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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

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.

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Margaret Davidson
(Ind.) 		Helen Carmichael
(Ind.) 		Drew Hendry
(SNP) 		Hamish Wood
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
Oct 2015 Jean Davis
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Emma Knox
(SNP) 		George Cruickshank
(Conservative)
Mar 2021 David Fraser
(Ind.)
2022 Helen Crawford
(Conservative) 		Chris Ballance
(Green)

Election results

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2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Highland Council election
Aird and Loch Ness - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Emma Knox (incumbent) 26.2 1,364            
Independent David Fraser (incumbent) 22.7 1,182            
Conservative Helen Crawford 21.1 1,099            
Scottish Green Chris Ballance 10.2 528 706 727 730 783 924 1,165
Independent Aarron Duncan-MacLeod 8.3 430 471 535 556 596 774  
Liberal Democrats Holly Kingham 6.6 342 369 385 398 523    
Labour Michael Perera 4.9 253 276 286 291      
Electorate: 10,213   Valid: 5,198   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 1,040   Turnout: 51.5%  

Source:[2][3]

2021 by-election

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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.[4]

Aird and Loch Ness By-election (11 March 2021) - 1 seat[5]
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      
Scottish 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

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Main article: 2017 Highland Council election
Aird and Loch Ness - 4 seats[6]
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    
Scottish 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

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A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Drew Hendry in July 2015, following his election as an MP.[7]

Aird and Loch Ness By-election (8 October 2015) - 1 Seat[8]
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    
Scottish 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

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Main article: 2012 Highland Council election
Aird and Loch Ness - 4 seats
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

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Main article: 2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Aird and Loch Ness
Party Candidate FPv% % 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

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  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
  2. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 12 Aird and Loch Ness Report - declaration of results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 12 Aird and Loch Ness Report - candidates votes per stage". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ward 12 Aird and Loch Ness By-Election Results 2021". The Highland Council. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "2017 council election Ward 12 Aird and Loch Ness". The Highland Council. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ Ramage, Iain (13 July 2015). "Drew Hendry steps down, triggering Highland by-election". Press and Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ward 13 - Aird and Loch Ness By-election - Thursday 8 October 2015". highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
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