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1990 Highland Regional Council election
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1990 Highland Regional Council election Scotland parliamentary no 1986 Highland Regional Council election 1986 1990 5 3 y 1994 Highland Regional Council election 1994 All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council 27 42.9% 115x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 36 seats, 73.0% 34 2 19,359 56.9% 16.1% 115x50px|Blank Scottish Labour Party 7 seats, 14.4% 10 3 3,994 11.7% 2.7% 115x50px|Blank Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 seats, 2.6% 3 0 1,941 5.7% 3.1% 115x50px|Blank Scottish National Party 3 seat, 6.4% 2 1 3,994 11.7% 5.3% 115x50px|Blank Green Party (UK) Did Not Stand 1 1 3,560 10.5% New 115x50px|Blank Scottish Conservative Party 2 seats, 2.2% 1 1 946 2.8% 0.6% 115x50px|Blank Independent Liberal Did Not Stand 1 1 0 0.0% New Council Convener Sandy Russell Scottish Liberal Democrats Council Convener after election Duncan McPherson Independent (politician)
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. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats.
Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.
thumb|left|The result of the election
Aggregate results
Highland Regional election, 1990pp.42-45Turnout: 42.1%
Independent (politician)
34
2
65.4
57.0
19,359
16.1
Scottish Labour Party
10
3
19.2
11.8
3,994
2.7
Scottish Liberal Democrats
3
0
5.8
5.7
1,941
3.1
Scottish National Party
2
2
3.8
11.8
3,994
5.3
Green Party (UK)
1
1
1.9
10.5
3,560
New
Scottish Conservative Party
1
1
1.9
2.8
946
0.6
Independent Liberal
1
1
1.9
0.0
0
New
Independent Labour
0
1
0.0
0.6
217
0.7
Ward results
Highland Regional election, 1990Bochel JM Denver DT http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1990.pdf Scottish Regional Elections, 1990 The Elections Centre 1–3 22 April 2020 Ward Councillor Result1 Thurso West J. H. Fry Independent (politician) hold2 Thurso East W. S. Smith Independent (politician) hold3 Wick A. Murray Independent (politician) hold4 Pulteney J. W. Oag Independent (politician) hold5 Caithness North East W. Mowat Independent (politician) hold6 Caithness South East W. A. Mowat Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats hold7 Caithness Central D. Coghill Independent (politician) hold8 Caithness West R. E. Godfrey Independent (politician) hold9 Dornoch/Creich etc. A. M. Gilmour Independent (politician) hold10 Fleet A. Murray Independent (politician) hold11 Sutherland North West F. R. M. Keith Independent (politician) hold12 Sutherland East R. R. McDonald Independent (politician) hold12A Toungue/Farr A. MacKay Independent (politician) hold13 Lochbroom/Conon Valley D. R. Green Independent (politician) hold14 Wester Ross D. N. Cameron Independent (politician) hold15 Seaforth M. J. Nicolson Independent (politician) hold16 Dingwall M. McKechnie Independent (politician) hold17 Black Isle West H. Fraser Independent (politician) hold18 Black Isle East D. J. McPherson Independent (politician) hold19 Ferindonald V. MacIver Independent (politician) hold19A Alness J. MacInnes Independent (politician) hold20 Invergordon I. C. Rhind Independent (politician) hold21 Easter Ross E. D. Wilkerson Independent (politician) hold22 Tain A. Rhind Independent (politician) hold23 Ross South West W. M. Fulton Independent (politician) hold24 Skye South & East F. M. MacLennan Independent (politician) hold25 Skye North & West D. Grant Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats gain from Independent26 Fort William I. J. Macdonald Scottish Labour gain from Independent27 Caol/Inverlochy M. J. MacKay Scottish Labour hold28 Nevis J. K. MacKay Scottish Labour gain from Independent29 Mallaig/Ardnamurchan M. E. M. Foxley Independent Liberal hold30 Glencoe/Nether Lochaber A. S. Robertson Scottish Labour hold31 Merkinch J. M. Henry Scottish Labour hold32 Dalneigh/Muirtown W. J. Smith Independent (politician) gain from Labour33 Ballifeary/Columba A. Milne Independent (politician) hold34 Ness Central C. M. Cumming Scottish Labour gain from Independent35 Crown/Raigmore C. L. Goodman Scottish Labour hold36 Old Edinburgh A. G. Sellar Independent (politician) hold37 Drummond W. A. E. Fraser Independent (politician) hold38 Hilton T. Mackenzie Scottish Labour hold39 Ardersier/Petty etc. P. J. Peacock Independent (politician) hold39A Inverness East W. McGarrity Scottish Labour gain from Independent40 Strathdearn Mack of Mackintosh Independent (politician) hold41 Aird South A. W. Mackenzie Scottish Labour gain from Independent41A Charleston J. T. MacDonald Scottish Labour hold 42 Aird North J. S. Munro Scottish National Party hold43 Strathspey B. M. S. Dunlop Independent (politician) gain from SNP44 Cairngorm A. I. M. Glen Scottish National Party hold45 Badenoch A. J. Russell Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats hold46 Ninian W. Shand Independent (politician) gain from Conservative47 Nairn County M. J. O. Graham Scottish Conservatives hold47A Alltan R. E. Winter Green Party (UK) gain from Independent
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