128:. 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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1165:. Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
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122:unitary council area
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1357:Perth & Kinross
1302:Na h-Eileanan Siar‎
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1167:. Retrieved
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997:Muir of Ord
960:Small Isles
748:Other wards
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77:2017 wards
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1067:peninsula
1063:, and the
1051:(south of
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903:Black Isle
896:Black Isle
846:Nairnshire
804:Newtonmore
788:Carrbridge
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661:River Ness
346:Sutherland
318:Altnaharra
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1377:Stirling‎
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433:Caithness
338:Lochinver
322:Bettyhill
282:Helmsdale
172:Inverness
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1187:Archived
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1104:Lochalsh
1100:Gairloch
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920:Fortrose
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772:18
755:No
714:13
673:19
641:15
609:16
573:14
541:17
501:12
484:No
199:No
1404::
1124:4
1106:,
1102:,
1088:5
1077:4
1029:4
1001:4
991:,
977:8
966:3
950:,
924:4
901:A
891:9
854:4
816:4
798:,
794:,
790:,
786:,
738:3
705:4
665:3
633:3
601:3
565:3
555:,
533:4
457:3
440:3
429:3
412:2
404:3
366:7
358:3
336:,
332:,
328:,
324:,
320:,
306:1
298:3
276:,
272:,
268:,
254:4
246:4
236:,
216:6
163:)
147:.
1222:e
1215:t
1208:v
1173:.
159:(
20:)
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