Inverness South (ward)

Inverness South is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Cradlehall, Inshes and Westhill areas in or near urban Inverness, and the village of Tomatin, on the River Findhorn. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Roy Pedersen
(SNP)		 Thomas Prag
(Liberal Democrats)		 John Holden
(Labour)		 Jim Crawford
(Ind.)
2011 by- Carolyn Ann Caddick
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Ken Gowans
(SNP)
2017 Andrew Jarvie
(Conservative)		 Duncan MacPherson
(Ind.)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Highland Council election [2]

Inverness South - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Ken Gowans (incumbent) †† 25.3% 1,287            
Conservative Andrew Jarvie 20.1% 1,022            
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 15.7% 799 810.5 811.6 833.8 970.5 1,151.2  
Independent Duncan MacPherson 11.5% 583 593.7 594.3 619.6 678.2 971.2 1,029.6
Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 10.4% 527 537.5 538.3 564.3 621.8    
Labour Shaun Fraser 7.6% 387 394.9 395.3 401.3      
SNP Michelle Gowans 7.4% 376 592.3 592.4 599.6 646.4 682.2 696.4
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 2.05% 104 105.05 105.3        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,085   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 5,133 (45.3%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Highland Council election

    Inverness South - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    SNP Ken Gowans 20.34% 696              
    Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 17.36% 594 594.5 659.5 772.5        
    Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 16.63% 569 569.6 590.7 688.7        
    SNP Bill Boyd 11.49% 393 401.3 411.3 429.4 437.9 438.2 495.6  
    Labour Katherine MacKenzie 10.32% 353 353.3 363.3 385.3 398.8 399.1    
    Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag (incumbent) 9.79% 335 335.2 346.2 378.2 401.4 403.9 505.3 631.9
    Conservative David Bonsor 9.38% 321 321.1 343.1          
    Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.68% 160 160.1            
    Electorate: 9,479   Valid: 3,421   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 685   Turnout: 3,458 (36.48%)

      2011 By-election
      Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      SNP Kenneth Archer Gowans 33.94 885 903 922 967 1,005 1,084
      Liberal Democrats Carolyn Ann Caddick 28.65 747 761 777 830 971 1,091
      Labour Katherine MacKenzie-Geegan 11.81 308 319 327 357 379  
      Conservative David Louis Kinsley Bonsor 11.12 290 300 336 339    
      Scottish Green Gale Louise Falconer 6.02 157 172 189      
      Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.83 126 130        
      Independent David McGrath 3.60 94          
      Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
      Electorate: 9,760   Valid: 2,607   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,304   Turnout: 2,620

        2007 Election

        2007 Highland Council election

        The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness South
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        SNP Roy Pedersen 1,058 27.0 1 1
        Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag 902 23.0 2 1
        Labour John Holden 671 17.1 4 4
        Independent Jim Crawford 524 13.4 3 4
        Conservative Donald MacDonald 413 10.5
        Independent Barrie Haycock 353 9.0

        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. http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F39E89BF-C07B-47D4-82E8-EF76C10FC015/0/ElectionSTVspreadsheetWard20InvernessFinal.pdf
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