# Caol and Mallaig (ward)

Caol and Mallaig is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the Caol area of the town of Fort William, Arisaig, the town of Mallaig, and the Small Isles. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Bill Clark (Ind.) | | Allan Henderson (Ind.) | Eddie Huner (Ind.) |
| 2012 | | Bill Clark (Ind.) | | Allan Henderson (Ind.) | Eddie Huner (Ind.) |
| May 2014 | Ben Thompson (Ind.) | Bill Clark (Ind.) | | Allan Henderson (Ind.) |
| 2017 | Ben Thompson (Ind.) | | Billy MacLachlan (SNP) | Allan Henderson (Ind.) |
| Apr 2018 | Ben Thompson (Ind.) | | Denis Rixson (Liberal Democrat) | Allan Henderson (Ind.) |
| Allan Henderson (Ind.) ||
| 2022 | John Colin Grafton (Liberal Democrat) | | | Andrew Baldrey (Greens) | Liz Saggers (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Scottish Green | Andrew Baldrey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Colin Grafton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Liz Saggers | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
Source:

### 2018 by-election

Caol and Mallaig By-election (5 April 2018) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Rixson | 31.1% | 658 | 671 | 706 | 791 | 968 |
| | SNP | Alex MacInnes | 27.2% | 574 | 591 | 615 | 617 | 737 |
| | Independent | Colin 'Woody' Wood | 21.5% | 454 | 471 | 539 | 580 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 8.7% | 183 | 188 | 200 | | |
| | Independent | Catherine MacKinnon | 6.9% | 146 | 176 | | | |
| | Independent | Ronald Joseph Campbell | 4.6 | 98 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,088 Quota: 1,057 Turnout: 2131 (30.1%) |||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Allan Henderson (incumbent) | 28.3% | 917 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ben Thompson (incumbent) | 23.7% | 767 | 809.4 | 826.4 | | |
| | SNP | Billy MacLachlan†††† | 23.9% | 778 | 793.4 | 796.6 | 800.7 | 838.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Rixson | 9.4% | 304 | 324.7 | 328.04 | 331.03 | 402.6 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Saggers | 8.2% | 265 | 271.4 | 275.5 | 276.9 | 290.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Carstairs | 5.6% | 181 | 187.4 | 189.4 | 191.5 | |
| | Independent | Liam Simmonds | 0.93% | 30 | 34.04 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,242 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 811 Turnout: 3,294 (46.6%) |||||||||

### 2014 by-election

Caol and Mallaig By-election (1 May 2014) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Ben Thompson | 38.98 | 932 | 950 | 1,009 | 1,176 |
| | SNP | William MacDonald | 30.36 | 726 | 739 | 756 | 881 |
| | Independent | Sandy Watson | 22.46 | 537 | 541 | 551 | |
| | UKIP | Liam Simmonds | 5.56 | 133 | 139 | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Susan Wallace | 2.84 | 68 | | | |
| Valid: 2,391 Spoilt: 23 Quota: 1,196 Turnout: 2,414 (34.43%) ||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Allan Henderson (incumbent) | 32.64% | 905 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bill Clark†† (incumbent) | 25.59% | 710 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eddie Hunter (incumbent)††††††† | 18.24% | 506 | 627.7 | 636.1 | 648.9 | 676.2 | 691.9 | 731.2 |
| | SNP | Niall Rownatree | 14.82% | 411 | 436.9 | 438.6 | 448.1 | 459.3 | 474 | 492.4 |
| | Independent | George Kerr | 2.56% | 71 | 83.1 | 84.4 | 88.7 | 95.2 | 106.1 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Saggers | 2.38% | 66 | 73.7 | 74.1 | 77.4 | 80.6 | | |
| | Independent | Sally Semple | 2.16% | 60 | 66.9 | 67.5 | 71.2 | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Susan Wallace | 1.62% | 45 | 50 | 50 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,752 Valid: 2,774 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 694 Turnout: 2,818 (41.74%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Caol and Mallaig :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Bill Clark | 975 | 24.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent | Allan Henderson | 881 | 22.4 | 2 | 7 |
| Independent | Eddie Hunter | 550 | 14.0 | 3 | 10 |
| Labour | Mairi MacLean | 473 | 12.0 | | |
| SNP | David Ingham | 389 | 9.9 | | |
| Independent | Sandra Casey | 188 | 4.8 | | |
| Conservative | Chris Carver | 156 | 4.0 | | |
| Independent | George MacLeod | 151 | 3.8 | | |
| Independent | Alistair MacGregor | 100 | 2.5 | | |
| Independent | Scott Waugh | 64 | 1.6 | | |