# Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (ward)

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the towns and villages of Gairloch, Lochalsh, Strathpeffer and Ullapool. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Richard Greene (Ind.) | | Audrey Sinclair (Ind.) | | Jean Urquhart (SNP) | Biz Campbell (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2012 | Ian Cockburn (SNP) | Richard Greene (Ind.) | | Audrey Sinclair (Ind.) | | | Biz Campbell (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2017 | Ian Cockburn (SNP) | | Derek McLeod (Conservative) | | Kate Stephen (Liberal Democrats) | | Biz Campbell (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| Dec 2018 | Ian Cockburn (SNP) | | Derek McLeod (Conservative) | Alexander MacInnes (SNP) | | | Biz Campbell (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2022 | Patrick Logue (Conservative) | Liz Kraft (SNP) | Chris Birt (SNP) | | | | Biz Campbell (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Biz Campbell (incumbent) | 28.7 | 1,552 | | | | |
| | SNP | Liz Kraft | 22.8 | 1,234 | | | | |
| | SNP | Chris Birt | 18.2 | 988 | 1,092 | | | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Logue | 17.3 | 937 | 1,029 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,479 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Kerr | 12.9 | 700 | 882 | 956 | 960 | |
| Electorate: 10,406 Valid: 5,411 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,083 Turnout: 52.7% |||||||||
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### 2018 by-election

Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh By-election (7 December 2018) :
| 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 | Alexander MacInnes | 33.1% | 1,318 | 1,320 | 1,322 | 1,327 | 1,354 | 1,397 | 1,575 | 1,798 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Berkeneger | 26% | 1,037 | 1,038 | 1,043 | 1,061 | 1,071 | 1,147 | 1,186 | 1,374 |
| | Independent | Richard Greene | 15.6% | 622 | 624 | 627 | 677 | 699 | 785 | 905 | |
| | Scottish Green | Irene Francis Brandt | 9% | 359 | 359 | 359 | 364 | 411 | 483 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Scott | 8% | 320 | 320 | 322 | 346 | 379 | | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Birt | 4.4% | 174 | 174 | 175 | 179 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jean Davis | 3.3% | 131 | 132 | 133 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Les Durance | 0.4% | 16 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 0.2% | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,900 Valid: 3,985 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 1,993 Turnout: 4,024(40.65%) ||||||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh - 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 | Ian Cockburn (incumbent) | 15.28% | 859 | 887 | 1,355 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Derek MacLeod | 18.44% | 1,036 | 1,055 | 1,061 | 1,064 | 1,206 | | | |
| | Independent | Biz Campbell (incumbent) | 14.16% | 796 | 843 | 876 | 900 | 1,146 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Stephen*†††††† | 13.38% | 752 | 841 | 864 | 883 | 993 | 1,026 | 1,035 | 1,560 |
| | Scottish Green | Topher Dawson | 11.18% | 628 | 674 | 721 | 839 | 928 | 935 | 939 | |
| | Independent | Richard Greene (incumbent) | 11.67% | 656 | 673 | 686 | 700 | | | | |
| | SNP | Alexander MacInnes | 10.82% | 608 | 610 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Birt | 5.07% | 285 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,620 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 57.8% ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Biz Campbell† (incumbent) | 27.59% | 1,162 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Greene (incumbent) | 20.68% | 871 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Audrey Sinclair (incumbent) | 16.08% | 677 | 802.7 | 811.9 | 941.6 | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Cockburn | 15.01% | 632 | 670.2 | 672.9 | 697.1 | 708.9 | 740.6 | 1,107.2 |
| | SNP | Paul Monaghan | 8.98% | 378 | 388.2 | 389.5 | 407.5 | 418.2 | 436.8 | |
| | Conservative | Alaine MacDonald | 6.1% | 257 | 284.7 | 286.3 | 303.2 | 315.4 | | |
| | Independent | Richard Mitchell | 5.56% | 234 | 265 | 271.8 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,612 Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 843 Turnout: 4,273 (44.45%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Jean Urquhart | 1,486 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Biz Campbell | 1,242 | 21.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | Richard Greene | 792 | 13.9 | 3 | 7 |
| Independent | Audrey Sinclair | 608 | 10.7 | 4 | 9 |
| Conservative | John Scott | 451 | 7.9 | | |
| Labour | Christine Conniff | 354 | 6.2 | | |
| Independent | Marie Tait | 328 | 5.8 | | |
| Independent | Donald Macdonald | 232 | 4.1 | | |
| Independent | Alastair Armitstead | 199 | 3.5 | | |