# Cromarty Firth (ward)

Cromarty Firth is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It consists of North of the Cromarty Firth, west of the Tain and Easter Ross ward
Includes the towns of Alness, Evanton and Invergordon. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | Carolyn Wilson (Ind.) | | Mike Minlayson (Ind.) | Maxine Morley-Smith (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Martin Rattay (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Carolyn Wilson (Ind.) | | Mike Minlayson (Ind.) | Maxine Morley-Smith (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Martin Rattay (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | Carolyn Wilson (Ind.) | Pauline Munro (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Mike Minlayson (Ind.) | Maxine Morley-Smith (SNP/ Highland Matters) |
| 2022 | | Pauline Munro (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Molly Nolan (Liberal Democrats) | Maxine Morley-Smith (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Tamala Collier (SNP) |
| Sept 2024 | John Edmondson (Liberal Democrats) | Sinclair Coghill (Independent) | | Maxine Morley-Smith (SNP/ Highland Matters) | Tamala Collier (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Cromarty Firth by-election (26 September 2024) - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Edmondson | 20.3 | 481 | 481 | 493 | 498 | 531 | 544 | 557 | 573 | 641 | 714 | 806 |
| | SNP | Odette MacDonald | 17.0 | 403 | 404 | 404 | 406 | 417 | 451 | 457 | 498 | 510 | 550 | |
| | Independent | Sinclair Coghill | 13.7 | 326 | 327 | 334 | 343 | 345 | 353 | 379 | 416 | 512 | 685 | 800 |
| | Independent | Martin Rattray | 13.6 | 323 | 323 | 332 | 338 | 346 | 350 | 381 | 422 | 491 | | |
| | Independent | Richard Cross | 12.0 | 285 | 285 | 291 | 303 | 305 | 310 | 316 | 341 | | | |
| | Independent | Brideen Godley-MacKenzie | 6.8 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 170 | 172 | 181 | 193 | | | | |
| | Independent | Tina McCaffery | 4.1 | 97 | 98 | 101 | 105 | 107 | 109 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ryan Barrowman | 3.7 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 95 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Perera | 3.2 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 83 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Innes Munro | 2.4 | 57 | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reform UK | Kim Jackson | 2.2 | 52 | 70 | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | Reform UK | Roland Jackson | 1.0 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,932 Valid: 2,375 Spoilt: 45 Quota: 792 Turnout: 24.6% |||||||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Cromarty Firth - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | Tamala Collier | 29.1 | 1,127 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Molly Nolan | 27.9 | 1,079 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pauline Munro (incumbent) | 17.5 | 679 | 749 | 804 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Maxine Morley-Smith (incumbent) | 7.3 | 283 | 323 | 355 | 370 | 383 | 446 | 498 | 575 | 705 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Phillip Baxter | 6.7 | 261 | 266 | 315 | 315 | 322 | 346 | 350 | 397 | |
| | Labour | Kirsty Stewart | 4.2 | 162 | 194 | 238 | 239 | 249 | 267 | 343 | | |
| | Independent | Kate Stevenson | 3.1 | 122 | 135 | 174 | 178 | 192 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Daniel Reat | 2.9 | 112 | 223 | 243 | 244 | 247 | 260 | | | |
| | Independent | Eric Fraser | 1.1 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 65 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,918 Valid: 3,870 Spoilt: 58 Quota: 775 Turnout: 39.6% |||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Cromarty Firth - 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 | Carolyn Wilson (incumbent) | 27.01% | 1,108 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Pauline Munro | 19.53% | 801 | 828 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Finlayson (incumbent) | 9.87% | 405 | 483 | 483 | 532 | 567 | 639 | 773 | 1,047 |
| | SNP | Maxine Smith (incumbent) | 14.12% | 579 | 599 | 604 | 615 | 624 | 660 | 674 | 741 |
| | Independent | Martin Rattray (incumbent) | 7.85% | 322 | 378 | 378 | 399 | 422 | 498 | 591 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 8.43% | 346 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 390 | 468 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary MacDonald | 6.78 | 278 | 303 | 303 | 320 | 360 | | | |
| | Labour | Bill Curran | 3.78% | 155 | 162 | 162 | 170 | | | | |
| | Independent | Sheila Fletcher | 2.63% | 108 | 122 | 122 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,102 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 821 Turnout: 43.4% ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Cromarty Firth - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Carolyn Wilson (incumbent) | 23.60% | 768 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Maxine Smith (incumbent) | 17.95% | 584 | 604.7 | 606.9 | 660.8 | | | |
| | SNP | Sheila Fletcher | 14.26% | 464 | 469.5 | 470.6 | 489.2 | 494.9 | 547.95 | |
| | Independent | Mike Finlayson (incumbent) | 11.95% | 389 | 429.4 | 452.3 | 519 | 519.8 | 621.3 | 777.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rattray (incumbent)††† | 11.09% | 361 | 378.7 | 394.6 | 481.4 | 483.4 | 547.96 | 630.9 |
| | Labour | John McInnes | 9.96% | 324 | 332.2 | 336.5 | 367.4 | 367.9 | | |
| | Independent | Tina Deborah McCaffery | 9.19% | 299 | 307.1 | 313.2 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Jane Rous | 1.99% | 65 | 68.5 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,456 Valid: 3,254 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 651 Turnout: 3,319 (35.1%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Cromarty Firth :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Carolyn Wilson | 1,348 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Maxine Smith | 1,021 | 22.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rattray | 647 | 14.3 | 3 | 7 |
| Independent | Mike Finlayson | 438 | 9.7 | 4 | 9 |
| Labour | John MacInnes | 438 | 9.7 | | |
| Independent | John Connell | 307 | 6.8 | | |
| Conservative | Hamish Keir | 141 | 3.1 | | |
| Independent | Mary MacDonald | 104 | 2.3 | | |
| Solidarity | Findlay Walker | 88 | 1.9 | | |