165 Candidates To Contest 21 Council Multi-member Wards

7th April 2017

The elections for the 74 seats on The Highland Council, being held on Thursday 4 May, will involve 165 candidates contesting all of the 21 multi-member wards.

Caithness will now only have two wards instead of three. Four candidates will be elected for each ward. In total Caithness will elect 8 candidates a reduction of 2 overall. This has been brought about by the Boundary Commission changes announced some time ago. Landward Caithness has gone and been split between the two other wards.

The breakdown of candidates is as follows: -

Independent - 59

Labour and Co-operative party - 3

Liberal Democrat Focus Team - 1

Scottish Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship" - 1

Scottish Conservative and Unionist - 21

Scottish Green Party - 8

Scottish Labour Party - 15

Scottish Liberal Democrats - 19

Scottish Liberal Democrat Focus Team - 1

Scottish Libertarian Party - 1

Scottish National Party (SNP) – 31

Scottish Socialist Party – 2

UKIP – 1

No description – 2

Councillors are elected using the single transferable vote system so electors will be asked to mark their ballot paper, ranking candidates in preferential order.

To find out who is standing in which council ward and for full details of The Highland Council Election nominations visit http://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/17674/hc_notice_of_poll_-_29_march_2017pdf

Polling takes place on Thursday 4 May between 7 am and 10 pm and the count will take place on Friday 5 May at Inverness Leisure Bught Park, Inverness.

This will be the first local government election at which 16 and 17 year olds can vote. Anyone wishing to take part must make sure they are registered to vote by midnight on Monday 17 April 2017.

Results of the elections are due by the afternoon on Friday 5 May.

Candidates:

Wick and East Caithness

• BREMNER, Raymond
  
  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  
  1 Baikie Place, Thrumster, Caithness, KW1 5TE
  
  
• FERNIE, Bill
  
  Independent
  
  Kilmory, 19 March Road, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5TY
  
  
• GRAHAM, Luke
  
  Scottish Liberal Democrats
  
  8 Hospital Road, Wick, KW1 5NQ
  
  
• MACDONALD, Neil
  
  Labour and Co-operative Party
  
  10 West Banks Terrace, Wick, Caithness KW1 5NA
  
  
• MACKAY, A.I. Willie
  
  Independent
  
  36 Oldhall, Watten, Caithness, KW1 5XL
  
  
• MALIK, Linda
  
  Independent
  
  Talagang House, Sarclet, Thrumster, KW1 5TU
  
  
• PATTERSON, Catherine
  
  Independent
  
  2 Weir Crescent, Milton, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5SS
  
  
• SINCLAIR, Andrew
  
  Scottish Conservative and Unionist
  
  53 Broadhaven Road, Wick, Caithness, KW1 4RF
  
  
• SINCLAIR, Nicola
  
  Independent
  
  Inglevaar, 20 Sinclair Terrace, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5AB

• COGHILL, Gillian
  
  Independent
  
  Balnahard Farm, Harpsdale, Halkirk, Caithness, KW12 6UN
  
  
• FARMER, Tommy
  
  Independent
  
  11 Thorkel Road, Thurso, KW14 7LW
  
  
• GLASGOW, Alexander
  
  Scottish Liberal Democrats
  
  11 Tower Hill Road, Thurso, KW14 8JG
  
  
• MACKAY, Donnie
  
  Independent
  
  2 Wilson Terrace, Thurso, KW14 8AH
  
  
• MACKIE, Struan
  
  Scottish Conservative and Unionist
  
  28 Ravenshill Road, Thurso, KW14 7PX
  
  
• OWSNETT, Sandra
  
  Scottish Green Party
  
  2 Haimer Place, Thurso, KW14 8JS
  
  
• REISS, Matthew
  
  Independent
  
  Langland House, Hill of Forss, Thurso, KW14 7XQ
  
  
• ROSIE, Karl
  
  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  
  8 Sir Archibald Road, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8HN
  
  
• SAXON, Roger
  
  Labour and Co-operative Party
  
  73 Upper Burnside Drive, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7XB