The Highland Council: all 73 councillors

The Highland Council has 73 councillors on the latest independent list. The largest group is Independent / Other, with 27 of the 73 seats. The council's own list can't be read automatically yet, so these names, wards and parties come from Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Highland), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Check the council's own councillor page, linked from each name, before relying on them.

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Seats by party

Independent / Other: 27 councillors
Scottish National Party (SNP): 19 councillors
Liberal Democrats: 16 councillors
Conservative and Unionist: 6 councillors
Scottish Green Party: 3 councillors
Labour Party: 2 councillors

Every councillor, by ward

Ward	Name	Party
Aird and Loch Ness	Chris Ballance	Scottish Green Party
Aird and Loch Ness	David Fraser	Independent / Other
Aird and Loch Ness	Emma Knox	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Aird and Loch Ness	Helen Crawford	Conservative and Unionist
Badenoch and Strathspey	Bill Lobban	Independent / Other
Badenoch and Strathspey	John Bruce	Conservative and Unionist
Badenoch and Strathspey	Muriel Cockburn	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Badenoch and Strathspey	Russell Jones	Independent / Other
Black Isle	Lyndsey Johnston	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Black Isle	Morven-May MacCallum	Liberal Democrats
Black Isle	Sarah Atkin	Independent / Other
Caol and Mallaig	John Grafton	Liberal Democrats
Caol and Mallaig	Liz Saggers	Conservative and Unionist
Caol and Mallaig	Sammy Cameron	Independent / Other
Cromarty Firth	John Edmondson	Liberal Democrats
Cromarty Firth	Richard Cross	Independent / Other
Cromarty Firth	Sinclair Coghill	Independent / Other
Cromarty Firth	Tamala Collier	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Culloden and Ardersier	Glynis Sinclair	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Culloden and Ardersier	Morven Reid	Independent / Other
Culloden and Ardersier	Trish Robertson	Liberal Democrats
Dingwall and Seaforth	Angela MacLean	Liberal Democrats
Dingwall and Seaforth	Graham MacKenzie	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Dingwall and Seaforth	Margaret Paterson	Independent / Other
Dingwall and Seaforth	Sean Kennedy	Independent / Other
East Sutherland and Edderton	Leslie-Anne Niven	Scottish National Party (SNP)
East Sutherland and Edderton	Richard Gale	Liberal Democrats
Eilean á Chèo	Christine Gillies	Independent / Other
Eilean á Chèo	Drew Millar	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Eilean á Chèo	John Finlayson	Independent / Other
Eilean á Chèo	Ruraidh Stewart	Conservative and Unionist
Fort William and Ardnamurchan	Andrew Baxter	Liberal Democrats
Fort William and Ardnamurchan	Kate Willis	Scottish Green Party
Fort William and Ardnamurchan	Matthew Prosser	Liberal Democrats
Fort William and Ardnamurchan	Thomas MacLennan	Independent / Other
Inverness Central	Kate MacLean	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness Central	Michael Cameron	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness Central	Michael Gregson	Labour Party
Inverness Millburn	David Gregg	Liberal Democrats
Inverness Millburn	Ian Brown	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness Millburn	Isabelle MacKenzie	Conservative and Unionist
Inverness Ness-side	Alasdair Christie	Liberal Democrats
Inverness Ness-side	Andrew MacKintosh	Labour Party
Inverness Ness-side	Jackie Hendry	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness South	Andrew Sinclair	Independent / Other
Inverness South	Duncan Macpherson	Independent / Other
Inverness South	Duncan McDonald	Independent / Other
Inverness South	Ken Gowans	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness West	Alex Graham	Liberal Democrats
Inverness West	Bill Boyd	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Inverness West	Ryan MacKintosh	Scottish Green Party
Nairn and Cawdor	Barbara Jarvie	Conservative and Unionist
Nairn and Cawdor	Laurie Fraser	Independent / Other
Nairn and Cawdor	Michael Green	Independent / Other
Nairn and Cawdor	Paul Oldham	Scottish National Party (SNP)
North, West and Central Sutherland	Hugh Morrison	Independent / Other
North, West and Central Sutherland	Marianne Hutchison	Scottish National Party (SNP)
North, West and Central Sutherland	Michael Baird	Independent / Other
Tain and Easter Ross	Connie Ramsay	Liberal Democrats
Tain and Easter Ross	Laura Dundas	Independent / Other
Tain and Easter Ross	Maureen Ross	Independent / Other
Thurso and Northwest Caithness	Karl Rosie	Independent / Other
Thurso and Northwest Caithness	Matthew Reiss	Independent / Other
Thurso and Northwest Caithness	Ron Gunn	Liberal Democrats
Thurso and Northwest Caithness	Struan Mackie	Liberal Democrats
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh	Chris Birt	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh	Isabelle Campbell	Independent / Other
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh	Liz Kraft	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh	Patrick Logue	Liberal Democrats
Wick and East Caithness	Andrew Jarvie	Independent / Other
Wick and East Caithness	Jan McEwan	Liberal Democrats
Wick and East Caithness	Raymond Bremner	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Wick and East Caithness	Willie MacKay	Independent / Other

Source

Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Highland), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to the council's own councillor page. Published by Open Council Data UK (independent; used until the council's own list can be read). Use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.