Dingwall and Seaforth (ward)

Dingwall and Seaforth is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the towns of Dingwall, Conon Bridge, and Muir of Ord. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Margaret Paterson
(Ind.)		 David Chisholm
(Ind.)		 Angela MacLean
(Liberal Democrats)		 Peter Cairns
(SNP)
2012 Alister MacKinnon
(Ind.)		 Graham MacKenzie
(SNP)
2017
2022 Sean Edward Kennedy
(Ind.)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Highland Council election[2]

Dingwall and Seaforth - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Graham Alexander MacKenzie (incumbent) 32.20% 1,494
Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean (incumbent) 16.66% 773 853.9 947.8
Independent Margaret Paterson (incumbent) 15.04% 698 833.4 863.9 871.4 1,033.1
Conservative Gavin Berkenheger 14.01% 650 659.5 688.0 691.0 701.3 715.2
Independent Sean Edward Kennedy 12.91% 599 663.3 694.1 697.1 741.3 790.2 1,136.4
Labour Les Hood 4.66% 216 249.7
Scottish Green Thomas Widrow 4.53% 210 366.2 399.0 401.1
Electorate: 10,385   Valid: 4,640   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 929   Turnout: 45.3%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Highland Council election[3]

    Dingwall and Seaforth - 4 seats[4][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    SNP Graham MacKenzie (incumbent) 28.62% 1,267            
    Independent Margaret Paterson (incumbent) 19.27 853 967          
    Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean (incumbent) 19.61% 868 941          
    Independent Alister MacKinnon (incumbent) 12.47% 552 603 639 659 690 783 1,125
    Conservative Reiner Luyken 14.36% 636 644 652 662 670 716  
    Labour David Jardine 4.47% 198 233 240 249 265    
    No Label Dave Allison 1.20% 53 67 72 73      
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,427   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 886   Turnout: 44.50%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Highland Council election

      Dingwall and Seaforth - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent Margaret Paterson (incumbent) 20.98% 748                  
      Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean (incumbent) 16.77% 598 607.4 613.5 646.7 693.3 768.2        
      SNP Graham MacKenzie 12.20% 435 440.5 441.5 441.5 465.9 495.9 503.2 835.7    
      Labour John Erskine 11.78% 420 422.8 424.8 429.9 448.9 486.1 495.8 533.5 554.6  
      SNP Peter Cairns (incumbent) 10.88% 388 389.3 393.3 396.3 406.4 438.5 443.4      
      Independent David Chisholm (incumbent) 8.36% 298 300.4 305.4 318.6 349.2          
      Independent Alister MacKinnon 7.57% 270 274 298.2 315.3 405.5 507.4 521.4 543.2 564.7 718.6
      Independent Fred Lees 6.17% 220 223.8 258.9 270.1            
      Conservative Matthew MacDonald 2.78% 99 99.99 104.99              
      Scottish Christian David Forbes 2.52% 90 90.50                
      Electorate: 9,256   Valid: 3,566   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 714   Turnout: 3,614 (39.04%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Highland Council election

        The Highland Council election, 2007: Dingwall and Seaforth
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Independent Margaret Paterson 1,078 23.1 1 1
        Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean 1,015 21.8 2 1
        SNP Peter Cairns 853 18.3 3 5
        Independent David Chisholm 639 13.7 4 8
        Labour Michael MacMillan 556 11.9
        Conservative Gerald Lowe 218 4.7
        Scottish Green David Jardine 207 4.4
        Independent David Edes 102 2.2

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission.
        2. "2022 Local Government elections results". The Highland Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
        3. "Community Council elections".
        4. Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 8 Dingwall and Seaforth - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
        5. Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 8 Dingwall and Seaforth - Council and government". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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