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Highland council area
Shown as one of the council areas of Scotland
1999 to 2003
2003 to 2007
2007

The first general election to the Highland Council was held in May 1999, using 80 wards created for that election, and which remain in use today. Each ward elects one councillor by the first past the post system of election. Elections are held on a four-year cycle: therefore the next general election was in 2003.

In 1999 the council had been functioning since 1996, but prior to the 1999 election it had consisted of councillors elected to the earlier regional council which covered the same Highland area.

Wards are grouped into areas. Councillors elected from a particular area become members of the relevant area committee. The committee areas are similar to the districts which were abolished in 1996, when the Highland region became a unitary council area.

Badenoch and Strathspey wards

There are five wards in the Badenoch and Strathspey area:

Ward Description Councillor Party
Badenoch East Mostly rural
Includes part of Aviemore and part of Kingussie 		Missing information Missing information
Badenoch West Mostly rural
Includes Newtonmore and part of Kingussie 		Missing information Missing information
Grantown on Spey Grantown on Spey Missing information Missing information
Strathspey North East Mostly rural Missing information Missing information
Strathspey South Mostly rural
Includes part of Aviemore 		Missing information Missing information

Caithness wards

There are 10 wards in the Caithness area:

Ward Description Councillor Party
Caithness Central Mostly rural
Includes Halkirk 		David Flear Liberal Democrat
Caithness North East Mostly rural
Includes Dunnet and John o' Groats 		John H Green Independent
Caithness North West Mostly rural
Includes Castletown 		Alastair I MacDonald Liberal Democrat
Caithness South East Mostly rural
Includes Lybster 		William A Mowat Independent
Pultneytown Pultneytown area of Wick Jim Oag Independent
Thurso Central Part of Thurso John Rosie Labour
Thurso East Part of Thurso Falconer Waters Independent
Thurso West Part of Thurso Roger Eric Saxon Labour
Wick Part of Wick Graeme M Smith Liberal Democrat
Wick West Part of Wick Deidre Steven Labour

Inverness wards

The Inverness area includes Loch Ness, Strathglass and the City of Inverness.

The city lacks clearly defined boundaries. In ward descriptions below the city means the urban area centred on the former burgh of Inverness.

There are 23 wards in the area:

Ward Description Councillor Party
Ardersier, Croy and Petty To the east of the city of Inverness
Mostly rural
Includes Ardersier 		Missing information Missing information
Ballifeary Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Balloch To the east of the city Missing information Missing information
Beauly and Strathglass Mostly rural
Includes Beauly and Strathglass 		Missing information Missing information
Canal Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Culduthel Part of the city
and a rural area to the south 		Missing information Missing information
Culloden To the east of the city
Mostly rural 		Missing information Missing information
Crown Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Drumossie To the southeast of the city
Mostly rural 		Missing information Missing information
Hilton Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Inches Part of city
and an area to the southeast 		Missing information Missing information
Inverness Central Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Inverness West Part of the city
and an area to the southwest 		Missing information Missing information
Kirkhill Part of the city
and a rural area to the southwest 		Missing information Missing information
Lochardil Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Loch Ness East On the southeast side of Loch Ness
(but includes the area of the loch itself)
Mostly rural
Includes part of the city 		Missing information Missing information
Loch Ness West Mostly on the northwest side of Loch Ness
Mostly rural
Includes Drumnadrochit and Fort Augustus 		Missing information Missing information
Merkinch Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Milton Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Muirtown Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Raigmore Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Scorguie Part of the city Missing information Missing information
Westhill and Smithton To the east of the city Missing information Missing information

Lochaber wards

There are eight wards in the Lochaber area:

Ward Towns and villages Councillor Party
Ardnamurchan and Morvern Acharacle Missing information Missing information
Caol Missing information Missing information
Claggan and Glen Spean Missing information Missing information
Fort William North Missing information Missing information
Fort William South Missing information Missing information
Glencoe Kinlochleven Missing information Missing information
Kilmallie and Invergary Missing information Missing information
Mallaig and Small Isles Mallaig Missing information Missing information

Nairn wards

The Nairn area is mostly rural. Ward boundaries radiate from the town of Nairn (a former burgh), dividing the town between all four wards:

Ward Description Councillor Party
Nairn Alltan Part of the town
and a western area 		Missing information Missing information
Nairn Auldearn Part of the town
and a south-eastern area 		Missing information Missing information
Nairn Cawdor Part of the town
and a south-western area 		Missing information Missing information
Nairn Ninian Part of the town
and an eastern area 		Missing information Missing information

Ross and Cromarty wards

There are 18 wards in the Ross and Cromarty area:

Ward Description Councillor Party
Alness and Ardross Includes Alness and Ardross Missing information Missing information
Avoch and Fortrose Part of the Black Isle Missing information Missing information
Black Isle North Part of the Black Isle Missing information Missing information
Conon and Maryburgh Missing information Missing information
Dingwall North Includes part of Dingwall Missing information Missing information
Dingwall South Includes part of Dingwall Missing information Missing information
Ferindonald Missing information Missing information
Gairloch Includes Gairloch and Ullapool
Invergordon Includes Invergordon Missing information Missing information
Knockbain and Killearnan Part of the Black Isle Missing information Missing information
Lochbroom Missing information Missing information
Lochcarron Missing information Missing information
Muir of Ord Missing information Missing information
Rosskeen and Saltburn Missing information Missing information
Seaboard Includes the Seaboard Villages Missing information Missing information
Strathpeffer and Strathconon Missing information Missing information
Tain East Includes part of Tain Missing information Missing information
Tain West Includes part of Tain Missing information Missing information

Skye and Lochalsh area

There are six wards in the Skye and Lochalsh area:

Ward Towns and villages Councillor Party
Kinlochshiel Missing information Missing information
Kyle and Sleat Missing information Missing information
Portree Portree Missing information Missing information
Skye Central Broadford Missing information Missing information
Skye West Dunvegan Missing information Missing information
Snizort and Trotternish Missing information Missing information

Sutherland area

There are six wards in the Sutherland area:

Ward Towns and villages Councillor Party
Brora Brora Missing information Missing information
Dornoch Firth Dornoch Missing information Missing information
Golspie and Rogart Golspie, Rogart Missing information Missing information
Sutherland Central Lairg Missing information Missing information
Sutherland North West Durness, Lochinver Missing information Missing information
Tongue and Farr Tongue, Farr, Bettyhill, Reay Elrene Jardine Liberal Democrat

Highland Council (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd) web site:

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