About the Highland Council

The Highland Council is made up of 80 councillors representing 22 different wards. The current council was elected in 2007 and is run by a coalition of the Independants,Liberal Democrats and Labour.

The Highland Region is a two-tier region, with an elected council for the region as a whole and distinct elected councils for each of eight districts, Badenoch and Strathspey, Caithness, Inverness, Lochaber, Nairn , Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh and Sutherland.

The Highland Council headquarters is located in Inverness with most previous district council offices retained as outstations.

The formation of the council is as follows:

Administration: Lib Dems 20, Labour 6, Independents 25
Opposition: SNP 17

There is also:
The Independent Members Group (6).
The Independent Alliance (4) - who are not part of either the administration or the oppostion group.
Non-alliegned (1).
Yet to be confirmed (1).

Please see below for the contact details of the Lib Dem councillor who represents your area.

For the latest news from the Highland Council please click here

www.highland.gov.uk