116:. The first Highland Council election, however, was one year earlier, in 1995. Until 1996 councillors shadowed the regional and district councils and planned for the transfer of powers and responsibilities. Elections to the council are normally on a four-year cycle, all wards being contestable at each election.
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Inverness South ward, and city area 4, covering the Culloden and Ardersier ward and a northern portion of the Inverness South ward
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1555:The Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006
1583:Minutes, Highland Council Meeting, 29 June 2006
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169:Lists of wards created in 2007
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32:Highland council area
1588:24 December 2012 at
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1706:East Dunbartonshire
1606:Boundaries Scotland
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1656:of Scotland
1114:Loch Linnhe
1039:Muir of Ord
1002:Small Isles
790:Other wards
227:Invergordon
1826:Categories
1751:Inverclyde
1337:Black Isle
1109:peninsula
1105:, and the
1093:(south of
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945:Black Isle
938:Black Isle
888:Nairnshire
846:Newtonmore
830:Carrbridge
776:River Ness
727:Cradlehall
703:River Ness
458:Thurso Bay
376:Sutherland
348:Altnaharra
271:Sutherland
121:councillor
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1801:Stirling
1796:Shetland
1721:Edinburgh
1611:3 January
842:Kingussie
772:Inverness
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