Cromarty Firth (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Highland, Scotland}}
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}}Cromarty Firth is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It consists of North of the Cromarty Firth, west of the Tain and Easter Ross ward
Includes the towns of Alness, Evanton and Invergordon. It elects four Councillors.
In April 2025, Councillor Maxine Smith resigned for personal reasons.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Highland councillor Maxine Smith hits out at trolls as she quits |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly271d8dn8o |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Councillors
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| 2007
|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | |rowspan=4|Carolyn Wilson |rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | |rowspan=4|Mike Minlayson |rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan="6"|Maxine Morley-Smith |rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=2|Martin Rattay |
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| 2012 |
| rowspan="2"|2017
|rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan="3"|Pauline Munro |
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| 2022
|rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=1|Molly Nolan |rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan="3"|Tamala Collier |
| Sept 2024
|rowspan=2|John Edmondson |rowspan=2|Sinclair Coghill | |
| April 2025 |
Election results
=2024 by-election=
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=2022 election=
{{main|2022 Highland Council election}}
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=2017 election=
2017 Highland Council election{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/643/community_councils|title=Community Council elections}}
{{STV Election box begin2
|title=Cromarty Firth - 4 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/17811/candidate_votes_per_stage_report_ward_6_cromarty_firth|title=The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 6 Cromarty Firth - Council and government|first=The Highland|last=Council|website=www.highland.gov.uk|accessdate=1 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/17809/declaration_of_results_report_ward_6_cromarty_firth|title=The Highland Council download - 2017 Council elections Ward 6 Cromarty Firth - Council and government|first=The Highland|last=Council|website=www.highland.gov.uk|accessdate=1 April 2019}}
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|candidate=Carolyn Wilson (incumbent)
|count1=1,108
|percentage=27.01%
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|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Pauline Munro
|count1=801
|percentage=19.53%
|count2=828
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|candidate=Mike Finlayson (incumbent)
|count1=405
|percentage=9.87%
|count2=483
|count3=483
|count4=532
|count5=567
|count6=639
|count7=773
|count8=1,047
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Maxine Smith (incumbent)
|count1=579
|percentage=14.12%
|count2=599
|count3=604
|count4=615
|count5=624
|count6=660
|count7=674
|count8=741
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|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Martin Rattray (incumbent)
|count1=322
|percentage=7.85%
|count2=378
|count3=378
|count4=399
|count5=422
|count6=498
|count7=591
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|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Ian Smith
|count1=346
|percentage=8.43%
|count2=368
|count3=368
|count4=373
|count5=390
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Mary MacDonald
|count1=278
|percentage=6.78
|count2=303
|count3=303
|count4=320
|count5=360
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Bill Curran
|count1=155
|percentage=3.78%
|count2=162
|count3=162
|count4=170
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|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Sheila Fletcher
|count1=108
|percentage=2.63%
|count2=122
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|numcounts=8
|electorate=TBC
|valid=4,102
|spoilt=65
|quota=821
|turnout=43.4%
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=2012 election=
2012 Highland Council election
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|title=Cromarty Firth - 4 seats
|numcounts=7
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Carolyn Wilson (incumbent)
|count1=768
|percentage=23.60%
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|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Maxine Smith (incumbent)
|count1=584
|percentage=17.95%
|count2=604.7
|count3=606.9
|count4=660.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Sheila Fletcher
|count1=464
|percentage=14.26%
|count2=469.5
|count3=470.6
|count4=489.2
|count5=494.9
|count6=547.95
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Mike Finlayson (incumbent)
|count1=389
|percentage=11.95%
|count2=429.4
|count3=452.3
|count4=519
|count5=519.8
|count6=621.3
|count7=777.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Martin Rattray (incumbent)†††
|count1=361
|percentage=11.09%
|count2=378.7
|count3=394.6
|count4=481.4
|count5=483.4
|count6=547.96
|count7=630.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John McInnes
|count1=324
|percentage=9.96%
|count2=332.2
|count3=336.5
|count4=367.4
|count5=367.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Tina Deborah McCaffery
|count1=299
|percentage=9.19%
|count2=307.1
|count3=313.2
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|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Jane Rous
|count1=65
|percentage=1.99%
|count2=68.5
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|numcounts=7
|electorate=9,456
|valid=3,254
|spoilt=65
|quota=651
|turnout=3,319 (35.1%)
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=2007 election=
2007 Highland Council election
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|title=The Highland Council election, 2007: Cromarty Firth}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Carolyn Wilson
|votes=1,348
|percentage=29.7
|seat=1
|count=1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Maxine Smith
|votes=1,021
|percentage=22.5
|seat=2
|count=1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Martin Rattray
|votes=647
|percentage=14.3
|seat=3
|count=7
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Mike Finlayson
|votes=438
|percentage=9.7
|seat=4
|count=9
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=John MacInnes
|votes=438
|percentage=9.7
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=John Connell
|votes=307
|percentage=6.8
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Hamish Keir
|votes=141
|percentage=3.1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Mary MacDonald
|votes=104
|percentage=2.3
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link
|party=Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate=Findlay Walker
|votes=88
|percentage=1.9
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Notes
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