Tain and Easter Ross (ward)

Tain and Easter Ross is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. Between the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth and east of the Cromarty Firth ward, it includes the town of Tain and the Seaboard Villages. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alasdair Rhind
(Ind.)		 Alan Torrance
(Ind.)		 Richard Durham
(Liberal Democrats)
2011 by- Fiona Robertson
(Ind.)
2012 Jamie Stone
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Derek Louden
(SNP)
2017 by Alasdair Rhind
(Ind.)

Election Results

2017 By-election
Tain and Easter Ross By-election (28 September 2017)[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Alasdair Rhind 48.8% 1,266 1,267 1,290
SNP Stan Peace 23.6% 612 616 634
Liberal Democrats William Sinclair 14.3% 372 376 387
Conservative Eva Short 9.0% 233 236 243
Independent Gerald Holdsworth 2.6% 68 69  
Scottish Libertarian Harry Christian 0.5% 13    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,564   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,283   Turnout: 2,593 (36.1%)

    2017 Election

    2017 Highland Council election [3]

    Tain and Easter Ross - 3 seats[4][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Fiona Robertson (incumbent) 20.32% 708 751 903      
    SNP Derek Louden 23.85% 831 847 870 874    
    Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone (incumbent) † 19.49% 679 696 851 860 861 1,342
    Independent Alasdair Rhind (incumbent) 16.33% 569 587 722 736 736  
    Conservative Ron Ferguson 16.02% 558 583        
    Independent Sandra Skinner 3.99% 139          
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,484   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 872   Turnout: 49.9%

      2012 Election

      2012 Highland Council election

      Tain and Easter Ross - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Independent Alasdair Rhind (incumbent) 32.67% 1,008            
      Independent Fiona Robertson (incumbent) 24.44% 754 861.9          
      Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone 16.47% 508 560.7 591.2 598.9 611.6 639.2 774.9
      SNP Charlie Falconer 13.61% 420 432.2 441.8 446.8 450.9 468.8 514.8
      Independent Richard Durham (incumbent) 8.14% 250 284.9 312.6 315.9 333.2 347.2  
      Labour Ron Stevenson 2.53% 78 81 82.8 86.2 89.6    
      Conservative David Rutherford 1.43% 44 48.7 52.3 54.1      
      TUSC Sean Robertson 0.74% 23 24.9 27.2        
      Electorate: 7,051   Valid: 3,085   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 772   Turnout: 3,106 (44.05%)

        2011 By-election
        Tain and Easter Ross By-Election (9 June 2011)- 1 seat[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Derek William Louden 33.2 837 860 928 1,037 1,037
        Independent Fiona Robertson 32.2 811 840 933 1,204 1,204
        Independent Ruairidh MacKenzie 18.54 467 481 547    
        Liberal Democrats Antony Gardner 12.19 307 318      
        Independent Michael Herd 3.9 97          
        Independent gain from SNP Swing
        Electorate: 6,962   Valid: 2,519   Spoilt: 17   Quota: 1,260   Turnout: 2,536

          2007 Election

          2007 Highland Council election

          The Highland Council election, 2007: Tain and Easter Ross
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Independent Alasdair Rhind 1,406 36.2 1 1
          Liberal Democrats Richard Durham 627 16.2 2 8
          SNP Jim McCreath 465 12.0
          Independent Alan Torrance 436 11.2 3 10
          Independent Murray MacLeod 294 7.6
          Independent Michael Herd 204 5.3
          Labour Sunny Moodie 148 3.8
          Conservative David Rutherford 124 3.2
          Independent John Boocock 116 3.0
          Scottish Socialist Donnie Fraser 59 1.5

          References
          1. http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
          2. Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
          3. https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils
          4. Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 7 Tain and Easter Ross - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
          5. Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 7 Tain and Easter Ross - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
          6. http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/48FAF232-4472-4A27-BC8F-3075807E303F/0/Ward8byelectionfullanalysis.pdf
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