Aird and Loch Ness (ward)
Aird and Loch Ness is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Loch Ness, the town of Beauly, and the village of Fort Augustus. It elects four Councillors.
Location of the ward [1]
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Margaret Davidson (Ind.) |
Helen Carmichael (Ind.) |
Drew Hendry (SNP) |
Hamish Wood (Liberal Democrats) | ||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2015 by | Jean Davis (Liberal Democrats) | |||||||
| 2017 | Emma Knox (SNP) |
George Cruickshank (Conservative) | ||||||
| 2021 by | David Fraser (Ind.) | |||||||
Election Results
2021 by-election
A by-election was originally scheduled to take place on 5 November 2020 to elect one councillor after the death of George Cruickshank. However, it was postponed to 11 March 2021.[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | David Fraser | 28.3% | 997 | 1010 | 1076 | 1194 | 1663 | 2109 | |
| SNP | Gordon Shanks | 28.2% | 994 | 1010 | 1129 | 1198 | 1211 | ||
| Conservative | Gavin Berkenheger | 23.4% | 824 | 835 | 847 | 929 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Robertson | 8.5% | 300 | 335 | 397 | ||||
| Green | Ryan MacKintosh | 7.7% | 272 | 297 | |||||
| Labour | Bill Moore | 3.8% | 133 | ||||||
| Electorate: 10,147 Valid: 3,520 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 3,564 (35.1%) | |||||||||
2017 Election
2017 Highland Council election[4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Margaret Davidson (incumbent) | 27.8% | 1,405 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Cruickshank | 19.7% | 998 | 1,045.3 | |||||
| SNP | Emma Knox | 14.2% | 719 | 734.1 | 734.3 | 842.07 | 1,270.6 | ||
| Independent | Helen Carmichael (incumbent) | 12.4% | 625 | 837.02 | 848.6 | 947.6 | 960.7 | 1,049.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dr. Jean Davis (incumbent) | 10.2% | 515 | 558.6 | 568.1 | 654.5 | 671.2 | 714.9 | |
| SNP | Matt Friess | 8.08% | 409 | 424.9 | 425.3 | 491.8 | |||
| Green | Chris Ballance | 7.7% | 388 | 411.8 | 413.5 | ||||
| Electorate: between 9,735 and 9,752 Valid: 5,059 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,012 Turnout: 5,125 (52.6%) | |||||||||
2015 by-election
A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Drew Hendry in July 2015, following his election as an MP.[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Mary Elizabeth Davis | 33.5% | 1,029 | 1,099 | 1,208 | 1,511 | |
| SNP | Emma Ann Knox | 32.5% | 1,000 | 1,097 | 1,144 | 1,167 | |
| Conservative | George Cruickshank | 15.2% | 467 | 480 | 544 | ||
| Independent | Zofia Fraser | 9.5% | 293 | 330 | |||
| Green | Vikki Tania Trelfer | 9.3% | 287 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,584 Valid: 3,076 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 1,538 Turnout: 3,100 (32.35%) | |||||||
2012 Election
2012 Highland Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Margaret Davidson (incumbent) | 36.94% | 1,194 | ||||||||
| SNP | Drew Hendry (incumbent) | 20.77% | 840 | ||||||||
| Independent | Helen Carmichael (incumbent) | 16.3% | 659 | 894.4 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Hamish Wood (incumbent) | 12.31% | 498 | 546 | 575.4 | 579 | 585.9 | 652.4 | 768 | 858.1 | |
| SNP | Robert Stewart | 7.1% | 287 | 314.1 | 322.7 | 345.3 | 358.5 | 387 | 413.2 | ||
| Conservative | George Cruickshank | 6.89% | 279 | 297.4 | 307.4 | 307.9 | 335.8 | 351.9 | |||
| Labour | Mike Robb | 5.46% | 221 | 234.2 | 242.1 | 243.3 | 246.2 | ||||
| UKIP | Fred Pidcock | 1.63% | 66 | 72.1 | 75.8 | 76.3 | |||||
| Electorate: 8,999 Valid: 4,044 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 809 Turnout: 4,100 (45.56%) | |||||||||||
2007 Election
2007 Highland Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Margaret Davidson | 1,215 | 24.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Helen Carmichael | 1,125 | 22.8 | 2 | 1 | |
| SNP | Drew Hendry | 892 | 18.1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hamish Wood | 550 | 11.1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Chown | 355 | 7.2 | |||
| Independent | John Martin | 322 | 6.5 | |||
| Labour | Andrew MacKintosh | 292 | 5.9 | |||
| Independent | Alexander Nicol | 192 | 3.9 | |||
References
- http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
- Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- "highland.gov.uk".
- https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
- Ramage, Iain (13 July 2015). "Drew Hendry steps down, triggering Highland by-election". Press and Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/371/elections/2
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