Highland Council

The Highland Council Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd
Coat of Arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Convener	Bill Lobban, Independent since 18 May 2017
Leader	Raymond Bremner, SNP since 26 May 2022
Chief Executive	Derek Brown since 22 June 2023
Structure
Seats	74 councillors
Political groups	Administration (39)   SNP (22)   Independent (17) Other parties (35)   Liberal Democrat (15)   Conservative (9)   Scottish Greens (4)   Labour (2)   Independent (5)
Length of term	Full council elected every 5 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
Website
www.highland.gov.uk

The Highland Council is the local government covering the Highland local authority. It was created in 1995. There are 21 wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system. There are 74 councillors. The main meeting place and main offices are at the Highland Council Headquarters in Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.

No political party has had a majority of the councillors since 2007.

Before 1995 there was a regional council and eight district councils. They were set up in 1973 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973