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Inverness South (ward)

For the electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, see Inverness South.

Inverness South is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Cradlehall, Inshes and Westhill areas in or near urban Inverness, and the village of Tomatin, on the River Findhorn. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Roy Pedersen
(SNP) 		Thomas Prag
(Liberal Democrats) 		John Holden
(Labour) 		Jim Crawford
(Ind.)
Nov 2011 Carolyn Ann Caddick
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Ken Gowans
(SNP)
2017 Andrew Jarvie
(Conservative) 		Duncan MacPherson
(Ind.)
2022 Andrew Sinclair
(Conservative) 		Colin Aitken
(Liberal Democrats)
Apr 2024 Duncan McDonald
(Ind.)

Election results

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2024 by-election

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Inverness South by-election (11 April 2024) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Duncan Cameron McDonald 21.9 730 740 768 798 872 1,050 1,247 1,800
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Chartier 19.6 652 658 665 699 834 1,065 1,235  
SNP Gordon Shanks 19.2 641 647 679 778 830 838    
Conservative Ryan Forbes 16.0 533 535 541 551 595      
Labour Ron Stevenson 10.9 364 365 370 404        
Scottish Green Arun Sharma 7.1 237 237 246          
Alba Jimmy Duncan 3.2 107 112            
Sovereignty Andrew Macdonald 1.2 41              
Electorate: 12,664   Valid: 3,305   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,653   Turnout: 26.3%  

Source:[2][3]

2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Highland Council election
Inverness South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Ken Gowans (incumbent) 35.2 1,949          
Independent Duncan MacPherson (incumbent) 24.8 1,375          
Conservative Andrew Sinclair[note 1] 16.9 936 949 1,007 1,017 1,073 1,096
Liberal Democrats Colin Aitken[note 2] 8.6 478 550 618 640 868 1,228
Labour David Jardine 7.2 402 502 536 557    
Scottish Green Claire Filer 5.4 299 597 628 724 841  
Alba Jimmy Duncan 1.9 104 216 225      
Electorate: 12,571   Valid: 5,543   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 1,109   Turnout: 44.4%  

Source:[4][5]

2017 election

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2017 Highland Council election[6]

Inverness South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Ken Gowans (incumbent) †† 25.3% 1,287            
Conservative Andrew Jarvie 20.1% 1,022            
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 15.7% 799 810.5 811.6 833.8 970.5 1,151.2  
Independent Duncan MacPherson 11.5% 583 593.7 594.3 619.6 678.2 971.2 1,029.6
Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 10.4% 527 537.5 538.3 564.3 621.8    
Labour Shaun Fraser 7.6% 387 394.9 395.3 401.3      
SNP Michelle Gowans 7.4% 376 592.3 592.4 599.6 646.4 682.2 696.4
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 2.05% 104 105.05 105.3        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,085   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 5,133 (45.3%)  

2012 election

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2012 Highland Council election

Inverness South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Ken Gowans 20.34% 696              
Independent Jim Crawford (incumbent) 17.36% 594 594.5 659.5 772.5        
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick (incumbent) 16.63% 569 569.6 590.7 688.7        
SNP Bill Boyd 11.49% 393 401.3 411.3 429.4 437.9 438.2 495.6  
Labour Katherine MacKenzie 10.32% 353 353.3 363.3 385.3 398.8 399.1    
Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag (incumbent) 9.79% 335 335.2 346.2 378.2 401.4 403.9 505.3 631.9
Conservative David Bonsor 9.38% 321 321.1 343.1          
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.68% 160 160.1            
Electorate: 9,479   Valid: 3,421   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 685   Turnout: 3,458 (36.48%)  

2011 by-election

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Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Kenneth Archer Gowans 33.94 885 903 922 967 1,005 1,084
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Ann Caddick 28.65 747 761 777 830 971 1,091
Labour Katherine MacKenzie-Geegan 11.81 308 319 327 357 379  
Conservative David Louis Kinsley Bonsor 11.12 290 300 336 339    
Scottish Green Gale Louise Falconer 6.02 157 172 189      
Scottish Christian Donald MacLeod Boyd 4.83 126 130        
Independent David McGrath 3.60 94          
Electorate: 9,760   Valid: 2,607   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,304   Turnout: 2,620  

2007 election

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2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness South
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Roy Pedersen 1,058 27.0 1 1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Prag 902 23.0 2 1
Labour John Holden 671 17.1 4 4
Independent Jim Crawford 524 13.4 3 4
Conservative Donald MacDonald 413 10.5
Independent Barrie Haycock 353 9.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Wick and East Caithness.
  2. ^ Sitting councillor for Inverness West.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ward 19 (Inverness South) By-Election Results 2024 Candidate_Votes_Per_Stage_Report_Ward-19". Highland Council. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Ward 19 (Inverness South) By-Election Results 2024 Declaration_Of_Results_Report_Ward 19". Highland Council. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 19 Inverness South - declaration of results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 19 Inverness South - candidates votes per stage". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Community Council elections".
  7. ^ http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F39E89BF-C07B-47D4-82E8-EF76C10FC015/0/ElectionSTVspreadsheetWard20InvernessFinal.pdf [dead link‍]
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