Caol and Mallaig (ward)

Caol and Mallaig is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the Caol area of the town of Fort William, Arisaig, the town of Mallaig, and the Small Isles. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Bill Clark
(Ind.)		 Allan Henderson
(Ind.)		 Eddie Huner
(Ind.)
2012
May 2014 Ben Thompson
(Ind.)
2017 Billy MacLachlan
(SNP)
Apr 2018 Denis Rixson
(Liberal Democrat)
Vacant
2022 John Colin Grafton
(Liberal Democrat)		 Andrew Baldrey
(Greens)		 Liz Saggers
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Highland Council election[2]

Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Scottish Green Andrew Baldrey uncontested uncontested
Liberal Democrats John Colin Grafton uncontested uncontested
Conservative Liz Saggers uncontested uncontested
Valid:   Quota:  

    2018 By-election
    Caol and Mallaig By-election (5 April 2018)[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson 31.1% 658 671 706 791 968
    SNP Alex MacInnes 27.2% 574 591 615 617 737
    Independent Colin 'Woody' Wood 21.5% 454 471 539 580  
    Conservative Ian Smith 8.7% 183 188 200    
    Independent Catherine MacKinnon 6.9% 146 176      
    Independent Ronald Joseph Campbell 4.6 98        
    Electorate: 7088   Valid:   Quota: 1,057   Turnout: 2131 (30.1%)  

      2017 Election

      2017 Highland Council election[4]

      Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent) 28.3% 917        
      Independent Ben Thompson (incumbent) 23.7% 767 809.4 826.4    
      SNP Billy MacLachlan†††† 23.9% 778 793.4 796.6 800.7 838.9
      Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson 9.4% 304 324.7 328.04 331.03 402.6
      Conservative Elizabeth Saggers 8.2% 265 271.4 275.5 276.9 290.6
      Labour Alan Carstairs 5.6% 181 187.4 189.4 191.5  
      Independent Liam Simmonds 0.93% 30 34.04      
      Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,242   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 811   Turnout: 3,294 (46.6%)  

        2014 By-election
        Caol and Mallaig By-election (1 May 2014) - 1 Seat[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Independent Ben Thompson 38.98 932 950 1,009 1,176
        SNP William MacDonald 30.36 726 739 756 881
        Independent Sandy Watson 22.46 537 541 551  
        UKIP Liam Simmonds 5.56 133 139    
        Scottish Christian Susan Wallace 2.84 68      
        Valid: 2,391   Spoilt: 23   Quota: 1,196   Turnout: 2,414 (34.43%)  

          2012 Election

          2012 Highland Council election

          Caol and Mallaig - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Independent Allan Henderson (incumbent) 32.64% 905            
          Independent Bill Clark†† (incumbent) 25.59% 710            
          Independent Eddie Hunter (incumbent)††††††† 18.24% 506 627.7 636.1 648.9 676.2 691.9 731.2
          SNP Niall Rownatree 14.82% 411 436.9 438.6 448.1 459.3 474 492.4
          Independent George Kerr 2.56% 71 83.1 84.4 88.7 95.2 106.1  
          Conservative Elizabeth Saggers 2.38% 66 73.7 74.1 77.4 80.6    
          Independent Sally Semple 2.16% 60 66.9 67.5 71.2      
          Scottish Christian Susan Wallace 1.62% 45 50 50        
          Electorate: 6,752   Valid: 2,774   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 694   Turnout: 2,818 (41.74%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 Highland Council election

            The Highland Council election, 2007: Caol and Mallaig
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Independent Bill Clark 975 24.8 1 2
            Independent Allan Henderson 881 22.4 2 7
            Independent Eddie Hunter 550 14.0 3 10
            Labour Mairi MacLean 473 12.0
            SNP David Ingham 389 9.9
            Independent Sandra Casey 188 4.8
            Conservative Chris Carver 156 4.0
            Independent George MacLeod 151 3.8
            Independent Alistair MacGregor 100 2.5
            Independent Scott Waugh 64 1.6

            References
            1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
            2. "2022 Local Government elections results". The Highland Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
            3. Smart, Joanna. "Local Government by-elections". www.highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
            4. The Highland Council. "Community Councils | Community Council elections | The Highland Council". Highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
            5. "Caol and Mallaig by-election results May 2014 | the Highland Council". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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