Inverness West (ward)

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.

Location of the ward [1]

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)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Highland Council election [2]

Inverness West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 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%)

      2011 By-election
      Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%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: North, West and Central Sutherland
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        SNP George Farlow 586 19.9 1 8
        Liberal Democrats Robbie Rowantree 410 14.0 2 10
        Scottish Senior Citizens Russel Taylor 314 10.7
        Independent Linda Munro 303 10.3 3 10
        Independent David Forbes 297 10.1
        Independent William Johnston 282 9.6
        Conservative Margaret Payne 216 7.4
        Labour Dave Andrews 184 6.3
        Scottish Green Ailsa Spindler 168 5.7
        Independent Kirstie Dawson 99 3.4
        Independent Michael Otter 80 2.7
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        References
        1. http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
        2. https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
        3. "Inverness West By-Election Result" (Press release). Highland Council. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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