# Culloden and Ardersier (ward)

Culloden and Ardersier is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the villages of Culloden, Ardersier and Smithton. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Robert Wynd (SNP) | | Glynis Sinclair (Liberal Democrats /SNP) | John Ford (Labour) | Roddy Balfour (Ind.) |
| 2012 | | Kate Stephen (Liberal Democrats) | | Glynis Sinclair (Liberal Democrats /SNP) | John Ford (Labour) | Roddy Balfour (Ind.) |
| Oct 2016 | | Kate Stephen (Liberal Democrats) | Trish Robertson (Liberal Democrats) | Glynis Sinclair (Liberal Democrats /SNP) | | Roddy Balfour (Ind.) |
| 2017 | 3 seats | | Trish Robertson (Liberal Democrats) | Glynis Sinclair (Liberal Democrats /SNP) | | Roddy Balfour (Ind.) |
| 2022 | 3 seats | Morven Reid (Ind.) | Trish Robertson (Liberal Democrats) | Glynis Sinclair (Liberal Democrats /SNP) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Culloden and Ardersier - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Glynis Campbell-Sinclair (incumbent) | 37.6 | 1,542 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Mary Scanlon | 17.8 | 732 | 743 | 745 | 753 | 805 | |
| | Independent | Morven Reid | 15.3 | 626 | 721 | 740 | 831 | 960 | 1,148 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trish Robertson (incumbent) | 15.3 | 626 | 693 | 695 | 727 | 931 | 1,298 |
| | Labour | Steven Calvert | 10.1 | 413 | 505 | 507 | 545 | | |
| | Alba | Mya Chemonges-Murzynowska | 3.3 | 137 | 244 | 245 | | | |
| | Independent | Mel Robertson | 0.6 | 24 | 31 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,107 Valid: 4,100 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,026 Turnout: 45.5% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Culloden and Ardersier - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Glynis Campbell-Sinclair (incumbent) | 17.7% | 669 | 677 | 704 | 724 | 1,280 | | | |
| | Independent | Roddy Balfour (incumbent) | 20.2% | 763 | 790 | 817 | 864 | 900 | 972.5 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trish Robertson (incumbent) | 15.6% | 592 | 601 | 633 | 707 | 743 | 800.4 | 810.9 | 1,188.7 |
| | Conservative | Raine Cullen | 18.1% | 685 | 697 | 705 | 731 | 736 | 744.9 | 751.09 | |
| | SNP | Pauline Munro | 16.5% | 623 | 627 | 655 | 682 | | | | |
| | Labour | Matt Wakeling | 5.7% | 215 | 220 | 241 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Donnie MacLeod | 3.9% | 149 | 156 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Lamont | 2.3% | 86 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,782 Spoilt: 60 Quota: 946 Turnout: 3,842 (47.1%) ||||||||||||

### 2016 by-election

Culloden and Arderseir By-election (6 October 2016) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Pauline Munro | 27.2 | 753 | 755 | 775 | 796 | 862 | 908 | 970 | 1,001 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trish Robertson | 16.7 | 463 | 464 | 479 | 515 | 564 | 703 | 793 | 1,026 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Jarvie | 15.9 | 439 | 442 | 452 | 468 | 478 | 515 | 589 | |
| | Independent | John Ross | 11.4 | 315 | 317 | 330 | 339 | 362 | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan MacPherson | 9.9 | 274 | 285 | 324 | 346 | 369 | 414 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Isla MacLeod-O'Reilly | 6.5 | 180 | 182 | 188 | 209 | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew MacKintosh | 5.9 | 163 | 163 | 180 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David McGrath | 5.7 | 158 | 158 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Lamont | 0.8 | 23 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,237 Valid: 2,768 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,385 Turnout: 2,818 (30.51%) ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Culloden and Ardersier - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Roddy Balfour (incumbent) | 29.71% | 1,023 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Glynis Sinclair (incumbent) | 16.44% | 566 | 616.6 | 618.6 | 621.9 | 648.1 | 678 | 682.3 | 1,024.6 |
| | Labour | John Ford (incumbent)†††††††††††† | 13.91% | 479 | 509.4 | 514.3 | 524.3 | 547.6 | 586.8 | 595.9 | 644.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Stephen | 13.8% | 475 | 530.8 | 535.8 | 618.6 | 668.4 | 728.5 | | |
| | SNP | Bob Wynd (incumbent) | 10.89% | 375 | 390.7 | 393.9 | 402.7 | 429.9 | 455.2 | 459.6 | |
| | Scottish Green | Donnie MacLeod | 4.93% | 170 | 209.2 | 219.1 | 227.4 | | | | |
| | Independent | David McGrath | 4.79% | 165 | 192.1 | 238.1 | 261.9 | 300.9 | | | |
| | Conservative | Alex Stephen | 4.47% | 154 | 177.2 | 178.8 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bill Jamieson | 1.05% | 36 | 82.4 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,606 Valid: 3,443 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 689 Turnout: 3,479 (40.43%) ||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Culloden and Ardersier :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Robert Wynd | 1,335 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Roddy Balfour | 1,308 | 28.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | John Ford | 816 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Glynis Sinclair | 663 | 14.3 | 4 | 4 |
| Conservative | John Ross | 318 | 6.8 | | |
| Independent | Jim Ferguson | 213 | 4.6 | | |