Caol and Mallaig (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Caol and Mallaig is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the Caol area of the town of Fort William, Arisaig, the town of Mallaig, and the Small Isles. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Bill Clark
(Ind.)
Allan Henderson
(Ind.)
Eddie Huner
(Ind.)
2012
2014 by Ben Thompson
(Ind.)
2017 Billy McLachlan
(SNP)
2018 by Denis Rixson
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results[]

2018 By-election[]

Caol and Mallaig By-election (5 April 2018)[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson 31.1% 658 671 706 791 968
SNP Alex MacInnes 27.2% 574 591 615 617 737
Independent Colin 'Woody' Wood 21.5% 454 471 539 580  
Conservative Ian Smith 8.7% 183 188 200    
Independent Catherine MacKinnon 6.9% 146 176      
Independent Ronald Joseph Campbell 4.6 98        
Electorate: 7088   Valid:   Quota: 1,057   Turnout: 2131 (30.1%)

2017 Election[]

2017 Highland Council election[3]

Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent) 28.3% 917        
Independent Ben Thompson (incumbent) 23.7% 767 809.4 826.4    
SNP Billy MacLachlan†††† 23.9% 778 793.4 796.6 800.7 838.9
Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson 9.4% 304 324.7 328.04 331.03 402.6
Conservative Elizabeth Saggers 8.2% 265 271.4 275.5 276.9 290.6
Labour Alan Carstairs 5.6% 181 187.4 189.4 191.5  
Independent Liam Simmonds 0.93% 30 34.04      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,242   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 811   Turnout: 3,294 (46.6%)

2014 By-election[]

Caol and Mallaig By-election (1 May 2014) - 1 Seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Ben Thompson 38.98 932 950 1,009 1,176
SNP William MacDonald 30.36 726 739 756 881
Independent Sandy Watson 22.46 537 541 551  
UKIP Liam Simmonds 5.56 133 139    
Scottish Christian Susan Wallace 2.84 68      

2012 Election[]

2012 Highland Council election

Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent) 32.64% 905            
Independent Bill Clark†† (incumbent) 25.59% 710            
Independent Eddie Hunter (incumbent)††††††† 18.24% 506 627.7 636.1 648.9 676.2 691.9 731.2
SNP Niall Rownatree 14.82% 411 436.9 438.6 448.1 459.3 474 492.4
Independent George Kerr 2.56% 71 83.1 84.4 88.7 95.2 106.1  
Conservative Elizabeth Saggers 2.38% 66 73.7 74.1 77.4 80.6    
Independent Sally Semple 2.16% 60 66.9 67.5 71.2      
Scottish Christian Susan Wallace 1.62% 45 50 50        
Electorate: 6,752   Valid: 2,774   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 694   Turnout: 2,818 (41.74%)

2007 Election[]

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Caol and Mallaig
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent Bill Clark 975 24.8 1 2
Independent Allan Henderson 881 22.4 2 7
Independent Eddie Hunter 550 14.0 3 10
Labour Mairi MacLean 473 12.0
SNP David Ingham 389 9.9
Independent Sandra Casey 188 4.8
Conservative Chris Carver 156 4.0
Independent George MacLeod 151 3.8
Independent Alistair MacGregor 100 2.5
Independent Scott Waugh 64 1.6

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
  2. ^ Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
  4. ^ http://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/6421/preference_summary_report_-_caol_and_mallaig_by-election_may_2014
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