# 2007 Highland Council election

The 2007 Highland Council election was held on 3 May 2007; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. Previous elections to the council had been conducted using the single member plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Changes implemented by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 meant that future local government elections were to be conducted using the Single Transferable Vote, beginning with those in 2007. The 80 Highland Councillors were now to be elected from 22 wards, returning either three or four members.
The election saw Independent councillors retain their plurality, despite losing a significant number of members, and the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party both increasing their representation, with that of the Labour Party decreasing. The Independent and SNP groups subsequently went into coalition to form the Administration of the council.

## Results

2007 Highland Council election results :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 35 | - | - | 22 | 43.8 | 40.9 | 37,844 | 28.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | - | - | 12 | 26.3 | 19.3 | 17,917 | 13.2 |
| SNP | 17 | - | - | 11 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 18,933 | 10.2 |
| Labour | 7 | - | - | 1 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 9,734 | 0.9 |
| Conservative | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 7.1 | 6,565 | 5.9 |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 664 | New |
| Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 642 | New |
| Solidarity | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 273 | New |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 59 | 1.0 |

## Ward results

Incumbent councillors are marked with *

### North, West and Central Sutherland

North, West and Central Sutherland – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | George Farlow | 19.9% | 586 | 588 | 599 | 641 | 676 | 687 | 716 | 778 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 14.0% | 410 | 415 | 418 | 461 | 495 | 549 | 598 | 651 | 659 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Russel Taylor | 10.7% | 314 | 325 | 329 | 345 | 365 | 414 | 475 | 514 | 520 |
| | Independent | Linda Munro | 10.3% | 303 | 318 | 358 | 368 | 383 | 391 | 437 | 518 | 524 |
| | Independent | David Forbes | 10.1% | 297 | 316 | 330 | 338 | 350 | 365 | 416 | | |
| | Independent | William Johnston | 9.6% | 282 | 288 | 300 | 304 | 308 | 325 | | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Payne | 7.4% | 216 | 222 | 224 | 227 | 232 | | | | |
| | Labour | Dave Andrews | 6.3% | 184 | 185 | 186 | 198 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ailsa Spindler | 5.7% | 168 | 172 | 176 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Kirstie Dawson | 3.4% | 99 | 100 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Otter | 2.7% | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 4,996 Valid: 2,939 Quota: 735 Turnout: 60.0% |||||||||||||

### Thurso

Thurso – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Donald Mackay* | 30.1% | 1,001 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Rosie | 21.2% | 704 | 762 | 781 | 842 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Thurso | 16.3% | 541 | 573 | 599 | 627 | 631 | 824 |
| | SNP | Donald Mackintosh | 13.0% | 433 | 445 | 449 | 465 | 466 | 518 |
| | Labour | Roger Saxon* | 12.3% | 408 | 428 | 437 | 454 | 457 | |
| | Independent | Ian Grant | 3.8% | 125 | 136 | 156 | | | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Bain | 3.4% | 112 | 118 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,388 Valid: 3,324 Quota: 832 Turnout: 53.0% ||||||||||

### Wick

Wick – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Bill Fernie* | 30.3% | 793 | | | |
| | Independent | Katrina MacNab* | 17.2% | 451 | 505 | 556 | 648 |
| | SNP | Niall Smith | 16.9% | 443 | 457 | 489 | 542 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graeme Smith* | 15.5% | 407 | 436 | 458 | 578 |
| | Labour | Jim Oag | 14.0% | 366 | 378 | 399 | |
| | Independent | Heather Miller | 3.7% | 98 | 105 | | |
| | Conservative | Jack Brooker | 1.8% | 46 | 48 | | |
| | Independent | Laurel Bush | 0.6% | 17 | 19 | | |
| Electorate: 5,817 Valid: 2,621 Quota: 656 Turnout: 46.3% ||||||||

### Landward Caithness

Landward Caithness – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | David Bremner | 18.8% | 871 | 888 | 888 | 957 |
| | Independent | Willie MacKay | 18.2% | 845 | 929 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Flear* | 17.4% | 805 | 918 | 918 | 1,067 |
| | Independent | Robert Coghill | 14.2% | 657 | 723 | 723 | 815 |
| | Labour | Bill Mowat | 11.5% | 532 | 552 | 552 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Sutherland | 11.5% | 531 | 558 | 558 | 601 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair MacDonald* | 7.5% | 349 | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Winfield | 0.9% | 41 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,231 Valid: 4,631 Quota: 927 Turnout: 57.3% ||||||||

### East Sutherland and Edderton

East Sutherland and Edderton – 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Ross* | 22.8% | 838 | 844 | 855 | 866 | 894 | 943 | | |
| | Labour | Deirdre Mackay | 19.2% | 703 | 712 | 717 | 745 | 792 | 833 | 840 | 902 |
| | SNP | Derek Louden | 13.9% | 511 | 518 | 524 | 537 | 550 | 576 | 578 | 620 |
| | Independent | Jim McGillivray | 13.1% | 482 | 493 | 536 | 550 | 573 | 667 | 669 | 790 |
| | Conservative | Michael Napper | 11.5% | 423 | 428 | 437 | 449 | 459 | 491 | 493 | |
| | Independent | Jimmy Melville | 6.9% | 252 | 260 | 283 | 296 | 318 | | | |
| | Independent | Evelyn MacKenzie | 4.2% | 155 | 158 | 161 | 178 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Campbell | 3.4% | 125 | 126 | 135 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Clunie | 3.1% | 114 | 121 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Easson | 1.1% | 40 | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Frank Ward | 0.7% | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,126 Valid: 3,670 Quota: 918 Turnout: 61.1% ||||||||||||

### Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

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 |
| | SNP | Jean Urquhart* | 26.1% | 1,486 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Biz Campbell* | 21.8% | 1,242 |
| | Independent | Richard Greene | 13.9% | 792 | 849 | 858 | 964 | 983 | 1,037 | 1,147 |
| | Independent | Audrey Sinclair | 10.7% | 608 | 633 | 648 | 658 | 780 | 829 | 882 |
| | Conservative | John Scott | 7.9% | 451 | 473 | 483 | 502 | 514 | 618 | 662 |
| | Labour | Christine Conniff | 6.2% | 354 | 393 | 407 | 423 | 438 | 470 | |
| | Independent | Marie Tait | 5.8% | 328 | 354 | 358 | 371 | 377 | | |
| | Independent | Donald Macdonald | 4.1% | 232 | 248 | 264 | 270 | | | |
| | Independent | Alastair Armitstead | 3.5% | 199 | 238 | 242 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,593 Valid: 5,692 Quota: 1,139 Turnout: 60.6% |||||||||||

### Cromarty Firth

Cromarty Firth – 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 | Carolyn Wilson* | 29.7% | 1,348 |
| | SNP | Maxine Smith | 22.5% | 1,021 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rattray | 14.3% | 647 | 718 | 743 | 764 | 788 | 819 | 942 |
| | Independent | Mike Finlayson | 9.7% | 438 | 533 | 545 | 562 | 595 | 644 | 769 |
| | Labour | John MacInnes | 9.7% | 438 | 485 | 495 | 511 | 526 | 544 | 590 |
| | Independent | John Connell* | 6.8% | 307 | 364 | 377 | 388 | 408 | 437 | |
| | Conservative | Hamish Keir | 3.1% | 141 | 158 | 161 | 165 | | | |
| | Independent | Mary MacDonald | 2.3% | 104 | 156 | 163 | 167 | 184 | | |
| | Solidarity | Findlay Walker | 1.9% | 88 | 97 | 105 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,260 Valid: 4,532 Quota: 907 Turnout: 49.6% |||||||||||

### Tain and Easter Ross

Tain and Easter Ross – 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 |
| | Independent | Alasdair Rhind* | 36.2% | 1,406 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Durham* | 16.2% | 627 | 707 | 717 | 768 | 800 | 843 | 892 | 1,007 |
| | SNP | Jim McCreath | 12.0% | 465 | 480 | 498 | 509 | 520 | 537 | 557 | 605 |
| | Independent | Alan Torrance* | 11.2% | 436 | 545 | 549 | 558 | 582 | 603 | 674 | 823 |
| | Independent | Murray MacLeod | 7.6% | 294 | 375 | 377 | 390 | 410 | 430 | 507 | |
| | Independent | Michael Herd | 5.3% | 204 | 228 | 233 | 252 | 262 | 277 | | |
| | Labour | Sunny Moodie | 3.8% | 148 | 160 | 162 | 171 | 173 | | | |
| | Conservative | David Rutherford | 3.2% | 124 | 140 | 144 | 146 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Boocock | 3.0% | 116 | 127 | 133 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Donnie Fraser | 1.5% | 59 | 63 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,000 Valid: 3,879 Quota: 970 Turnout: 56.4% ||||||||||||

### Dingwall and Seaforth

Dingwall and Seaforth – 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 | Margaret Paterson* | 23.1% | 1,078 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela MacLean* | 21.8% | 1,015 |
| | SNP | Peter Cairns | 18.3% | 853 | 875 | 887 | 902 | 967 |
| | Independent | David Chisholm* | 13.7% | 639 | 656 | 669 | 711 | 748 | 755 | 837 |
| | Labour | Michael MacMillan* | 11.9% | 556 | 584 | 603 | 613 | 667 | 672 | 709 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Lowe | 4.7% | 218 | 228 | 234 | 246 | 261 | 264 | |
| | Scottish Green | David Jardine | 4.4% | 207 | 221 | 231 | 243 | | | |
| | Independent | David Edes | 2.2% | 102 | 112 | 116 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,996 Valid: 4,666 Quota: 934 Turnout: 52.9% |||||||||||

### Black Isle

Black Isle – 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 | Billy Barclay* | 24.4% | 1,233 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Isobel McCallum* | 19.5% | 985 | 1,050 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Alston* | 19.3% | 973 | 1,006 | 1,016 | | | | |
| | SNP | Craig Fraser | 11.1% | 558 | 576 | 579 | 580 | 609 | 696 | 764 |
| | Independent | Okain McLennan | 8.6% | 433 | 468 | 478 | 480 | 503 | 586 | 745 |
| | Conservative | Morris Downie | 8.1% | 408 | 429 | 433 | 434 | 453 | 470 | |
| | Scottish Green | John Wood | 5.3% | 267 | 273 | 275 | 277 | 338 | | |
| | Labour | Chris Birt | 3.8% | 192 | 198 | 199 | 200 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,959 Valid: 5,049 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 64.2% |||||||||||

### Eilean a' Cheò

Eilean a' Cheò – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Drew Millar* | 21.2% | 960 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hamish Fraser* | 17.6% | 795 | 803 | 833 | 907 | | |
| | Independent | John Laing* | 16.2% | 734 | 742 | 761 | 833 | 833 | 922 |
| | SNP | Ian Renwick | 14.8% | 669 | 675 | 684 | 712 | 713 | 772 |
| | Independent | John Murray | 11.0% | 498 | 506 | 534 | 630 | 631 | 693 |
| | Labour | Vicki Samuels | 7.8% | 351 | 356 | 365 | 378 | 378 | |
| | Independent | Iain MacDonald* | 7.5% | 338 | 343 | 356 | | | |
| | Conservative | John Hodgson | 3.9% | 178 | 180 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,990 Valid: 4,523 Quota: 905 Turnout: 57.8% ||||||||||

### Caol and Mallaig

Caol and Mallaig – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | Bill Clark* | 24.8% | 975 | 985 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Allan Henderson | 22.4% | 881 | 892 | 892 | 909 | 929 | 958 | 1,048 | | |
| | Independent | Eddie Hunter | 14.0% | 550 | 558 | 558 | 573 | 621 | 633 | 690 | 704 | 795 |
| | Labour | Mairi MacLean | 12.0% | 473 | 477 | 477 | 491 | 502 | 517 | 535 | 550 | 625 |
| | SNP | David Ingham | 9.9% | 389 | 395 | 395 | 404 | 418 | 430 | 451 | 459 | |
| | Independent | Sandra Casey | 4.8% | 188 | 194 | 194 | 203 | 216 | 248 | | | |
| | Conservative | Chris Carver | 4.0% | 156 | 159 | 159 | 169 | 174 | | | | |
| | Independent | George MacLeod | 3.8% | 151 | 160 | 160 | 165 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alistair MacGregor | 2.5% | 100 | 101 | 101 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Scott Waugh | 1.6% | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,625 Valid: 3,927 Quota: 982 Turnout: 60.6% |||||||||||||

### Aird and Loch Ness

Aird and Loch Ness – 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 | Margaret Davidson* | 24.6% | 1,215 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Helen Carmichael | 22.8% | 1,125 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Drew Hendry | 18.1% | 892 | 916 | 940 | 964 | 993 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hamish Wood | 11.1% | 550 | 584 | 607 | 644 | 757 | 759 | 866 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Chown | 7.2% | 355 | 373 | 388 | 405 | 422 | 423 | |
| | Independent | John Martin | 6.5% | 322 | 352 | 373 | 462 | 494 | 495 | 598 |
| | Labour | Andrew MacKintosh | 5.9% | 292 | 305 | 312 | 326 | | | |
| | Independent | Alexander Nicol | 3.9% | 192 | 225 | 232 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,463 Valid: 4,943 Quota: 989 Turnout: 59.4% |||||||||||

### Inverness West

Inverness West – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Pauline Munro | 28.8% | 965 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Graham | 25.1% | 840 | | | |
| | Independent | Jimmy MacDonald* | 23.2% | 778 | 813 | 814 | 900 |
| | Labour | Caroline Parr | 16.0% | 536 | 561 | 562 | 604 |
| | Conservative | Mary Fraser | 6.9% | 230 | 244 | 245 | |
| Electorate: 6,581 Valid: 3,349 Quota: 838 Turnout: 51.7% ||||||||

### Inverness Central

Inverness Central– 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Donnie Kerr | 21.9% | 1,019 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Corbett* | 16.6% | 776 | 784 | 796 | 809 | 872 | 912 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Campbell | 15.6% | 729 | 743 | 767 | 793 | 843 | 934 |
| | Labour | Bet McAllister | 15.4% | 720 | 725 | 735 | 884 | 919 | 933 |
| | Independent | William Smith* | 12.3% | 575 | 581 | 588 | 597 | 642 | 693 |
| | Conservative | David Bonsor | 5.8% | 268 | 270 | 273 | 275 | 299 | |
| | Independent | Ivor Bisset | 5.4% | 252 | 257 | 267 | 270 | | |
| | Labour | Tej Manda | 5.1% | 237 | 241 | 249 | | | |
| | Solidarity | George MacDonald | 1.9% | 88 | 98 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,704 Valid: 4,664 Quota: 933 Turnout: 49.2% ||||||||||

### Inverness Ness-side

Inverness Ness-side – 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 | David Henderson | 22.5% | 1,127 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | John Finnie | 20.2% | 1,016 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Norrie Donald* | 14.9% | 750 | 770 | 772 | 803 | 875 | 981 | 1,081 |
| | Labour | Fraser Parr | 13.7% | 688 | 700 | 701 | 718 | 745 | 775 | 805 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus Dick* | 9.3% | 468 | 514 | 516 | 560 | 587 | 630 | 714 |
| | Conservative | Margaret MacDonald | 7.1% | 361 | 368 | 369 | 374 | 391 | 402 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Lamont | 4.6% | 232 | 234 | 235 | 251 | 289 | | |
| | Independent | Steve Rodger | 4.5% | 226 | 235 | 235 | 247 | | | |
| | Independent | Jean Slater | 1.6% | 82 | 83 | 84 | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Steve Arnott | 1.4% | 70 | 70 | 71 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,800 Valid: 5,020 Quota: 1,005 Turnout: 58.0% |||||||||||

### Inverness Millburn

Inverness Millburn – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jimmy Gray* | 31.2% | 1,123 | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Brown | 27.9% | 1,005 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth MacLeod | 14.2% | 510 | 573 | 595 | 635 | 808 |
| | Independent | Etta Mackay | 11.9% | 430 | 467 | 486 | 571 | 677 |
| | Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 9.9% | 356 | 377 | 383 | 405 | |
| | Independent | Willie Fraser | 4.9% | 178 | 191 | 208 | | |
| Electorate: 6,495 Valid: 3,602 Quota: 901 Turnout: 56.1% |||||||||

### Culloden and Ardersier

Culloden and Ardersier – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Robert Wynd* | 28.7% | 1,335 | | |
| | Independent | Roddy Balfour* | 28.1% | 1,308 | | |
| | Labour | John Ford* | 17.5% | 816 | 887 | 924 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glynis Sinclair | 14.3% | 663 | 763 | 825 |
| | Conservative | John Ross | 6.8% | 318 | 346 | 393 |
| | Independent | Jim Ferguson | 4.6% | 213 | 272 | 392 |
| Electorate: 8,721 Valid: 2,387 Quota: 931 Turnout: 54.0% |||||||

### Nairn

Nairn – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Liz MacDonald* | 30.7% | 1,576 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sandy Park* | 16.6% | 855 | 946 | 1,006 | 1,088 | | |
| | Independent | Laurie Fraser* | 13.0% | 669 | 754 | 852 | 917 | 942 | 1,050 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Marsden | 10.4% | 535 | 612 | 635 | 696 | 703 | 808 |
| | Independent | Jim Lennon | 9.3% | 476 | 521 | 594 | 633 | 645 | 696 |
| | Labour | Ron Stevenson | 7.8% | 402 | 434 | 452 | 467 | 470 | |
| | Conservative | Bob Ross | 6.9% | 356 | 373 | 377 | | | |
| | Independent | David Fraser | 5.3% | 273 | 320 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,009 Valid: 5,142 Quota: 1,029 Turnout: 58.1% ||||||||||

### Inverness South

Inverness South – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Roy Pedersen | 27.0% | 1,058 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Prag | 23.0% | 902 | | | |
| | Labour | John Holden | 17.1% | 671 | 721 | 749 | 803 |
| | Independent | Jim Crawford | 13.4% | 524 | 586 | 613 | 803 |
| | Conservative | Donald MacDonald | 10.5% | 413 | 443 | 461 | 503 |
| | Independent | Barrie Haycock | 9.0% | 353 | 384 | 394 | |
| Electorate: 7,287 Valid: 3,921 Quota: 785 Turnout: 54.5% ||||||||

### Badenoch and Strathspey

Badenoch and Strathspey – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Black* | 31.2% | 1,720 | | | | |
| | SNP | David Fallows | 24.4% | 1,347 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gregor Rimell* | 13.3% | 736 | 824 | 871 | 1,014 | 1,105 |
| | Conservative | Les Durance | 9.6% | 532 | 606 | 623 | 653 | 710 |
| | Independent | Jaci Douglas | 8.8% | 484 | 603 | 625 | 770 | 900 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Donald Scobbie | 6.4% | 350 | 427 | 460 | 500 | |
| | Independent | Angela Cox | 6.3% | 347 | 416 | 443 | | |
| Electorate: 9,969 Valid: 5,516 Quota: 1,104 Turnout: 56.2% |||||||||

### Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Fort William and Ardnamurchan – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Foxley* | 20.4% | 1,059 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Donald Cameron | 18.1% | 939 | 940 | 972 | 1,004 | 1,024 | 1,123 | | | |
| | SNP | Bren Gormley | 15.0% | 778 | 780 | 804 | 825 | 862 | 911 | 920 | 966 | 1,035 |
| | Labour | Brian Murphy* | 9.7% | 501 | 503 | 520 | 536 | 558 | 597 | 609 | 667 | 712 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baxter | 7.2% | 372 | 373 | 382 | 402 | 437 | 457 | 464 | 503 | |
| | Independent | Thomas MacLennan* | 6.2% | 322 | 323 | 345 | 354 | 375 | 410 | 428 | | |
| | Independent | Darren Woods | 6.1% | 317 | 317 | 329 | 346 | 365 | | | | |
| | Independent | Patricia Jordan | 5.2% | 271 | 273 | 298 | 330 | 373 | 418 | 436 | 554 | 657 |
| | Independent | Drew McFarlane-Slack* | 4.6% | 241 | 242 | 258 | 275 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Iain Thornber | 3.8% | 195 | 196 | 207 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Neil Clark* | 3.7% | 194 | 195 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,616 Valid: 5,189 Quota: 1,038 Turnout: 61.3% |||||||||||||

## Post-election changes

* On 6 May 2007, Badenoch and Strathspey Cllr Gregor Rimell became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
* On 26 October 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Richard Durham became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats
* On 12 December 2007, Tain and Easter Ross Cllr Alan Torrance became a member of the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an Independent
* On 3 April 2008, Landward Caithness Cllr David Bremner became an Independent, separate from the Administration, after being expelled from the Scottish National Party
* In 2008, Wick Cllr Graeme Smith became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats
* On 13 March 2009, North, West and Central Sutherland Cllr Linda Munro became a Liberal Democrat and ceased to be an Independent
* On 17 February 2011 Inverness Central Cllr Janet Campbell became a member of the Independent Members Group after leaving the Liberal Democrats.
* On 17 February 2011 Culloden and Ardersier Cllr Glynis Sinclair became an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats. She joined the Scottish National Party on 24 May 2011

## 2007-2012 by-elections
### Inverness West

On 23 April 2009 the Liberal Democrat's Alasdair Christie won a by-election which arose following the death of former Independent Councillor Jimmy MacDonald on 31 January 2009
Inverness West By-Election (24 April 2009)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Christie | 59.60% | 1,503 |
| | SNP | Brian ÓhEadhra | 22.05% | 556 |
| | Labour | Andrew James MacKintosh | 8.33% | 210 |
| | Scottish Christian | Dr Sheila McLaughlan | 4.56% | 115 |
| | Conservative | Donald Gunn MacDonald | 4.40% | 111 |
| | Solidarity | George MacDonald | 1.07% | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 6,623 Valid: 2,522 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 1,270 Turnout: 2,540 |||||

### Wick

On 7 April 2011 the SNP's Gail Ross won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Katrina MacNab
Wick By-Election (7 April 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Gail Elizabeth Ross | 46.82% | 979 | 984 | 999 | 1,049 |
| | Labour | Neil MacDonald | 19.56% | 409 | 410 | 421 | 463 |
| | Independent | Niall Smith | 9.90% | 207 | 209 | 217 | 245 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Mairi Clarke | 9.85% | 206 | 211 | 219 | 236 |
| | Independent | Jim Oag | 8.80% | 184 | 191 | 202 | |
| | Independent | Laurel Bush | 3.49% | 73 | 75 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Anthony Carr | 1.58% | 33 | | | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 5,564 Valid: 2,091 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 2,124 ||||||||

### Tain and Easter Ross

On 9 June 2011 Independent Fiona Robertson won a by-election which arose following the death of SNP Councillor Alan Torrance
Tain and Easter Ross By-Election (9 June 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Derek William Louden | 33.23% | 837 | 860 | 928 | 1,037 |
| | Independent | Fiona Robertson | 32.20% | 811 | 840 | 933 | 1,204 |
| | Independent | Ruairidh MacKenzie | 18.54% | 467 | 481 | 547 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Gardner | 12.19% | 307 | 318 | | |
| | Independent | Michael Herd | 3.85% | 97 | | | |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 6,962 Valid: 2,519 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,260 Turnout: 2,536 ||||||||

### Inverness South

On 3 November 2011 the Liberal Democrat's Carolyn Caddick won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Labour Councillor John Holden
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 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 9,760 Valid: 2,607 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 1,304 Turnout: 2,620 ||||||||||