Badenoch and Strathspey (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Badenoch and Strathspey is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It encompasses the towns and villages of Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Cromdale, Dulnain Bridge, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Newtonmore and Nethy Bridge. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 David Fallows
(SNP) 		Stuart Black
(Liberal Democrats) 		Gregor Rimell
(Ind./Liberal Democrats) 		Jaci Douglas
(Ind.)
2012 Bill Lobban
(SNP/
Ind.)
2017 Muriel Cockburn
(SNP) 		John Bruce
(Conservative) 		Pippa Hadley
(Greens)
2022 Russell Jones
(Ind.)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Highland Council election
Badenoch and Strathspey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Russell Jones 23.1 1,280              
SNP Muriel Cockburn (incumbent) 16.0 886 900 914 1,210        
Conservative John Bruce (incumbent) 15.6 861 878 899 906 907 1,043 1,051 1,217
Independent Bill Lobban (incumbent) 15.2 842 895 946 962 978 1,133    
Scottish Green Pippa Hadley (incumbent) 10.3 568 593 624 655 702 850 858  
Liberal Democrats Declan Gallacher 8.8 489 503 575 596 605      
SNP Dave Fallows 6.7 371 381 397          
Labour Charlie Whelan 4.2 232 241            
Electorate: 10,899   Valid: 5,529   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,106   Turnout: 51.6%  

Source:[2][3]

2017 election

2017 Highland Council election[4]

Badenoch and Strathspey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conservative John Bruce 23.58% 1,266              
Independent Bill Lobban (incumbent) 22.15% 1,189              
SNP Muriel Cockburn 18.48% 992 993.8 1,005.9 1,014.8 1,040.5 1,089.9    
Scottish Green Pippa Hadley 14.04% 754 763.7 784.1 808.3 820.6 905.7 915.4 1,230.4
Liberal Democrats Gregor Rimell (incumbent) 9.61% 516 571.4 601.5 663.9 689.6 793.7 795.4  
Independent Stewart Dick 6.26% 336 362.8 371.7 401.1 455.7      
UKIP Les Durance 3.15% 169 198.6 202.7 210.9        
Independent Donald MacDonald 2.74% 147 167.8 185.3          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,369   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,074   Turnout: 5,412 (51%)  

2012 election

2012 Highland Council election

Badenoch and Strathspey - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Jaci Douglas (incumbent) 24.68% 1,082          
SNP Bill Lobban 17.99% 789 813.3 818.9 840.1 844.8 970.6
SNP David Fallows (incumbent)††††††††††† 16.49% 723 750.3 764.5 796.6 805.8 912.2
Liberal Democrats Gregor Rimell (incumbent) 14.73% 646 707.3 720.3 927.9    
Labour Kieran Turner 12.91% 566 596.5 610.7 640.6 653.6  
Conservative Les Durance 10.22% 448 466.5 518.1      
UKIP Ross Durance 2.99% 131 141.4        
Electorate: 10,348   Valid: 4,385   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 878   Turnout: 4,434 (42.85%)  

2007 election

2007 Highland Council election

The Highland Council election, 2007: Badenoch and Strathspey
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Liberal Democrats Stuart Black 1,720 31.2 1 1
SNP David Fallows 1,347 24.4 2 1
Independent Gregor Rimell 736 13.3 3 5
Conservative Les Durance 532 9.6
Independent Jaci Douglas 484 8.8 4 7
Scottish Senior Citizens Donald Scobbie 350 6.4
Independent Angela Cox 347 6.3

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 20 Badenoch and Strathspey - declaration of results". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 local government election results Ward 20 Badenoch and Strathspey - candidates votes per stage". Highland Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ Butlin, Heather. "Community Council elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2021.