Community Council Election Results - November 2023 - Thurso and Watten

27th November 2023

Following a postal ballot, The Highland Council has today (Monday 28 November) announced the results for the 10 contested community councils across Highland. A long list of community councils had too few candidates to be formed.

The community councils that were contested are as follows:

Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra
Croy and Culloden Moor
Dunvegan
Glengarry
Kiltearn
Melvich
Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry
Thurso
Watten
Wester Loch Ewe

Thurso Result
Candidate
Elected
Yes/No

Total
Number of Votes
Gill ARROWSMITH
Yes
874
Paul CANNOP
No
312
Ian CARLISLE
Yes
397
Alec GLASGOW
Yes
455
Elspeth HUSBAND
Yes
902
Colin JOHNSTON
Yes
758
Marlene MACDONALD
Yes
598
Thelma MACKENZIE
Yes
835
Bert MACLEOD
Yes
547
Kyle MANSON
Yes
446
Grant MILLER
Yes
385
Corinne NICKLIN
Yes
570
Billy SINCLAIR
Yes
782
Louise SMITH
Yes
479

Watten Result
Candidate
Elected
Yes/No

Total
Number of Votes
Andy CAMBRIDGE
Yes
128
Jane COGHILL
Yes
164
Alan GIBSON
Yes
109
David MCGILLIVRAY
Yes
135
Martin SINCLAIR
Yes
213
David THOMSON
Yes
94
Calvin WILSON
Yes
210
Lucy WILSON
Yes
195
Lesley YOUNG
No
34

Details of the nominations and the list of results are available now from The Highland Council's website - https://www.highland.gov.uk/ccelections

A total of 30 Community Councils across The Highland Council area have not been established as they failed to attract half the maximum membership.

They are:

Balintore and Hilton
Ballachulish
Ballifeary
Bower
Carrbridge
Cawdor and West Nairnshire
Creich
Cromdale and Advie
Dalneigh and Columba
Dalwhinnie
Dornie and District
Dulnain Bridge
East Nairnshire
Glendale
Golspie
Grantown On Spey
Inver
Muir of Ord
Muirtown
Nairn West and Suburban
Nigg and Shandwick
Portree
Resolis
Sleat
Small Isles
Smithton
Stromeferry and Achmore
Sunart
Tain
Waternish

The next opportunity for nominations to be made to those Community Council's will commence in January 2024.