1990 Highland Regional Council election
The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 36 of the councils 52 seats.
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All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 42.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout was 42.9% in contested electoral districts. Just over half of the region's electoral districts were contested, with 27 of the regions 52 electoral districts seeing contests.

The result of the election
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 34 | ![]() |
65.4 | 57.0 | 19,359 | ![]() | |||
Labour | 10 | ![]() |
19.2 | 11.8 | 3,994 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() |
5.8 | 5.7 | 1,941 | ![]() | |||
SNP | 2 | ![]() |
3.8 | 11.8 | 3,994 | ![]() | |||
Green | 1 | ![]() |
1.9 | 10.5 | 3,560 | New | |||
Conservative | 1 | ![]() |
1.9 | 2.8 | 946 | ![]() | |||
Independent Liberal | 1 | ![]() |
1.9 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.6 | 217 | ![]() |
Ward results
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Ward | Councillor | Result | ||
1 | Thurso West | J. H. Fry | Independent hold | |
2 | Thurso East | W. S. Smith | Independent hold | |
3 | Wick | A. Murray | Independent hold | |
4 | Pulteney | J. W. Oag | Independent hold | |
5 | Caithness North East | W. Mowat | Independent hold | |
6 | Caithness South East | W. A. Mowat | SLD hold | |
7 | Caithness Central | D. Coghill | Independent hold | |
8 | Caithness West | R. E. Godfrey | Independent hold | |
9 | Dornoch/Creich etc. | A. M. Gilmour | Independent hold | |
10 | Fleet | A. Murray | Independent hold | |
11 | Sutherland North West | F. R. M. Keith | Independent hold | |
12 | Sutherland East | R. R. McDonald | Independent hold | |
12A | Toungue/Farr | A. MacKay | Independent hold | |
13 | Lochbroom/Conon Valley | D. R. Green | Independent hold | |
14 | Wester Ross | D. N. Cameron | Independent hold | |
15 | Seaforth | M. J. Nicolson | Independent hold | |
16 | Dingwall | M. McKechnie | Independent hold | |
17 | Black Isle West | H. Fraser | Independent hold | |
18 | Black Isle East | D. J. McPherson | Independent hold | |
19 | Ferindonald | V. MacIver | Independent hold | |
19A | Alness | J. MacInnes | Independent hold | |
20 | Invergordon | I. C. Rhind | Independent hold | |
21 | Easter Ross | E. D. Wilkerson | Independent hold | |
22 | Tain | A. Rhind | Independent hold | |
23 | Ross South West | W. M. Fulton | Independent hold | |
24 | Skye South & East | F. M. MacLennan | Independent hold | |
25 | Skye North & West | D. Grant | SLD gain from Independent | |
26 | Fort William | I. J. Macdonald | Labour gain from Independent | |
27 | Caol/Inverlochy | M. J. MacKay | Labour hold | |
28 | Nevis | J. K. MacKay | Labour gain from Independent | |
29 | Mallaig/Ardnamurchan | M. E. M. Foxley | Independent Liberal hold | |
30 | Glencoe/Nether Lochaber | A. S. Robertson | Labour hold | |
31 | Merkinch | J. M. Henry | Labour hold | |
32 | Dalneigh/Muirtown | W. J. Smith | Independent gain from Labour | |
33 | Ballifeary/Columba | A. Milne | Independent hold | |
34 | Ness Central | C. M. Cumming | Labour gain from Independent | |
35 | Crown/Raigmore | C. L. Goodman | Labour hold | |
36 | Old Edinburgh | A. G. Sellar | Independent hold | |
37 | Drummond | W. A. E. Fraser | Independent hold | |
38 | Hilton | T. Mackenzie | Labour hold | |
39 | Ardersier/Petty etc. | P. J. Peacock | Independent hold | |
39A | Inverness East | W. McGarrity | Labour gain from Independent | |
40 | Strathdearn | Mack of Mackintosh | Independent hold | |
41 | Aird South | A. W. Mackenzie | Labour gain from Independent | |
41A | Charleston | J. T. MacDonald | Labour hold | |
42 | Aird North | J. S. Munro | SNP hold | |
43 | Strathspey | B. M. S. Dunlop | Independent gain from SNP | |
44 | Cairngorm | A. I. M. Glen | SNP hold | |
45 | Badenoch | A. J. Russell | SLD hold | |
46 | Ninian | W. Shand | Independent gain from Conservative | |
47 | Nairn County | M. J. O. Graham | Conservative hold | |
47A | Alltan | R. E. Winter | Green gain from Independent | |
References
- pp.42-45
- Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. p. 1-3. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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