Overall result
The Highland Council elections, 1995
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Independent |
49 |
|
|
|
68.06 |
61.22 |
40,358 |
|
|
SNP |
9 |
|
|
|
12.50 |
17.36 |
11,441 |
|
|
Labour |
7 |
|
|
|
9.72 |
12.20 |
8,043 |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
6 |
|
|
|
8.33 |
7.65 |
5,041 |
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
|
|
|
1.39 |
0.90 |
596 |
|
|
Scottish Green |
0 |
|
|
|
— |
0.54 |
358 |
|
|
Scottish Christian Democrats |
0 |
|
|
|
— |
0.13 |
83 |
|
Caithness
The Highland Council election, 1995: Thurso West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
EC MacDonald |
759 |
|
|
|
Independent |
JH Fry |
508 |
|
|
Majority |
251 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Thurso East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DM Waters |
920 |
|
|
|
Independent |
WS Smith |
415 |
|
|
Majority |
505 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Wick
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
A Murray |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Pulteney
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
JW Oag |
579 |
|
|
|
Independent |
A Henderson |
470 |
|
|
Majority |
109 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: North-East Caithness
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
JH Green |
587 |
|
|
|
Independent |
DA Richard |
476 |
|
|
Majority |
111 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Central Caithness
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
JM Young |
919 |
|
|
|
SNP |
WD Brown |
182 |
|
|
|
Scottish Christian Democrats |
N MacInnes |
83 |
|
|
Majority |
737 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: West Caithness
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
JM Mowat |
366 |
|
|
|
Independent |
AI MacDonald |
291 |
|
|
|
SNP |
DA Manson |
277 |
|
|
Majority |
75 |
|
|
Sutherland
The Highland Council election, 1995: Dornoch
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
JD Allan |
680 |
|
|
|
Independent |
S Board |
206 |
|
|
Majority |
474 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Ardgay and Bonar Bridge
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
GW Holden |
426 |
|
|
|
Independent |
RE Taylor |
307 |
|
|
Majority |
119 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Central Sutherland
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
AL Magee |
366 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
A Murray |
281 |
|
|
Majority |
281 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: North-West Sutherland
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
FR Keith |
405 |
|
|
|
Independent |
L MacKenzie |
346 |
|
|
Majority |
59 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Tongue and Farr
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
A MacKay |
341 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
EB Jardine |
336 |
|
|
Majority |
5 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Golspie
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DI MacRae |
466 |
|
|
|
Independent |
HM Houston |
355 |
|
|
Majority |
111 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Brora and Kildonan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
RR McDonald |
757 |
|
|
|
Independent |
M Fielding |
241 |
|
|
Majority |
516 |
|
|
Skye and Lochalsh
The Highland Council election, 1995: Kyle and Sleat
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
W Fulton |
320 |
|
|
|
Independent |
JA Mackay |
169 |
|
|
|
Independent |
AR McKerlich |
134 |
|
|
Majority |
151 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Broadford
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
FM MacLennan |
331 |
|
|
|
Independent |
E MacKenzie |
279 |
|
|
|
Independent |
T Rayner |
119 |
|
|
Majority |
52 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Portree
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
AM Millar |
248 |
|
|
|
Independent |
DM Burd |
210 |
|
|
|
Labour |
V Samuels |
133 |
|
|
Majority |
38 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Staffin
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
GC Moncrieff |
322 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
D Grant |
260 |
|
|
|
Independent |
D MacDonald |
175 |
|
|
Majority |
62 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Dunvegan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
AM Beaton |
447 |
|
|
|
Labour |
LS Shurmer |
134 |
|
|
Majority |
313 |
|
|
Ross and Cromarty
The Highland Council election, 1995: Black Isle East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DJ McPherson |
1,127 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
IJ MacLeod |
736 |
|
|
Majority |
391 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Black Isle West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
B Beattie |
627 |
|
|
|
Labour |
M MacMillan |
459 |
|
|
|
Independent |
T Anderson |
346 |
|
|
Majority |
168 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Alness and Ardross
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
A Anderson |
666 |
|
|
|
Independent |
JE MacInnes |
314 |
|
|
|
Independent |
R Mardon |
137 |
|
|
Majority |
352 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Ferindonald
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
V MacIver |
713 |
|
|
|
Independent |
DL Dunbar |
453 |
|
|
|
Labour |
ME MacDonald |
282 |
|
|
Majority |
260 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Dingwall
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
MB Paterson |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Ord and Conon
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DY Philip |
654 |
|
|
|
Independent |
H Fraser |
548 |
|
|
|
SNP |
S MacKenzie |
407 |
|
|
|
Independent |
N McWhinney |
39 |
|
|
Majority |
106 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Lochbroom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DR Green |
443 |
|
|
|
SNP |
J Urquhart |
201 |
|
|
|
Labour |
L Chilton |
78 |
|
|
Majority |
242 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Gairloch and Garve
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
HR MacIntyre |
616 |
|
|
|
Independent |
GJ Harvey |
286 |
|
|
Majority |
330 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Lochcarron
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
DN Cameron |
478 |
|
|
|
Independent |
AI MacArthur |
150 |
|
|
Majority |
328 |
|
|
Inverness
The Highland Council election, 1995: Strathnairn and Strathdearn
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
KG Matheson |
443 |
|
|
|
SNP |
DA Cunningham |
253 |
|
|
|
Independent |
CM Thomson |
167 |
|
|
Majority |
190 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: East Loch Ness
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
E MacRae |
483 |
|
|
|
SNP |
LA MacRae |
184 |
|
|
Majority |
299 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Fort Augustus
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
PC Paterson |
415 |
|
|
|
Independent |
HM Cary |
290 |
|
|
|
Independent |
AW MacKenzie |
217 |
|
|
|
SNP |
PJ Findlay |
171 |
|
|
Majority |
125 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Drumnadrochit
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
MC Davidson |
251 |
|
|
|
SNP |
AK MacPherson |
236 |
|
|
Majority |
15 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Beauly
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
JS Munro |
611 |
|
|
|
Independent |
JA Sellar |
297 |
|
|
Majority |
314 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Scorguie
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
JT MacDonald |
639 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
RJ Mackay |
237 |
|
|
|
SNP |
S MacKenzie |
168 |
|
|
Majority |
402 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Merkinch
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
AD MacLean |
813 |
|
|
|
SNP |
IA MacIllechiar |
640 |
|
|
Majority |
173 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Columba
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
JW Thomson |
547 |
|
|
|
Independent |
A Milne |
524 |
|
|
|
SNP |
G Totten |
121 |
|
|
Majority |
23 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Drummond
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
MA MacLennan |
708 |
|
|
|
Independent |
WA Fraser |
495 |
|
|
|
SNP |
JM Murgatroyd |
190 |
|
|
Majority |
213 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Alt na Sgitheach
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
CL Goodman |
667 |
|
|
|
Independent |
HH Sutherland |
442 |
|
|
|
SNP |
A Begbie |
337 |
|
|
Majority |
225 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Hilton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
A Darlington |
643 |
|
|
|
SNP |
SA Brogan |
496 |
|
|
Majority |
147 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Old Edinburgh
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
A Sellar |
1,027 |
|
|
|
SNP |
AJ Paterek |
247 |
|
|
Majority |
780 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Canal
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
WJ Smith |
621 |
|
|
|
Labour |
CM Grant |
502 |
|
|
|
SNP |
CM Forbes |
223 |
|
|
Majority |
119 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Raigmore
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
DR Munro |
722 |
|
|
|
Independent |
M Bernardi |
321 |
|
|
|
SNP |
C Brogan |
138 |
|
|
Majority |
401 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Culloden
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal Democrats |
JC Cole |
680 |
|
|
|
SNP |
R Wynd |
564 |
|
|
|
Labour |
W McGarrity |
284 |
|
|
Majority |
116 |
|
|
Nairn
The Highland Council election, 1995: East Nairn
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
W Shand |
370 |
|
|
|
Independent |
D McDonald |
360 |
|
|
Majority |
10 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Auldearn
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
AS Park |
411 |
|
|
|
SNP |
E MacDonald |
311 |
|
|
Majority |
100 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Cawdor
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
NJ Graham |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: West Nairn
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
D Fraser |
Unopposed |
|
|
Badenoch and Strathspey
The Highland Council election, 1995: Laggan, Dalwhinnie and Newtonmore
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal Democrats |
AJ Russell |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Kingussie and Kincraig
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
TR Wade |
324 |
|
|
|
Independent |
S Paton |
280 |
|
|
|
Independent |
WD MacKenzie |
228 |
|
|
|
SNP |
A Lindsay |
140 |
|
|
Majority |
44 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Aviemore
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
I Glen |
385 |
|
|
|
Independent |
CA Haggerty |
326 |
|
|
Majority |
59 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Carrbridge and Nethy Bridge
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
FD Black |
565 |
|
|
|
Independent |
D Ritchie |
186 |
|
|
Majority |
379 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Dulnain Bridge
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
A Gordon |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Grantown
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
BM Dunlop |
367 |
|
|
|
Independent |
G McCulloch |
363 |
|
|
Majority |
4 |
|
|
Lochaber
The Highland Council election, 1995: Mallaig and the Small Isles
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
C King |
434 |
|
|
|
SNP |
FM Dickson |
251 |
|
|
Majority |
183 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Ardnamurchan and Morvern
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal Democrats |
ME Foxley |
Unopposed |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Kilmallie and Invergarry
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
E Harper |
660 |
|
|
|
Independent |
EH Wallace |
194 |
|
|
Majority |
466 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Caol
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
O Macdonald |
657 |
|
|
|
Labour |
JK MacKay |
492 |
|
|
Majority |
165 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: North Fort William and Inverlochy
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
IJ MacDonald |
660 |
|
|
|
Scottish Green |
DL Tayar |
122 |
|
|
Majority |
538 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Claggan and Glen Spean
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
SNP |
I MacDonald |
320 |
|
|
|
Independent |
J Anderson |
207 |
|
|
|
Independent |
M Fraser |
167 |
|
|
|
Independent |
A Mackin |
104 |
|
|
Majority |
113 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Fort William South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
N Clark |
436 |
|
|
|
Independent |
RW Morgan |
294 |
|
|
|
Independent |
IM Chisholm |
154 |
|
|
Majority |
142 |
|
|
The Highland Council election, 1995: Glencoe and Nether Lochaber
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
AR MacFarlane-Slack |
Unopposed |
|
|