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The Highland Council Election
Thursday 1 May 2003 - Results

RESULTS – Friday 2 May 2003

* Existing Highland Councillor

ELECTORAL WARD

CANDIDATE’S OTHER NAMES

CANDIDATE’S SURNAME

DESCRIPTION
(if any)

VOTES

MAJORITY

% POLL

CAITHNESS (10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Caithness North West

Alastair I

MacDonald*

Lib Dem

Returned unopposed

 

 

2. Thurso West

James H

Fry

Ind

 425

 118

 49.03%

Eric Roger

Saxon*

Lab

 543

3. Thurso Central

Donald M

Mackay

 

 636

 109

 58.15%

John S

Rosie*

Lab

 527

4. Thurso East

Thomas Cairns (commonly known as Tom)

Jackson*

Ind

Returned unopposed

 

 

5. Caithness Central

David C M

Flear*

Lib Dem

Returned unopposed

 

 

6. Caithness North East

John H

Green*

Ind

Returned unopposed

 

 

7. Wick

Bill

Mowat

Lab

 242

 294

 50.77%

Graeme M

Smith*

Lib Dem

 536

Niall

Smith

SNP

 198

8. Wick West

William N

Fernie

Ind

 469

 114

 52.87%

Neil

MacDonald

Lab

 225

James B

Sutherland

SNP

 355

9. Pulteneytown

Katrina

MacNab

Ind

 599

 298

 50.64%

Jim

Oag*

Lab

 301

10. Caithness South East

William A

Mowat*

Ind

Returned unopposed

 

 

SUTHERLAND (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Sutherland North West

John D S (commonly known as David)

Forbes

Ind

 442

 77

 61.6%

Francis R M

Keith*

 

 519

12. Tongue and Farr

Eirine B M (commonly known  as Barbara)

Jardine*

Lib Dem

 376

 142

 59.5%

Alexander (commonly known as Sandy)

Mackay

Ind

 518

13. Sutherland Central

Alison L

Magee*

 

Returned unopposed

 

 

14. Golspie and Rogart

William J (commonly known as Ian)

Ross*

Ind

 912

 833

 61.6%

Francis (commonly known as Frank)

Ward

SSP

 79

15. Brora

Margaret White (commonly known as Rita)

Finlayson*

Ind

 634

 32

 60.1%

Robert I (commonly known as Robbie)

Rowantree

Ind

 602

16. Dornoch Firth

James D W (commonly known as Duncan)

Allan*

Ind

 826

 487

 56.3%

James Gordon Paul

Campbell

Ind

 339

ROSS AND CROMARTY (18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. Lochbroom

Lauri

Chilton

Lab

 239

 55

56.6% 

Kenneth J B S

MacLeod

Ind

 338

Jean

Urquhart

SNP

 393

18. Alness and Ardross

Andrew

Anderson*

SNP

 961

 873

 48.3%

Jean

Cadden

SSP

 88

19. Tain West

Alasdair

Rhind*

Ind

 1025

 863

 55.5%

Sean Alexander

Robertson

SSP.SCT

 162

20. Tain East

James

Paterson*

Ind

 497

 43

 53.1%

Alan

Torrance

Ind

 540

21. Seaboard

Linda June

Bruce

Ind

 232

 322

 51.6%

Andrew

Currie

SNP

 232

Richard

Durham*

Ind

 554

22. Invergordon

John Robert

Connell

Ind

 622

 371

 51.3%

Maxine

Smith

Ind

 251

Lou

Wilkerson*

Lab

 203

23. Rosskeen and Saltburn

Dot

MacLennan

Ind

 292

 608

 49.7%

Carolyn Anne

Wilson*

Ind

 900

24. Gairloch

Christine Mary

Conniff

Lab and Co-op

 351

 250

 55.4%

Roy

Macintyre*

Ind

 601

25. Lochcarron

Neveille-Suzanette

MacDonald-Rolfe

Countryside

 116

 630

 58.1%

Ewen C

Mackinnon*

Ind

 746

26. Ferindonald

Dennis L

Dunbar

 

 173

 39

 49.1%

Mike

Finlayson*

Ind

 492

Val

MacIver

Ind

 531

27. Strathpeffer and Strathconon

Douglas

Briggs*

Ind

 812

 593

 52.5%

John

Scott

Con

 219

28. Dingwall South

Margaret

Paterson*

SNP

 470

 31

 50%

Marilyn

Ross

Lab

 439

29. Dingwall North

Michael Muirdon

MacMillan

Lab

 576

 44

 47.6%

Andrew

Paterson*

Ind

 532

30. Muir of Ord

David J

Chisholm

Ind

 806

 426

 51.6%

Tom

Davis

 

 380

31. Conon and Maryburgh