# Inverness West (ward)

Inverness West is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Kinmylies and Scorguie areas of urban Inverness, and a more rural area, west of the River Ness. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Jimmy MacDonald (Ind.) | | Pauline Munro (SNP) | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |
| Apr 2009 | | Alasdair Christie (Liberal Democrats) | | Pauline Munro (SNP) | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | | Graham Ross (Ind.) | Allan Duffy (SNP) | | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | Bill Boyd (SNP) | Graham Ross (Ind.) | | | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |
| Aug 2021 | Bill Boyd (SNP) | | Colin Aitken (Liberal Democrats) | | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2022 | Bill Boyd (SNP) | | Ryan MacKintosh (Greens) | | Alex Graham (Liberal Democrats) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Inverness West - 3 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent) | 34.2 | 1,198 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Bill Boyd (incumbent) | 31.1 | 1,092 | | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ryan Forbes | 9.3 | 327 | 378 | 383 | 384 | 390 | 403 | 454 | 538 | |
| | Labour | Shaun Alexander Fraser | 8.4 | 295 | 361 | 389 | 389 | 401 | 409 | 453 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ryan MacKintosh | 7.5 | 262 | 299 | 381 | 385 | 416 | 448 | 483 | 597 | 690 |
| | Independent | Duncan McDonald | 4.9 | 173 | 226 | 235 | 236 | 247 | 286 | | | |
| | Independent | Helen Smith | 2.8 | 100 | 121.0 | 126.9 | 130.5 | 137.5 | | | | |
| | ISP | Iain Forsyth | 1.31 | 46 | 55 | 96 | 97 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Sansum | 0.3 | 10 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,495 Valid: 3,503 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 876 Turnout: 41.7% |||||||||||||
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### 2021 by-election

A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Graham Ross for family reasons.
Inverness West By-Election (12 August 2021) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Kate MacLean | 33.69% | 718 | 720 | 731 | 816 | 853 | 869 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Aitken | 31.81% | 678 | 678 | 680 | 705 | 799 | 970 | 1,246 |
| | Conservative | Max Bannerman | 13.74% | 293 | 295 | 302 | 311 | 344 | | |
| | Independent | Duncan McDonald | 10.79% | 230 | 232 | 239 | 251 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ryan MacKintosh | 7.46% | 159 | 160 | 164 | | | | |
| | ISP | Iain Forsyth | 1.97% | 42 | 42 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Calum Liptrot | 0.51% | 11 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,131 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 1,066 Turnout: 25.3% |||||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Inverness West - 3seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent) | 27.7% | 964 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Graham Ross (incumbent) | 20.6% | 719 | 751.4 | 808.03 | 891.4 | | |
| | SNP | Bill Boyd | 20.7% | 722 | 727.8 | 752.3 | 782.6 | 785.5 | 1,077.3 |
| | Conservative | Fergus MacKenzie | 11.9% | 416 | 431.6 | 445.3 | 489.2 | 493.7 | 501.2 |
| | SNP | Cath MacInnes | 8.6% | 300 | 304.9 | 317.2 | 345.5 | 347.8 | |
| | Labour | Addie Eghtedar | 6.7% | 235 | 244.9 | 261.7 | | | |
| | Independent | Allan Duffy (incumbent) | 3.73% | 130 | 139.4 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,486 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 872 Turnout: 3,550 (42.6%) ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Inverness West - 3seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham (incumbent) | 24.68% | 610 | 613 | 615 | 650 | | | |
| | Independent | Graham Ross | 23.46% | 580 | 594 | 611 | 639 | | | |
| | SNP | Allan Duffy | 18.53% | 458 | 467 | 472 | 481 | 485.9 | 488.4 | 725.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Ford | 13.88% | 343 | 349 | 355 | 359 | 366.1 | 369.9 | 393.8 |
| | SNP | Pauline Munro (incumbent) | 11.37% | 281 | 288 | 295 | 296 | 301.6 | 305.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Fraser | 3.8% | 94 | 94 | 107 | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Alan Petitt | 2.27% | 56 | 60 | | | | | |
| | TUSC | George MacDonald | 2.02% | 50 |
| Electorate: 6,659 Valid: 2,472 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 619 Turnout: 2,513 (37.74%) |||||||||||

### 2009 by-election

Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie | 59.6 | 1,503 |
| | SNP | Brian ÓhEadhra | 22.0 | 556 |
| | Labour | Andrew James MacKintosh | 8.3 | 210 |
| | Scottish Christian | Dr Sheila McLaughlan | 4.55 | 115 |
| | Conservative | Donald Gunn MacDonald | 4.4 | 111 |
| | Solidarity_(Scotland) | George MacDonald | 1.1 | 27 |
| Electorate: 6,623 Valid: 2,522 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 1,270 Turnout: 2,540 |||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness West :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Pauline Munro | 965 | 28.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham | 840 | 25.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | Jimmy MacDonald | 778 | 23.2 | 3 | 4 |
| Labour | Caroline Parr | 536 | 16.0 | | |
| Conservative | Mary Fraser | 230 | 6.9 | | |