- The Highland Council election, 1995
The first elections to the
Highland Council were held on6 April 1995 ; the same day as elections to the 31 other new councils in Scotland. 72 councillors were elected from 72 wards using the plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, andScottish National Party . The newly-elected council existed in 'shadow' form until it assumed its full powers on1 April 1996 .Overall result
Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)|Independent
seats = 49
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 68.06
votes % = 61.22
votes = 40,358
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Scottish National Party
seats = 9
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 12.50
votes % = 17.36
votes = 11,441
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Scottish Labour Party
seats = 7
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 9.72
votes % = 12.20
votes = 8,043
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
seats = 6
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 8.33
votes % = 7.65
votes = 5,041
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = 1.39
votes % = 0.90
votes = 596
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Scottish Green Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = —
votes % = 0.54
votes = 358
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Scottish Christian Democrats
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net =
seats % = —
votes % = 0.13
votes = 83
plus/minus =Caithness
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = EC MacDonald
votes = 759
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JH Fry
votes = 508
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 251
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DM Waters
votes = 920
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = WS Smith
votes = 415
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 505
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Murray
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JW Oag
votes = 579
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Henderson
votes = 470
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JH Green
votes = 587
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DA Richard
votes = 476
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 111
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = WA Mowat
votes = 611
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = P Sutherland
votes = 354
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = J Smith
votes = 118
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JM Young
votes = 919
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = WD Brown
votes = 182
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Scottish Christian Democrats
candidate = N MacInnes
votes = 83
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 737
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JM Mowat
votes = 366
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AI MacDonald
votes = 291
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = DA Manson
votes = 277
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 75
percentage =
change =utherland
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JD Allan
votes = 680
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = S Board
votes = 206
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 474
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = GW Holden
votes = 426
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = RE Taylor
votes = 307
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 119
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AL Magee
votes = 366
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = A Murray
votes = 281
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 281
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = FR Keith
votes = 405
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = L MacKenzie
votes = 346
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 59
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A MacKay
votes = 341
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = EB Jardine
votes = 336
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 5
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DI MacRae
votes = 466
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = HM Houston
votes = 355
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 111
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = RR McDonald
votes = 757
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = M Fielding
votes = 241
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 516
percentage =
change =kye and Lochalsh
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = JF Munro
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = W Fulton
votes = 320
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JA Mackay
votes = 169
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AR McKerlich
votes = 134
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 151
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = FM MacLennan
votes = 331
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = E MacKenzie
votes = 279
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = T Rayner
votes = 119
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 52
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AM Millar
votes = 248
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DM Burd
votes = 210
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = V Samuels
votes = 133
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = GC Moncrieff
votes = 322
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = D Grant
votes = 260
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D MacDonald
votes = 175
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 62
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AM Beaton
votes = 447
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = LS Shurmer
votes = 134
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage =
change =Ross and Cromarty
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = JH Stone
votes = 1,079
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Rhind
votes = 653
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = DW Louden
votes = 412
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 426
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JW Paterson
votes = 627
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = JK Boocock
votes = 472
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = AD Scobbie
votes = 257
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 155
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = I Rhind
votes = 663
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = R Gibson
votes = 490
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = G Kelman
votes = 308
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = AM Byron
votes = 199
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 173
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DJ McPherson
votes = 1,127
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = IJ MacLeod
votes = 736
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 391
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = B Beattie
votes = 627
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = M MacMillan
votes = 459
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = T Anderson
votes = 346
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = A Anderson
votes = 666
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JE MacInnes
votes = 314
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = R Mardon
votes = 137
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 352
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = V MacIver
votes = 713
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DL Dunbar
votes = 453
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = ME MacDonald
votes = 282
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 260
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = MB Paterson
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DY Philip
votes = 654
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = H Fraser
votes = 548
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = S MacKenzie
votes = 407
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = N McWhinney
votes = 39
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 106
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = DW Briggs
votes = 896
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = J Scott
votes = 448
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
candidate = E Scott
votes = 136
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 448
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DR Green
votes = 443
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = J Urquhart
votes = 201
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = L Chilton
votes = 78
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 242
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = HR MacIntyre
votes = 616
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = GJ Harvey
votes = 286
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 330
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = DN Cameron
votes = 478
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AI MacArthur
votes = 150
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 328
percentage =
change =Inverness
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = KG Matheson
votes = 443
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = DA Cunningham
votes = 253
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = CM Thomson
votes = 167
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 190
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = E MacRae
votes = 483
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = LA MacRae
votes = 184
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 299
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = PC Paterson
votes = 415
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = HM Cary
votes = 290
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AW MacKenzie
votes = 217
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = PJ Findlay
votes = 171
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 125
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = MC Davidson
votes = 251
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = AK MacPherson
votes = 236
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 15
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = JS Munro
votes = 611
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JA Sellar
votes = 297
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 314
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = SJ Shiels
votes = 360
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = M Doyle
votes = 263
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = CF Spencer-Nairn
votes = 148
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 97
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = JT MacDonald
votes = 639
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = RJ Mackay
votes = 237
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = S MacKenzie
votes = 168
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 402
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = AD MacLean
votes = 813
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = IA MacIllechiar
votes = 640
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 173
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = CM Cumming
votes = 788
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Chisholm
votes = 382
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = NG Will
votes = 172
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = J Horne
votes = 124
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 406
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = JW Thomson
votes = 547
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Milne
votes = 524
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = G Totten
votes = 121
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 23
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = MA MacLennan
votes = 708
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = WA Fraser
votes = 495
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = JM Murgatroyd
votes = 190
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 213
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = CL Goodman
votes = 667
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = HH Sutherland
votes = 442
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = A Begbie
votes = 337
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 225
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = A Darlington
votes = 643
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = SA Brogan
votes = 496
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 147
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Sellar
votes = 1,027
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = AJ Paterek
votes = 247
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 780
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = WJ Smith
votes = 621
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = CM Grant
votes = 502
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = CM Forbes
votes = 223
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 119
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = DR Munro
votes = 722
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = M Bernardi
votes = 321
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = C Brogan
votes = 138
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 401
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JN Home
votes = 633
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = DW Fraser
votes = 440
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = I Cameron
votes = 231
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = A Watson
votes = 189
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
candidate = MT Falconer
votes = 100
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = TM Honnor
votes = 96
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 193
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = JC Cole
votes = 680
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = R Wynd
votes = 564
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = W McGarrity
votes = 284
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 116
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = PJ Peacock
votes = 971
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = J Cattell
votes = 257
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = WJ Reynolds
votes = 208
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 714
percentage =
change =Nairn
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = W Shand
votes = 370
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D McDonald
votes = 360
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = JN Matheson
votes = 303
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = PL Gordon
votes = 279
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = T Crane
votes = 85
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 24
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = AS Park
votes = 411
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = E MacDonald
votes = 311
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = NJ Graham
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D Fraser
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Badenoch and Strathspey
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = AJ Russell
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = TR Wade
votes = 324
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = S Paton
votes = 280
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = WD MacKenzie
votes = 228
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = A Lindsay
votes = 140
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 44
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = I Glen
votes = 385
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = CA Haggerty
votes = 326
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 59
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = FD Black
votes = 565
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D Ritchie
votes = 186
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 379
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Gordon
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = BM Dunlop
votes = 367
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = G McCulloch
votes = 363
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 4
percentage =
change =Lochaber
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = C King
votes = 434
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = FM Dickson
votes = 251
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 183
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = ME Foxley
votes = Unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = E Harper
votes = 660
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = EH Wallace
votes = 194
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 466
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = O Macdonald
votes = 657
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = JK MacKay
votes = 492
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 165
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = IJ MacDonald
votes = 660
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
candidate = DL Tayar
votes = 122
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 538
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = I MacDonald
votes = 320
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = J Anderson
votes = 207
percentage =
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candidate = M Fraser
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A Mackin
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votes = 113
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = N Clark
votes = 436
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = RW Morgan
votes = 294
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = IM Chisholm
votes = 154
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votes = 142
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candidate = AR MacFarlane-Slack
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