Highland Council wards and councillors 1999 to 2003

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, Bonar Bridge Missing information Missing information Sutherland North West Durness, Lochinver Missing information Missing information Tongue and Farr Tongue, Farr, Bettyhill, Reay Elrene Jardine Liberal Democrat

External links

Highland Council (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd) web site: Main page Maps of committee areas and wards