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Inverness Ness-side is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Drummond, Hilton and Lochardil areas of Inverness, and a more rural area, east of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Norrie Donald
(Ind.)
John Finnie
(SNP)
David Henderson
(Liberal Democrats)
Fraser Parr
(Labour)
2012 Jean Slater
(SNP)
Alasdair Christie
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 3 seats Ron MacWilliam
(SNP)
Callum Smith
(Conservative)
2022 Jackie Hendry
(SNP)
Andrew MacKintosh
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Highland Council election

Inverness Ness-side - 3 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
Scottish Liberal Democrats Alasdair Christie (incumbent) 44.50% 1,934
SNP Jackie Hendry 29.22% 1,270
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ric Scott 8.72% 379 562.1 564.1 567.0 574.5 672.0
Scottish Labour Party Andrew MacKintosh 6.35% 276 453.4 482.0 490.3 606.5 782.4 1,016.3
Independent Ron MacWilliam (incumbent) 5.59% 243 404.2 424.8 431.6 532.7
Scottish Green Party Claire MacLean 5.20% 226 320.2 405.5 410.5
Scottish Libertarian Party Calum Mark Liptrot 0.41% 18 29.8 33.3
Electorate: 8,857   Valid: 4,346   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 49.4%

2017 Election

2017 Highland Council election

Inverness Ness-side - 3 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Scottish Liberal Democrats Alasdair Christie (incumbent) 42.75% 1,739          
SNP Ron MacWilliam 25.96% 1,056          
Scottish Conservatives Callum Smith 14.18% 577 748.2 749.2 756 851.6 1,110.9
Scottish Labour Party Fraser Parr (incumbent) 9.27% 377 537.9 546.6 588.2 744.2  
Independent Jean Slater (incumbent) 6.27% 255 427.06 437.3 471.1    
Scottish Socialist Party Feargus Murray 1.57% 64 99.2 105.5      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,068   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 4,097 (51.1%)

2012 Election

2012 Highland Council election

Inverness Ness-side - 4 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
SNP Jean Slater 23.75% 879        
Scottish Liberal Democrats Alasdair Christie * 21.48% 795        
Scottish Labour Party Fraser Parr (incumbent) 17.83% 660 693.9 705.5 722.9 776.8
Independent Norrie Donald (incumbent) 16.78% 621 653.9 671.2 712.1 863.7
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Guthrie 8.97% 332 337.5 347.1 367.9 400.9
Independent John West 8.05% 298 314.6 319.7 332.6  
Scottish Christian Party Alasdair Moodie 3.13% 116 122.3 123.9    
Electorate: 8,822   Valid: 3,701   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 741   Turnout: 3,734 (42.33%)

2007 Election

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness Ness-side
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Scottish Liberal Democrats David Henderson 1,127 22.5 1 1
SNP John Finnie 1,016 20.2 2 1
Independent Norrie Donald 750 14.9 3 8
Scottish Labour Party Fraser Parr 688 13.7 4 10
Scottish Liberal Democrats Angus Dick 468 9.3
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret MacDonald 361 7.1
Independent Thomas Lamont 232 4.6
Independent Steve Rodger 226 4.5
Independent Jean Slater 82 1.6
Solidarity Steve Arnott 70 1.4
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