Inverness West (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Inverness West is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Kinmylies and Scorguie areas of urban Inverness, and a more rural area, west of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Jimmy MacDonald
(Ind.)
Pauline Munro
(SNP)
Alex Graham
(Liberal Democrats)
2009 by- Alasdair Christie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Graham Ross
(Ind.)
Allan Duffy
(SNP)
2017 Bill Boyd
(SNP)
2021 by- Colin Aitken
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results[]

2021 By-election[]

Inverness West By-Election (12 August 2021) - 1 seat[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Kate MacLean 33.69% 718 720 731 816 853 869  
Liberal Democrats Colin Aitken 31.81% 678 678 680 705 799 970 1,246
Conservative Max Bannerman 13.74% 293 295 302 311 344    
Independent Duncan McDonald 10.79% 230 232 239 251      
Green Ryan MacKintosh 7.46% 159 160 164        
ISP Iain Forsyth 1.97% 42 42          
Libertarian Calum Liptrot 0.51% 11            
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,131   Spoilt: 18   Quota: 1,066   Turnout: 25.3%

2017 Election[]

2017 Highland Council election[3]

Inverness West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Liberal Democrats Alex Graham (incumbent) 27.7% 964          
Independent Graham Ross (incumbent) 20.6% 719 751.4 808.03 891.4    
SNP Bill Boyd 20.7% 722 727.8 752.3 782.6 785.5 1,077.3
Conservative Fergus MacKenzie 11.9% 416 431.6 445.3 489.2 493.7 501.2
SNP Cath MacInnes 8.6% 300 304.9 317.2 345.5 347.8  
Labour Addie Eghtedar 6.7% 235 244.9 261.7      
Independent Allan Duffy (incumbent) 3.73% 130 139.4        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,486   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 872   Turnout: 3,550 (42.6%)

2012 Election[]

2012 Highland Council election

Inverness West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Liberal Democrats Alex Graham (incumbent) 24.68% 610 613 615 650      
Independent Graham Ross 23.46% 580 594 611 639      
SNP Allan Duffy 18.53% 458 467 472 481 485.9 488.4 725.9
Labour Robert Ford 13.88% 343 349 355 359 366.1 369.9 393.8
SNP Pauline Munro (incumbent) 11.37% 281 288 295 296 301.6 305.5  
Conservative Mary Fraser 3.8% 94 94 107        
Scottish Christian Alan Petitt 2.27% 56 60          
TUSC George MacDonald 2.02% 50
Electorate: 6,659   Valid: 2,472   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 619   Turnout: 2,513 (37.74%)

2009 By-election[]

Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Christie 59.6 1,503
SNP Brian ÓhEadhra 22.0 556
Labour Andrew James MacKintosh 8.3 210
Scottish Christian Dr Sheila McLaughlan 4.55 115
Conservative Donald Gunn MacDonald 4.4 111
Solidarity George MacDonald 1.1 27
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Electorate: 6,623   Valid: 2,522   Spoilt: 18   Quota: 1,270   Turnout: 2,540

2007 Election[]

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness West
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Pauline Munro 965 28.8 1 1
Liberal Democrats Alex Graham 840 25.1 2 1
Independent Jimmy MacDonald 778 23.2 3 4
Labour Caroline Parr 536 16.0
Conservative Mary Fraser 230 6.9

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
  2. ^ https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/2016/ward_13_inverness_west_by-election_results_2021
  3. ^ https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
  4. ^ "Inverness West By-Election Result" (Press release). Highland Council. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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