Inverness Wards
The Inverness area includes Loch Ness, Strathglass and the City of Inverness.
The city lacks clearly defined boundaries. In ward descriptions below the city means the urban area centred on the former burgh of Inverness.
There are 23 wards in the area:
| Ward | Description | Councillor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardersier, Croy and Petty | To the east of the city of Inverness Mostly rural Includes Ardersier |
Roderick Andrew Christopher Balfour | Independent |
| Ballifeary | Part of the city | Alistair Milne | Independent |
| Balloch | To the east of the city | Robert Wynd | Scottish National Party |
| Beauly and Strathglass | Mostly rural Includes Beauly and Strathglass |
Garry James Coutts, until May 2004 Helen M Carmichael, since June 2004 |
Independent Independent |
| Canal | Part of the city | William John Smith † | Independent |
| Culduthel | Part of the city and a rural area to the south |
Norrie Donald | Independent |
| Culloden | To the east of the city Mostly rural |
John Ford | Labour |
| Crown | Part of the city | James Sutherland Gray | Labour |
| Drumossie | To the southeast of the city Mostly rural |
Kathleen Greig Matheson | Independent |
| Hilton | Part of the city | Angus John Dick | Liberal Democrats |
| Inches | Part of city and an area to the southeast |
Janet Noble Home | Independent |
| Inverness Central | Part of the city | Eilidh MacDonald | Labour |
| Inverness West | Part of the city and an area to the southwest |
Ronald James Lyon | Independent |
| Kirkhill | Part of the city and a rural area to the southwest |
Jack Shiels | Independent |
| Lochardil | Part of the city | Margaret Agnes MacLennan, until May 2006 David Henderson, since August 2006 |
Independent Liberal Democrats |
| Loch Ness East | On the southeast side of Loch Ness (but includes the area of the loch itself) Mostly rural Includes part of the city |
Ella MacRae | Independent |
| Loch Ness West | Mostly on the northwest side of Loch Ness Mostly rural Includes Drumnadrochit and Fort Augustus |
Margaret Christine Davidson | Independent |
| Merkinch | Part of the city | Peter Corbett | |
| Milton | Part of the city | Clive Lawrence Goodman | Labour |
| Muirtown | Part of the city | Christine MacNiven Cumming | Labour |
| Raigmore | Part of the city | David Ross Munro | Labour |
| Scorguie | Part of the city | Jimmy MacDonald | Independent |
| Westhill and Smithton | To the east of the city | Gillian McCreath | Scottish National Party |
† Area Convener (or Provost and Area Convener)
Read more about this topic: Highland Council Wards And Councillors 2003 To 2007
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