# Tain and Easter Ross (ward)

Tain and Easter Ross is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. Between the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth and east of the Cromarty Firth ward, it includes the town of Tain and the Seaboard Villages. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | | Alan Torrance (Ind.) | Richard Durham (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2011 by- | Fiona Robertson (Ind.) | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | | | Richard Durham (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Fiona Robertson (Ind.) | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | Fiona Robertson (Ind.) | | Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrats) | Derek Louden (SNP) |
| Sep 2017 | Fiona Robertson (Ind.) | | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | Derek Louden (SNP) |
| 2022 | | Sarah Rawlings (Liberal Democrats) | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | Derek Louden (SNP) |
| Sep 2023 | | Maureen Ross (Ind.) | Alasdair Rhind (Ind.) | Derek Louden (SNP) |
| 2024 by- | Laura Dundas (Ind.) | Maureen Ross (Ind.) | | Derek Louden (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Tain and Easter Ross by-election (13 June 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Laura Dundas | 36.0 | 895 | 898 | 938 | 946 | 997 | 1,179 | 1,582 |
| | SNP | Gordon Allison | 25.4 | 630 | 636 | 643 | 682 | 689 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cohen | 25.0 | 621 | 625 | 637 | 668 | 708 | 890 | |
| | Conservative | Eva Short | 5.4 | 134 | 135 | 143 | 145 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Andrew Barnett | 3.6 | 89 | 94 | 95 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Shearer | 3.6 | 89 | 91 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 1.0 | 25 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,179 Valid: 2,483 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 1,242 Turnout: 34.9% |||||||||||
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### 2023 by-election

Tain and Easter Ross by-election (28 September 2023) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Maureen Ross | 41.5 | 1,022 | 1,025 | 1,033 | 1,058 | 1,131 | 1,312 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Stephen | 24.5 | 603 | 605 | 618 | 644 | 705 | 801 |
| | SNP | Gordon Allison | 18.8 | 464 | 467 | 491 | 506 | 514 | |
| | Conservative | Veronica Morrison | 8.4 | 207 | 210 | 210 | 216 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Perera | 3.6 | 88 | 90 | 96 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Andrew Barnett | 2.3 | 56 | 58 | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 0.9 | 23 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,226 Valid: 2,463 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 34.4% ||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Tain and Easter Ross - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Derek Louden (incumbent) | 30.6 | 1,051 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Rawlings | 21.5 | 739 | 780 | 922 |
| | Independent | Alasdair Rhind (incumbent) | 21.1 | 726 | 776 | 876 |
| | Independent | Fiona Robertson (incumbent) | 16.1 | 554 | 604 | 668 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Morrison | 10.6 | 364 | 368 | |
| Electorate: 7,234 Valid: 3,434 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 859 Turnout: 48% |||||||
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### 2017 by-election

Tain and Easter Ross By-election (28 September 2017) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Alasdair Rhind | 48.8% | 1,266 | 1,267 | 1,290 |
| | SNP | Stan Peace | 23.6% | 612 | 616 | 634 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Sinclair | 14.3% | 372 | 376 | 387 |
| | Conservative | Eva Short | 9.0% | 233 | 236 | 243 |
| | Independent | Gerald Holdsworth | 2.6% | 68 | 69 | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 0.5% | 13 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,564 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,283 Turnout: 2,593 (36.1%) |||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Tain and Easter Ross - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Fiona Robertson (incumbent) | 20.32% | 708 | 751 | 903 | | | |
| | SNP | Derek Louden | 23.85% | 831 | 847 | 870 | 874 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Stone (incumbent) † | 19.49% | 679 | 696 | 851 | 860 | 861 | 1,342 |
| | Independent | Alasdair Rhind (incumbent) | 16.33% | 569 | 587 | 722 | 736 | 736 | |
| | Conservative | Ron Ferguson | 16.02% | 558 | 583 | | | | |
| | Independent | Sandra Skinner | 3.99% | 139 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,484 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 872 Turnout: 49.9% ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Tain and Easter Ross - 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 | Alasdair Rhind (incumbent) | 32.67% | 1,008 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fiona Robertson (incumbent) | 24.44% | 754 | 861.9 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Stone | 16.47% | 508 | 560.7 | 591.2 | 598.9 | 611.6 | 639.2 | 774.9 |
| | SNP | Charlie Falconer | 13.61% | 420 | 432.2 | 441.8 | 446.8 | 450.9 | 468.8 | 514.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Durham (incumbent) | 8.14% | 250 | 284.9 | 312.6 | 315.9 | 333.2 | 347.2 | |
| | Labour | Ron Stevenson | 2.53% | 78 | 81 | 82.8 | 86.2 | 89.6 | | |
| | Conservative | David Rutherford | 1.43% | 44 | 48.7 | 52.3 | 54.1 | | | |
| | TUSC | Sean Robertson | 0.74% | 23 | 24.9 | 27.2 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,051 Valid: 3,085 Spoilt: 21 Quota: 772 Turnout: 3,106 (44.05%) |||||||||||

### 2011 by-election

Tain and Easter Ross By-Election (9 June 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Derek William Louden | 33.2 | 837 | 860 | 928 | 1,037 | 1,037 |
| | Independent | Fiona Robertson | 32.2 | 811 | 840 | 933 | 1,204 | 1,204 |
| | Independent | Ruairidh MacKenzie | 18.54 | 467 | 481 | 547 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Gardner | 12.19 | 307 | 318 | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Herd | 3.9 | 97 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,962 Valid: 2,519 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,260 Turnout: 2,536 |||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Tain and Easter Ross :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Alasdair Rhind | 1,406 | 36.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Durham | 627 | 16.2 | 2 | 8 |
| SNP | Jim McCreath | 465 | 12.0 | | |
| Independent | Alan Torrance | 436 | 11.2 | 3 | 10 |
| Independent | Murray MacLeod | 294 | 7.6 | | |
| Independent | Michael Herd | 204 | 5.3 | | |
| Labour | Sunny Moodie | 148 | 3.8 | | |
| Conservative | David Rutherford | 124 | 3.2 | | |
| Independent | John Boocock | 116 | 3.0 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Donnie Fraser | 59 | 1.5 | | |