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Badenoch and Strathspey (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Badenoch and Strathspey is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the towns and villages of Aviemore, Carrbridge, Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie and Newtonmore. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 rowspan=3; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | David Fallows
(SNP)
rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Stuart Black
(Liberal Democrats)
rowspan=2; style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Gregor Rimell
(Ind.)
rowspan=2; style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | Jaci Douglas
(Ind.)
2012 rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | Bill Lobban
(SNP/
Ind.)
2017 Muriel Cockburn
(SNP)
rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party/meta/color" | John Bruce
(Conservative)
rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/color" | Pippa Hadley
(Greens)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Highland Council election [2]

Badenoch and Strathspey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conservative John Bruce 23.58% 1,266              
Independent Bill Lobban (incumbent) 22.15% 1,189              
SNP Muriel Cockburn 18.48% 992 993.8 1,005.9 1,014.8 1,040.5 1,089.9    
Scottish Green Pippa Hadley 14.04% 754 763.7 784.1 808.3 820.6 905.7 915.4 1,230.4
Liberal Democrats Gregor Rimell (incumbent) 9.61% 516 571.4 601.5 663.9 689.6 793.7 795.4  
Independent Stewart Dick 6.26% 336 362.8 371.7 401.1 455.7      
UKIP Les Durance 3.15% 169 198.6 202.7 210.9        
Independent Donald MacDonald 2.74% 147 167.8 185.3          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,369   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,074   Turnout: 5,412 (51%)  

2012 Election

2012 Highland Council election

Badenoch and Strathspey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Jaci Douglas (incumbent) 24.68% 1,082          
SNP Bill Lobban 17.99% 789 813.3 818.9 840.1 844.8 970.6
SNP David Fallows (incumbent)††††††††††† 16.49% 723 750.3 764.5 796.6 805.8 912.2
Liberal Democrats Gregor Rimell (incumbent) 14.73% 646 707.3 720.3 927.9    
Labour Kieran Turner 12.91% 566 596.5 610.7 640.6 653.6  
Conservative Les Durance 10.22% 448 466.5 518.1      
UKIP Ross Durance 2.99% 131 141.4        
Electorate: 10,348   Valid: 4,385   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 878   Turnout: 4,434 (42.85%)  

2007 Election

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Badenoch and Strathspey
Party Candidate FPv% % 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

References