Aird and Loch Ness is one of the 21
wards used to elect members of the
Highland Council
The Highland Council (' ) is the local authority for Highland, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council is based at the Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness.
History
The Highland area had been created as an administrative a ...
. It includes
Loch Ness
Loch Ness (; ) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoology, cryptozoological Loch Ness Mons ...
, the town of
Beauly
Beauly ( ; ; ) is a village in Scotland's Highland (council area), Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North Line, Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the County of Inverness. ...
, and the village of
Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus is a settlement in the parish of Boleskine and Abertarff, at the south-west end of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. The village has a population of around 646 (2001). Its economy is heavily reliant on tourism.
History Early histo ...
. It elects four Councillors.
Councillors
Election results
2022 election
2021 by-election
A by-election was originally scheduled to take place on 5 November 2020 to elect one councillor after the death of George Cruickshank. However, it was postponed to 11 March 2021.
2017 election
2015 by-election
A by-election was triggered by the resignation of
Drew Hendry
Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry (born 31 May 1964), known as Drew Hendry, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey from 2015 until 2024, when the seat was ...
in July 2015, following his election as an MP.
2012 Election
2007 election
References
{{Wards of Highland
Highland council wards
Loch Ness