# Inverness South (ward)

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.

## Councillors

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

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Inverness South by-election (11 April 2024) - 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 |
| | 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% ||||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Inverness South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 16.9 | 936 | 949 | 1,007 | 1,017 | 1,073 | 1,096 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Aitken | 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% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Inverness South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

2012 Highland Council election
Inverness South - 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 |
| | 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

Inverness South By-Election (3 November 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

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 | | |