# Inverness Central (ward)

Inverness Central is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes Dalneigh, Glebe, Haugh, Merkinch and South Kessock areas of urban Inverness. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Peter Corbett (Ind.) | Donnie Kerr (SNP) | | Janet Campbell (Liberal Democrats) | Bet McAllister (Labour) |
| 2012 | | Richard Laird (SNP) | Donnie Kerr (SNP) | Janet Campbell (Ind.) | | Bet McAllister (Labour) |
| 2017 | 3 seats | Richard Laird (SNP) | | Janet Campbell (Ind.) | | Bet McAllister (Labour) |
| Nov 2019 | 3 seats | Emma Roddick (SNP) | | Janet Campbell (Ind.) | | Bet McAllister (Labour) |
| 2022 | 3 seats | Michael Cameron (SNP) | Kate MacLean (SNP) | | | Bet McAllister (Labour) |
| Sep 2024 | 3 seats | Michael Cameron (SNP) | Kate MacLean (SNP) | Michael Gregson (Labour) |
Andrew Teale. "Local Elections Archive Project".

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Inverness Central by-election (26 September 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Martin MacGregor | 32.1 | 551 | 555 | 619 | 624 | 672 | |
| | Labour | Michael Gregson | 27.9 | 479 | 481 | 522 | 548 | 688 | 929 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lewcock | 16.7 | 286 | 301 | 328 | 409 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Andrew Barnett | 9.2 | 158 | 162 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 8.7 | 150 | 182 | 182 | | | |
| | Reform UK | Iain Richmond | 5.4 | 93 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,520 Valid: 1,702 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 859 Turnout: 20.3% ||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Inverness Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Labour | Bet McAllister (incumbent) | 24.1 | 793 | 793 | 805 | 811 | 840 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Michael Cameron | 23.4 | 769 | 770 | 772 | 773 | 796 | 797 | 809 | 867 | | |
| | SNP | Kate MacLean | 17.9 | 589 | 589 | 591 | 593 | 612 | 614 | 628 | 766 | 807 | 867 |
| | Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 12.8 | 420 | 421 | 424 | 437 | 455 | 457 | 510 | 526 | 527 | |
| | Scottish Green | Arun Sharma | 7.4 | 245 | 250 | 258 | 262 | 292 | 293 | 347 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rattray | 6.4 | 211 | 211 | 212 | 218 | 229 | 234 | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Barnett | 4.3 | 141 | 152 | 162 | 173 | | | | | | |
| | TUSC | Sean Robertson | 1.4 | 47 | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | John William McColl | 1.3 | 45 | 50 | 54 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Luigi Andrew MacKinnon | 0.8 | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,647 Valid: 3,286 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 822 Turnout: 38.9% ||||||||||||||
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### 2019 by-election

Inverness Central By-election (14 November 2019) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Emma Roddick | 45.15 | 1,015 | 1,033 | 1,115 |
| | Conservative | Rachael Hatfield | 15.35 | 345 | 349 | 360 |
| | Independent | Richie Paxton | 12.32 | 277 | 303 | 338 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Dormer | 10.54 | 237 | 266 | 325 |
| | Scottish Green | Russell Deacon | 9.79 | 220 | 238 | |
| | Labour | Ardalan Eghtedar | 6.85 | 154 | | |
| Electorate: 8,877 Valid: 2,248 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 2,276 (25.6%) |||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Inverness Central - 3 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 | Richard Laird (incumbent)††††††† | 32.8% | 1,122 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Bet McAllister (incumbent) | 16.9% | 577 | 615.5 | 623.5 | 665.7 | 768.8 | 880.8 | | |
| | Independent | Janet Campbell (incumbent) | 15.3% | 522 | 546.03 | 560.9 | 577.8 | 640.4 | 828.8 | 839.4 | 1,063.4 |
| | Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 12.5% | 426 | 430.3 | 434.3 | 474.7 | 498.04 | 533.7 | 536.6 | |
| | Independent | Donnie Kerr (incumbent) | 10.5% | 360 | 392.8 | 409.2 | 420.6 | 485.1 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Russell Deacon | 6.08% | 208 | 305.09 | 311.3 | 346.04 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Kerr | 4.5% | 154 | 170.7 | 172.7 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Diane Wilkinson | 1.5% | 50 | 58.8 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,419 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 855 Turnout: 3,483 (39.5%) ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Inverness Central - 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 | Janet Campbell (incumbent) | 29.97% | 887 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Bet McAllister (incumbent) | 26.36% | 867 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Donnie Kerr††† (incumbent) | 20.43% | 672 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Richard Laird | 11.49% | 378 | 420.6 | 462.5 | 473.6 | 490.2 | 500.5 | 619.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus Dick | 9.64% | 257 | 316.9 | 360 | 360.6 | 372.9 | 452.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ray Doctor | 7.81% | 153 | 175.7 | 184.4 | 184.6 | 210.8 | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Rich Omand | 2.28% | 75 | 91 | 103.5 | 103.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,251 Valid: 3,289 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 658 Turnout: 3,348 (36.19%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Inverness Central :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Donnie Kerr | 1,019 | 21.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Peter Corbett | 776 | 16.6 | 4 | 9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Campbell | 729 | 15.6 | 2 | 6 |
| Labour | Bet McAllister | 720 | 15.4 | 3 | 6 |
| Independent | William Smith | 575 | 12.3 | | |
| Conservative | David Bonsor | 268 | 5.8 | | |
| Independent | Ivor Bisset | 252 | 5.4 | | |
| Labour | Tej Manda | 237 | 5.1 | | |
| Solidarity | George MacDonald | 88 | 1.9 | | |