Local government elections

Wards and number of councillors

The Highland Council area is divided into 21 multi-member wards. Each ward elects 3 or 4 councillors to represent the local community.

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Ward boundaries

You can view maps of the 21 Highland Council wards by:

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Councillors and wards

List of wards and number of councillors
Ward Number Ward Name Number of Councillors
1 North, West and Central Sutherland 3
2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness 4
3 Wick and East Caithness 4
4 East Sutherland and Edderton 3
5 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 4
6 Cromarty Firth 4
7 Tain and Easter Ross 3
8 Dingwall and Seaforth 4
9 Black Isle 3
10 Eilean a' Cheò 4
11 Caol and Mallaig 3
12 Aird and Loch Ness 4
13 Inverness West 3
14 Inverness Central 3
15 Inverness Ness-side 3
16 Inverness Millburn 3
17 Culloden and Ardersier 3
18 Nairn and Cawdor 4
19 Inverness South 4
20 Badenoch and Strathspey 4
21 Fort William and Ardnamurchan 4

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