East Sutherland and Edderton is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the towns and villages of Brora, Dornoch, Edderton, Golspie and Helmsdale. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results
2022 Election
2022 Highland Council election[2]
East Sutherland and Edderton - 3 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Richard Gale (incumbent)
|
35.81%
|
1,151
|
|
SNP
|
Leslie-anne Niven
|
26.54%
|
853
|
|
Independent
|
Jim McGillivray (incumbent)
|
19.01%
|
611
|
775.6
|
796.6
|
834.1
|
|
Conservative
|
Max Bannerman
|
16.99%
|
546
|
613.8
|
615.4
|
635.1
|
|
Scottish Libertarian
|
Harry Christian
|
1.65%
|
53
|
80.4
|
84.6
|
Electorate: 6,446 Valid: 3,214 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 804 Turnout: 50.5%
|
2017 Election
2017 Highland Council election[3]
East Sutherland and Edderton - 3 seats[4][5]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
Labour
|
Deirdre MacKay (incumbent)
|
21.20%
|
755
|
757
|
831
|
946
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Richard Gale
|
19.63%
|
699
|
715
|
773
|
889
|
909
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Jim McGillivray (incumbent)
|
16.76%
|
597
|
600
|
649
|
793
|
806
|
814
|
1,155
|
|
SNP
|
Graham Phillips (incumbent)
|
18.20%
|
648
|
653
|
711
|
725
|
732
|
735
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Eva Short
|
14.52%
|
517
|
518
|
532
|
|
|
|
|
|
No Label
|
George Gunn
|
8.68%
|
309
|
311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Libertarian
|
Harry Christian
|
1.01%
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,561 Spoilt: 30 Quota: 891 Turnout: 57.1%
|
2012 Election
2012 Highland Council election
East Sutherland and Edderton - 3 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
Labour
|
Deirdre MacKay (incumbent)
|
32.21%
|
966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Jim McGillivray (incumbent)
|
19.27%
|
578
|
622
|
642.9
|
691.2
|
811
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Graham Phillips
|
17.34%
|
520
|
544.6
|
548
|
554.7
|
605.8
|
618.1
|
771.7
|
|
Independent
|
Richard Gale
|
12.74%
|
382
|
424.5
|
442.8
|
485.3
|
567.8
|
585.7
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Robbie Rowantree *
|
9.67%
|
290
|
334.5
|
340.1
|
402.1
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Kerensa Carr
|
6.27%
|
188
|
198.5
|
220.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
UKIP
|
Annie Murray
|
2.5%
|
75
|
81.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 6,179 Valid: 2,999 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 750 Turnout: 3,034 (49.1%)
|
2007 Election
2007 Highland Council election
References