Highland.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 21 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Highland is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (25 of 78 seats). It covers 21 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 32% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ballance | Grn | Aird Loch Ness | 2022 |
| David Fraser | Ind | Aird Loch Ness | 2022 |
| Emma Knox | Ind | Aird Loch Ness | 2022 |
| Helen Crawford | Con | Aird Loch Ness | 2022 |
| Bill Lobban | Ind | Badenoch Strathspey | 2022 |
| John Bruce | Con | Badenoch Strathspey | 2022 |
| Muriel Cockburn | Ind | Badenoch Strathspey | 2022 |
| Russell Jones | Ind | Badenoch Strathspey | 2022 |
| Lyndsey Johnston | Ind | Black Isle | 2022 |
| Morven-May MacCallum | LD | Black Isle | 2022 |
| Sarah Atkin | Ind | Black Isle | 2022 |
| Craig Fraser | Ind | Black Isle | 2017 |
Highland’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | 11 | 52% | Angus MacDonald | LD |
| Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 8 | 38% | Jamie Stone | LD |
| Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | 2 | 10% | Graham Leadbitter | SNP |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Not yet ingested for Highland
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level