A council ward in the Highlands of Scotland
Wick and East Caithness is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council . This was a new ward in the 2017 election following boundary changes. It elects four Councillors.
Councillors
Election results
2022 election
Source:[ 1] [ 2]
2021 by-election
Wick and East Caithness By-Election (12 August 2021) - 1 seat[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Liberal Democrats
Jill Tilt
27.25%
657
660
848
986
1,501
Independent
Bill Fernie
25.79%
622
627
780
963
SNP
Michael Cameron
24.59%
593
593
606
Conservative
Daniel Ross
21.69%
523
525
Scottish Libertarian
Harry Christian
0.66%
16
Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,411 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,206 Turnout: 24.3%
2017 election
2017 Highland Council election
Wick and East Caithness - 4 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
A.I. Willie MacKay +
22.37%
1,046
Independent
Nicola Sinclair
20.68%
967
Conservative
Andrew Sinclair
13.88%
649
666
669
708
735
822
919
1,047
SNP
Raymond Bremner
11.74%
549
557
559
577
600
655
723
831
Labour
Neil MacDonald *
8.64%
404
417
420
455
495
556
671
Independent
Linda Malik
7.23%
338
351
357
369
424
Independent
Bill Fernie *
6.99%
327
353
361
396
436
518
Independent
Catherine Patterson
4.79%
224
233
238
247
Liberal Democrats
Luke Graham
3.68%
172
177
178
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,676 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 936 Turnout: 47.6%
*=Sitting Councillors for Wick Ward.
+=Sitting Councillor for Landward Caithness Ward.
Notes
^ Sitting councillor for Inverness South.
References