Wick and East Caithness (ward)

Wick and East Caithness is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. This was a new ward in the 2017 election following boundary changes. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election	Councillors
2017		A.I. Willie MacKay (Ind.)		Nicola Sinclair (Ind.)		Andrew Sinclair (Conservative)		Raymond Bremner (SNP)
2021 by-		A.I. Willie MacKay (Ind.)	Jill Tilt (Liberal Democrats)			Andrew Sinclair (Conservative)		Raymond Bremner (SNP)

Election Results[]

2021 By-election[]

Wick and East Caithness By-Election (12 August 2021) - 1 seat^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Tilt	27.25%	657	660	848	986	1,501
	Independent	Bill Fernie	25.79%	622	627	780	963
	SNP	Michael Cameron	24.59%	593	593	606
	Conservative	Daniel Ross	21.69%	523	525
	Libertarian	Harry Christian	0.66%	16
Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,411 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,206 Turnout: 24.3%

2017 Election[]

2017 Highland Council election

Wick and East Caithness - 4 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Independent	A.I. Willie MacKay +	22.37%	1,046
	Independent	Nicola Sinclair	20.68%	967
	Conservative	Andrew Sinclair	13.88%	649	666	669	708	735	822	919	1,047
	SNP	Raymond Bremner	11.74%	549	557	559	577	600	655	723	831
	Labour	Neil MacDonald *	8.64%	404	417	420	455	495	556	671
	Independent	Linda Malik	7.23%	338	351	357	369	424
	Independent	Bill Fernie *	6.99%	327	353	361	396	436	518
	Independent	Catherine Patterson	4.79%	224	233	238	247
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Graham	3.68%	172	177	178
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,676 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 936 Turnout: 47.6%

* = Sitting Councillors for Wick Ward.

+ = Sitting Councillor for Landward Caithness Ward.

References[]

^ https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/2017/ward_3_wick_and_east_caithness_by-election_results_2021
^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 3 Wick and East Caithness - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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[2] Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 3 Wick and East Caithness - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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