Results
Voting was by the single transferable voting system, and an electronic count was held on Friday 2 October 2026 for the ward. The results are now available below:
The Candidates were as follows:
Ward 3 – Wick and East Caithness (to fill 1 vacancy)
- BUCHANAN, Dave - Independent
- CALDER, Julie - Scottish Liberal Democrats
- GIBSON, Charlotte - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- GLEN, John - Scottish National Party (SNP)
- RICHMOND, Iain - Reform UK
After application of the Election Rules, Julie Calder is elected as a Councillor for the above ward. The turnout was 30.0%, there were 3,022 valid ballot papers and 29 rejected ballot papers.