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Highland Council

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The Highland Council

Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of Arms
Logo
Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Bill Lobban,
Independent
since 18 May 2017
Raymond Bremner,
SNP
since 26 May 2022
Derek Brown
since 22 June 2023
Structure
Seats74 councillors
The Highland Council composition
Political groups
Administration (39)[1]
  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
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Headquarters of the council
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. [2]

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

References

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  1. Political representation The Highland Council
  2. Butlin, Heather. "Highland Council". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-08.