Inverness South (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Inverness South is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Cradlehall, Inshes and Westhill areas in or near urban Inverness, and the village of Tomatin, on the River Findhorn. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Roy Pedersen
(SNP) 		Thomas Prag
(Liberal Democrats) 		John Holden
(Labour) 		Jim Crawford
(Ind.)
2011 by- Carolyn Ann Caddick
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Ken Gowans
(SNP)
2017 Andrew Jarvie
(Conservative) 		Duncan MacPherson
(Ind.)

Election Results[]

2017 Election[]

2017 Highland Council election[2]

Inverness South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Ken Gowans (incumbent) †† 25.3% 1,287            
Conservative Andrew Jarvie 20.1% 1,022            
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 15.7% 799 810.5 811.6 833.8 970.5 1,151.2  
Independent Duncan MacPherson 11.5% 583 593.7 594.3 619.6 678.2 971.2 1,029.6
Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 10.4% 527 537.5 538.3 564.3 621.8    
Labour Shaun Fraser 7.6% 387 394.9 395.3 401.3      
SNP Michelle Gowans 7.4% 376 592.3 592.4 599.6 646.4 682.2 696.4
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 2.05% 104 105.05 105.3        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,085   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 5,133 (45.3%)

2012 Election[]

2012 Highland Council election

Inverness South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Ken Gowans 20.34% 696              
Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 17.36% 594 594.5 659.5 772.5        
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 16.63% 569 569.6 590.7 688.7        
SNP Bill Boyd 11.49% 393 401.3 411.3 429.4 437.9 438.2 495.6  
Labour Katherine MacKenzie 10.32% 353 353.3 363.3 385.3 398.8 399.1    
Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag (incumbent) 9.79% 335 335.2 346.2 378.2 401.4 403.9 505.3 631.9
Conservative David Bonsor 9.38% 321 321.1 343.1          
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.68% 160 160.1            
Electorate: 9,479   Valid: 3,421   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 685   Turnout: 3,458 (36.48%)

2011 By-election[]

Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Kenneth Archer Gowans 33.94 885 903 922 967 1,005 1,084
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Ann Caddick 28.65 747 761 777 830 971 1,091
Labour Katherine MacKenzie-Geegan 11.81 308 319 327 357 379  
Conservative David Louis Kinsley Bonsor 11.12 290 300 336 339    
Green Gale Louise Falconer 6.02 157 172 189      
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.83 126 130        
Independent David McGrath 3.60 94          
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Electorate: 9,760   Valid: 2,607   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,304   Turnout: 2,620

2007 Election[]

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness South
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Roy Pedersen 1,058 27.0 1 1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag 902 23.0 2 1
Labour John Holden 671 17.1 4 4
Independent Jim Crawford 524 13.4 3 4
Conservative Donald MacDonald 413 10.5
Independent Barrie Haycock 353 9.0

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. ^ http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F39E89BF-C07B-47D4-82E8-EF76C10FC015/0/ElectionSTVspreadsheetWard20InvernessFinal.pdf
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