The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats.
Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.
Aggregate results
Ward results Highland Regional election, 1990 Ward Councillor Result1 Thurso West J. H. Fry hold2 Thurso East W. S. Smith hold3 Wick A. Murray hold4 Pulteney J. W. Oag hold5 Caithness North East W. Mowat hold6 Caithness South East W. A. Mowat hold7 Caithness Central D. Coghill hold8 Caithness West R. E. Godfrey hold9 Dornoch/Creich etc. A. M. Gilmour hold10 Fleet A. Murray hold11 Sutherland North West F. R. M. Keith hold12 Sutherland East R. R. McDonald hold12A Toungue/Farr A. MacKay hold13 Lochbroom/Conon Valley D. R. Green hold14 Wester Ross D. N. Cameron hold15 Seaforth M. J. Nicolson hold16 Dingwall M. McKechnie hold17 Black Isle West H. Fraser hold18 Black Isle East D. J. McPherson hold19 Ferindonald V. MacIver hold19A Alness J. MacInnes hold20 Invergordon I. C. Rhind hold21 Easter Ross E. D. Wilkerson hold22 Tain A. Rhind hold23 Ross South West W. M. Fulton hold24 Skye South & East F. M. MacLennan hold25 Skye North & West D. Grant gain from Independent26 Fort William I. J. Macdonald gain from Independent27 Caol/Inverlochy M. J. MacKay hold28 Nevis J. K. MacKay gain from Independent29 Mallaig/Ardnamurchan M. E. M. Foxley hold30 Glencoe/Nether Lochaber A. S. Robertson hold31 Merkinch J. M. Henry hold32 Dalneigh/Muirtown W. J. Smith gain from Labour33 Ballifeary/Columba A. Milne hold34 Ness Central C. M. Cumming gain from Independent35 Crown/Raigmore C. L. Goodman hold36 Old Edinburgh A. G. Sellar hold37 Drummond W. A. E. Fraser hold38 Hilton T. Mackenzie hold39 Ardersier/Petty etc. P. J. Peacock hold39A Inverness East W. McGarrity gain from Independent40 Strathdearn Mack of Mackintosh hold41 Aird South A. W. Mackenzie gain from Independent41A Charleston J. T. MacDonald hold 42 Aird North J. S. Munro hold43 Strathspey B. M. S. Dunlop gain from SNP44 Cairngorm A. I. M. Glen hold45 Badenoch A. J. Russell hold46 Ninian W. Shand gain from Conservative47 Nairn County M. J. O. Graham hold47A Alltan R. E. Winter gain from Independent
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