Cromarty Firth (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Cromarty Firth is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It consists of North of the Cromarty Firth, west of the Tain and Easter Ross ward

Includes the towns of Alness, Evanton and Invergordon. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Carolyn Wilson
(Ind.) 		Mike Minlayson
(Ind.) 		Maxine Smith
(SNP) 		Martin Rattay
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2017 Pauline Munro
(SNP)

Election Results[]

2017 Election[]

2017 Highland Council election[2]

Cromarty Firth - 4 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Carolyn Wilson (incumbent) 27.01% 1,108              
SNP Pauline Munro 19.53% 801 828            
Independent Mike Finlayson (incumbent) 9.87% 405 483 483 532 567 639 773 1,047
SNP Maxine Smith (incumbent) 14.12% 579 599 604 615 624 660 674 741
Independent Martin Rattray (incumbent) 7.85% 322 378 378 399 422 498 591  
Conservative Ian Smith 8.43% 346 368 368 373 390 468    
Liberal Democrats Mary MacDonald 6.78 278 303 303 320 360      
Labour Bill Curran 3.78% 155 162 162 170        
Independent Sheila Fletcher 2.63% 108 122 122          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,102   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 821   Turnout: 43.4%

2012 Election[]

2012 Highland Council election

Cromarty Firth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Carolyn Wilson (incumbent) 23.60% 768            
SNP Maxine Smith (incumbent) 17.95% 584 604.7 606.9 660.8      
SNP Sheila Fletcher 14.26% 464 469.5 470.6 489.2 494.9 547.95  
Independent Mike Finlayson (incumbent) 11.95% 389 429.4 452.3 519 519.8 621.3 777.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Rattray (incumbent)††† 11.09% 361 378.7 394.6 481.4 483.4 547.96 630.9
Labour John McInnes 9.96% 324 332.2 336.5 367.4 367.9    
Independent Tina Deborah McCaffery 9.19% 299 307.1 313.2        
Conservative Jane Rous 1.99% 65 68.5          
Electorate: 9,456   Valid: 3,254   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 651   Turnout: 3,319 (35.1%)

2007 Election[]

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Cromarty Firth
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent Carolyn Wilson 1,348 29.7 1 1
SNP Maxine Smith 1,021 22.5 2 1
Liberal Democrats Martin Rattray 647 14.3 3 7
Independent Mike Finlayson 438 9.7 4 9
Labour John MacInnes 438 9.7
Independent John Connell 307 6.8
Conservative Hamish Keir 141 3.1
Independent Mary MacDonald 104 2.3
Solidarity Findlay Walker 88 1.9

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
  2. ^ https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
  3. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 6 Cromarty Firth - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 6 Cromarty Firth - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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