,056	25.96%
Callum Smith	Conservative	577	14.18%	748.2298	749.2372	756.0036	851.5835	1,110.90
Fraser Parr	Labour	377	9.27%	537.8648	546.6079	588.2155	744.2452
Jean Slater	Independent	255	6.27%	427.059	437.3133	471.1431
Feargus Murray	SSP	64	1.57%	99.241	105.5015

Turnout: 4,068 (51.1%)

Quota: 1,018

Source: Ward 15 (Highland Council)

Ward 16 – Inverness Millburn

Elected:

Ian Brown (SNP) [Stage 7] – Re-elected

Jimmy Gray (Labour) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Isabelle Mackenzie (CON) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Jimmy Gray	Labour	1,064	29.64%
Ian Brown	SNP	738	20.56%	755.3171	770.2532	818.9053	856.4296	864.3254	1,352.80
Isabelle Mackenzie	Conservative	716	19.94%	749.0741	792.1304	824.5984	993.0153
Jackie Hendry	SNP	452	12.59%	462.9207	472.1688	534.133	573.4731	581.5093
John West	Lib Dems	267	7.44%	298.358	329.8184	390.7467
Anne Thomas	Green	213	5.93%	229.069	255.4092
Zosia Fraser	Independent	140	3.90%	158.2532

Turnout: 3,590 (47.7%)

Quota: 898

Source: Ward 16 results (Highland Council)

Ward 17- Culloden and Ardesier

Elected:

Roddy Balfour (Ind) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Glynis Campbell-Sinclair (SNP) [Stage 5] – Re-elected

Trish Robertson (Lib Dem) [Stage 8] – Re-elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
Roddy Balfour	Independent	763	20.17%	790	817	864	900	972.5385
Raine Cullen	Conservative	685	18.11%	697	705	731	736	744.8716	751.0975
Glynis Campbell-Sinclair	SNP	669	17.69%	677	704	724	1280
Pauline Munro	SNP	623	16.47%	627	655	682
Trish Robertson	Lib Dems	592	15.65%	601	633	707	743	800.4046	810.9564	1,188.71
Matt Wakeling	Labour	215	5.68%	220	241
Donnie MacLeod	Green	149	3.94%	156
Thomas Lamont	Independent	86	2.27%

Turnout: 3,782 (47.1%)

Quota: 946

Source: Ward 17 results (Highland Council)

Ward 18 – Nairn and Cawdor

Elected:

Laurie Fraser (Ind) – Re-elected

Tom Heggie (Ind) – Newly elected

Liz Macdonald (SNP) – Re-elected

Peter Saggers (Con) – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Stephen Fuller (SNP), Michael Green (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8	Stage 9
Tom Heggie	Independent	1,144	21.57%
Peter Saggers	Conservative	816	15.39%	820.7883	820.7883	833.7883	861.4425	941.0942	945.0942	947.9898	1,045.71
Laurie Fraser	Independent	694	13.09%	716.4905	716.4905	740.7082	841.0455	967.2945	1,009.09	1,055.89	1,491.26
Liz MacDonald	SNP	647	12.20%	654.908	661.9805	666.1256	686.9237	710.431	1,228.68
Stephen Fuller	SNP	586	11.05%	590.7158	598.7178	603.2041	634.8766	657.0217
Michael Green	Independent	558	10.52%	571.059	573.05	584.2041	658.6865	758.7748	792.863	824.5184
Ritchie Cunningham	Lib Dems	369	6.96%	374.8766	377.9491	421.1668	458.3276
Paul McIvor	Independent	310	5.85%	322.8414	330.059	347.6394
Andrew Mackintosh	Labour	147	2.77%	148.8863	151.9589
Louis McIntosh	SSP	32	0.60%	32.50785

Turnout: 5,303 (52.5%)

Quota: 1,061

Source: Ward 18 results (Highland Council)

Ward 19 – Inverness South

Elected:

Carolyn Caddick (Lib Dem) [Stage 6] – Re-elected

Ken Gowans (SNP) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Andrew Jarvie (Con) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

Duncan MacPherson (Ind) [Stage 7] – Newly elected

Incumbents defeated: Jim Crawford (Ind)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Ken Gowans	SNP	1,287	25.31%
Andrew Jarvie	Conservative	1,022	20.10%
Carolyn Caddick	Lib Dems	799	15.71%	810.4956	811.5591	833.8306	970.4931	1,151.22
Duncan MacPherson	Independent	583	11.47%	593.6595	594.3086	619.5606	678.2267	971.1767	1,049.58
Jim Crawford	Independent	527	10.36%	537.4505	538.2755	564.3224	621.7913
Shaun Fraser	Labour	387	7.61%	394.9424	395.2786	401.306
Michelle Gowans	SNP	376	7.39%	592.3254	592.3762	599.593	646.3552	682.1663	696.434
Donald Macleod Boyd	Christian	104	2.05%	105.0451	105.3148

Turnout: 5,085 (45.3%)

Quota: 1,018

Source: Ward 19 results (Highland Council)

Ward 20 -– Badenoch and Strathspey

Elected:

John Bruce (Con) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

Muriel Cockburn (SNP) [Stage 6] – Newly elected

Pippa Hadley (Green) [Stage 8] – Newly elected

Bill Lobban (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Incumbents defeated: Gregor Rimell (Lib Dem)

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Stage 8
John Bruce	Conservative	1,266	23.90%
Bill Lobban	Independent	1,189	22.44%
Muriel Cockburn	SNP	922	17.40%	993.8198	1,005.91	1,014.78	1,040.47	1,089.89
Pippa Hadley	Green	754	14.23%	763.7056	784.1141	808.3292	820.5776	905.6898	915.4073	1,230.41
Gregor Rimell	Lib Dems	516	9.74%	571.3523	601.5258	663.9239	689.6318	793.6541	795.3869
Stewart Dick	Independent	335	6.32%	362.8421	371.7394	401.0826	455.7289
Les Durance	UKIP	169	3.19%	198.5718	202.7303	210.9853
Donald Gunn MacDonald	Independent	147	2.77%	168.7761	185.2806

Turnout: 5,369 (51.0%)

Quota: 1,074

Source: Ward 20 results (Highland Council)

Ward 21 – Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Elected:

Blair Allan (SNP) [Stage 1] – Newly elected

Andrew Phillip Baxter (Ind) [Stage 1] – Re-elected

Niall McLean (SNP) [Stage 7] – Newly elected

Ian Ramon (Con) [Stage 5] – Newly elected

Results:

Name	Party	Votes	%	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Andrew Phillip Baxter	Independent	1,550	37.24%
Blair Allan	SNP	932	22.39%
Ian Ramon	Conservative	530	12.73%	648.8831	650.0515	713.4841	842.2646
Niall McLean	SNP	437	10.50%	550.3321	630.2095	650.9661	715.8573	716.1442	852.1523
Sally Semple	Labour	344	8.27%	425.8767	428.5322	488.9214	595.9934	599.1535
Trever Ernest Escott	Lib Dems	192	4.61%	250.7477	254.3591
Joanne Elizabeth Matheson	Independent	177	4.25%	389.3242	392.617	454.7141

Turnout: 4162 (48.4%)

Quota: 833

Source: Ward 21 results (Highland Council)