Thurso and North West Caithness (ward)

Thurso and North West Caithness is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. This was a new ward in the 2017 election following boundary changes. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2017 Matthew Reiss
(Independent) 		Struan Mackie
(Conservative) 		Donnie MacKay
(Independent/
Conservative) 		Karl Rosie
(SNP/
Independent[1]
/Alba[2])
2022 Ron Gunn
(Liberal Democrats)
2024
2024

Election results

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2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Highland Council election
Thurso and North West Caithness - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Liberal Democrats Ron Gunn 27.5 1,411        
Independent Matthew Reiss (incumbent) 20.4 1,049        
SNP Karl Rosie (incumbent)[note 1] 18.4 947 1,004 1,007 1,008 1,056
Conservative Struan Mackie (incumbent) 17.9 921 1,044      
Independent Iain Gregory 12.8 660 765 776 782 869
Independent Alexander Glasgow 2.9 151 174 175 177  
Electorate: 10,242   Valid: 5,139   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,028   Turnout: 50.5%  

Source:[5][6]

2017 election

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2017 Highland Council election

Thurso and North West Caithness - 4 seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Matthew Reiss* 36.69% 1,924              
Conservative Struan Mackie 17.18% 901 1,111            
Independent Donnie MacKay + ††††† 10.81% 567 678 687 706 717 763 878 1,263
SNP Karl Rosie 14.23% 746 813 816 823 875 899 957 1,059
Independent Gillian Coghill* 7.95% 417 643 658 683 703 758 870  
Labour Roger Saxon+ 6.25% 328 405 410 412 427 488    
Liberal Democrats Alexander Glasgow 3.78% 198 241 250 257 276      
Scottish Green Sandra Owsnett 1.98% 104 128 129 137        
Independent Tommy Farmer 1.13% 59 82 85          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,244   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,049   Turnout: 51.4%  

*=Sitting Councillors for Landward Caithness Ward. +=Sitting Councillors for Thurso Ward.

Notes

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  1. ^ Cllr Rosie resigned from the SNP in February 2024 to sit as an independent.[3] He later joined the Alba Party.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Highland councillor quits SNP over central belt bias and 'incoherent' indy plan". The Herald. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ Meighan, Craig (7 March 2024). "Alba gains second councillor after SNP defection". STV News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hendry, Alan (14 February 2024). "Caithness councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'". Northern Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Hendry, Alan (7 March 2024). "Highland councillor calls for 'meaningful change' as he joins Alba Party". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness Report - declaration of results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness Report - candidate votes per stage". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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