Community Council elections

Community Councils

Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils

Community Councils are voluntary organisations that express the views and concerns of local people within their area across a wide range of issues from new buildings and roads to local services and facilities.

The Elections Office is responsible for running the Community Council elections and Members are elected every four years to represent their Community council area. If there are less candidates than seats, then no election will be held. If membership of the community council falls to less than half, then the Community Council shall not operate until there are enough members.

The maximum membership of each of the 154 Highland Community Councils is determined by the population it serves and varies from 7 to 13 members. For more information on the roles and responsibilities of a community councillor, please see our Community Council page.

The last Community Council election was held in November 2015 and the next election is to be held in November 2019. Interim elections may be held for Community Councils when the membership falls to below the minimum membership.

Interim elections - Thursday, 1 November 2018

Following the close of Nominations, the outcome was as follows: -

Balintore and Hilton Community Council (uncontested)
Conon Bridge Community Council (uncontested)
Saltburn and Westwood Community Council (uncontested)
Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council (uncontested)
Staffin Commnunity Council (uncontested)
Sunart Community Council (uncontested)
Tain Community Council (uncontested 05-10-18)

7 Community Councils attracted more than half the maximum membership, allowing them to form and at the second attempt Dunvegan Community Council failed to attract half the maximum membership and so they have now formally dissolved.

The next round of interim election is scheduled for 7 March 2019 and the notices of any interim elections will be published here on Tuesday, 22 January 2019.