# 1990 Highland Regional Council election

The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats.
Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.

## Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1990 Turnout: 42.1% :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 34 | 2 | 65.4 | 57.0 | 19,359 | 16.1 |
| Labour | 10 | 3 | 19.2 | 11.8 | 3,994 | 2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1,941 | 3.1 |
| SNP | 2 | 2 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 3,994 | 5.3 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 3,560 | New |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 946 | 0.6 |
| Independent Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 217 | 0.7 |

## Ward results

Highland Regional election, 1990 :
| | Ward | Councillor | Result |
| 1 | Thurso West | J. H. Fry | Independent hold |
| 2 | Thurso East | W. S. Smith | Independent hold |
| 3 | Wick | A. Murray | Independent hold |
| 4 | Pulteney | J. W. Oag | Independent hold |
| 5 | Caithness North East | W. Mowat | Independent hold |
| 6 | Caithness South East | W. A. Mowat | SSLD hold |
| 7 | Caithness Central | D. Coghill | Independent hold |
| 8 | Caithness West | R. E. Godfrey | Independent hold |
| 9 | Dornoch/Creich etc. | A. M. Gilmour | Independent hold |
| 10 | Fleet | A. Murray | Independent hold |
| 11 | Sutherland North West | F. R. M. Keith | Independent hold |
| 12 | Sutherland East | R. R. McDonald | Independent hold |
| 12A | Toungue/Farr | A. MacKay | Independent hold |
| 13 | Lochbroom/Conon Valley | D. R. Green | Independent hold |
| 14 | Wester Ross | D. N. Cameron | Independent hold |
| 15 | Seaforth | M. J. Nicolson | Independent hold |
| 16 | Dingwall | M. McKechnie | Independent hold |
| 17 | Black Isle West | H. Fraser | Independent hold |
| 18 | Black Isle East | D. J. McPherson | Independent hold |
| 19 | Ferindonald | V. MacIver | Independent hold |
| 19A | Alness | J. MacInnes | Independent hold |
| 20 | Invergordon | I. C. Rhind | Independent hold |
| 21 | Easter Ross | E. D. Wilkerson | Independent hold |
| 22 | Tain | A. Rhind | Independent hold |
| 23 | Ross South West | W. M. Fulton | Independent hold |
| 24 | Skye South & East | F. M. MacLennan | Independent hold |
| 25 | Skye North & West | D. Grant | SSLD gain from Independent |
| 26 | Fort William | I. J. Macdonald | Labour gain from Independent |
| 27 | Caol/Inverlochy | M. J. MacKay | Labour hold |
| 28 | Nevis | J. K. MacKay | Labour gain from Independent |
| 29 | Mallaig/Ardnamurchan | M. E. M. Foxley | Independent Liberal hold |
| 30 | Glencoe/Nether Lochaber | A. S. Robertson | Labour hold |
| 31 | Merkinch | J. M. Henry | Labour hold |
| 32 | Dalneigh/Muirtown | W. J. Smith | Independent gain from Labour |
| 33 | Ballifeary/Columba | A. Milne | Independent hold |
| 34 | Ness Central | C. M. Cumming | Labour gain from Independent |
| 35 | Crown/Raigmore | C. L. Goodman | Labour hold |
| 36 | Old Edinburgh | A. G. Sellar | Independent hold |
| 37 | Drummond | W. A. E. Fraser | Independent hold |
| 38 | Hilton | T. Mackenzie | Labour hold |
| 39 | Ardersier/Petty etc. | P. J. Peacock | Independent hold |
| 39A | Inverness East | W. McGarrity | Labour gain from Independent |
| 40 | Strathdearn | Mack of Mackintosh | Independent hold |
| 41 | Aird South | A. W. Mackenzie | Labour gain from Independent |
| 41A | Charleston | J. T. MacDonald | Labour hold |
| 42 | Aird North | J. S. Munro | SNP hold |
| 43 | Strathspey | B. M. S. Dunlop | Independent gain from SNP |
| 44 | Cairngorm | A. I. M. Glen | SNP hold |
| 45 | Badenoch | A. J. Russell | SSLD hold |
| 46 | Ninian | W. Shand | Independent gain from Conservative |
| 47 | Nairn County | M. J. O. Graham | Conservative hold |
| 47A | Alltan | R. E. Winter | Green gain from Independent |