The Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 21st December 1998

Coming into force: 1st January 1999

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2

In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

• (ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3

The area of Highland Council shall be divided into 80 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Caithness North West

Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of Highland Council, northwestward in a straight line from Geo Cuinge, at NG Ref NC 9767 6669; then northeastward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with the northwestern curtilage of the property known as Langrig, at the Braes of Scrabster at NG Ref ND 1023 6938; then southwestward to and along the said curtilage to the southwestern curtilage of the said property; then southward in a straight line across the A882 (T) to the western boundary of the field to the rear of the properties on the northwest side of Upper Burnside Drive; then southward along the said field boundary to and southeastward along the southern boundary of the said field to the Burnside Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to the point where it is crossed by the A836 road; then generally westward along the said road to its junction with the road leading to the property known as Blackheath; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with the Broch at NG Ref ND 0809 6825; then southward in a straight line to the said Broch; then southeastward in a straight line to summit point 77 at NG Ref ND 0977 6763; then southeastward in a straight line to where the access road to the Golf Course meets the B874 road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with a road leading to Janetstown; then eastward in a straight line to the point where the Burn of Stainland converges with the River Thurso, south of the property known as Bleachfield; then generally southeastward along the said burn to a point where it is crossed by the A882(T) road; then northwestward along the said road to its junction with the southern access road leading to the property known as Stainland; then eastward along the said road to a point on the road at NG Ref ND 1251 6623; then northward in a straight line to and along field boundaries to NG Ref ND 1256 6688; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref ND 1268 6732; then northeastward in a straight line along field boundaries and the continuation thereof to Mountpleasant Road; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of the fields adjoining Mountpleasant to the east of the said property; then northeastward to and along the said field boundaries to the northwestern boundary of Lady Janet’s Wood; then northeastward along the said boundary to a track leading to Thurso East Mains; then northwestward along the said track to a point in line with the southern boundary of the field adjoining Thurso East Mains to the east of the said property; then northeastward to and along the said field boundary to and northwestward along the eastern boundary of the said field and the continuation in a straight line thereof to the northern boundary of Highland Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with a burn which flows passed the property known as Lower Greenland, where it enters Dunnet Bay at NG Ref ND 2134 6908; then southeastward in a straight line to the said point and continuing southeastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the A836; then southeastward in a straight line to the junction between the road between the B876 and Greenland, and the access road to West Greenland; then southeastward in a straight line to a point on the road between Moss of Tain and Berry Hill at NG Ref ND 2357 6600; then southeastward along the said road and its continuation thereof in a straight line to a point on the road between Bowermadden and Reaster at NG Ref ND 2500 6505; then southwestward along the said road to the point where it crosses a burn at NG Ref ND 2470 6452; then northwestward in a straight line to a point on the road between Moss of Tain and Bowermadden at NG Ref ND 2272 6520; then southwestward in a straight line to summit point 62 at NG Ref ND 2145 6280; then southwestward in a straight line to a point on the northeastern boundary of a wood south of Durran at NG Ref ND 19106255; then northwestward along the said boundary and the continuation thereof in a straight line to a point on the road between Durran and Mayfield at NG Ref ND 1765 6394; then southwestward in a straight line to a point on the road between Hilliclay and Achingills at NG Ref ND 1661 6361; then northwestward in a straight line to the junction between the road leading between Mayfield and Durran and a road leading to the A882(T) at NG Ref ND 1605 6512; then generally southwestward along the said road to its junction with the A882(T); then southwestward in a straight line to a point on the B874 road at NG Ref ND 1200 6330; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with the northern curtilage of the Smithy House; then westward to and along the said curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos 29-36 The Crescent to the western curtilage of No 11 The Crescent and the continuation in a straight line thereof, to the western curtilage of the property known as Springfield; then southward along the said curtilage and its continuation thereof in a straight line to the B870 road; then generally southward along the said road to its junction with a road leading to Brawlbin at NG Ref ND 0910 5927; then generally southwestward along the said road to where the road crosses the watercourse draining from Loch Olginey to Loch Calder; then southeastward along the said watercourse to where it converges with a trail at the western side of Loch Olginey; then southward along the said trail to a point in line with the southern boundary of a wood at the western side of Loch Olginey; then southwestward to and along the said boundary and the continuation thereof in a straight line to the triangulation pillar 244 on Ben Dorrery; then southwestward in a straight line to summit point 203 on Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh; then southwestward in a straight line to where the Sletill Burn enters Loch Sletill at NG Ref NC 9540 4715; then northward in a straight line to summit point 243 on Cnoc an Fhuarain Bhain; then northward in a straight line to triangulation pillar 231 on Sean Airigh; then northwestward in a straight line to the point where the path running from Loch Garbh to the A836 converges with the said Loch; then generally northeastward along the said path to a point in line with the point where the Brackside Burn and Sandside Burn converge; then eastward in a straight line to and along the Sandside Burn to where it is crossed by the track leading passed the property known as Achins to Reay; then northward along the said track to where it meets a track leading to Gleann Dubh; then generally southeastward along the said track to summit point 38; then southeastward in a straight line to summit point 127 on Creag Leathan; then northeastward in a straight line to the point where the burn flowing from Loch Saorach converges with the burn flowing from East Shebster; then generally northward along the burn flowing from Loch Saorach through the centre line of Loch Achbuiligan to where the A836 road crosses this water course; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of the property known as Gunnscroft; then northwestward to along the said curtilage and the continuation thereof in a straight line to a point NG Ref NC9767 6669 at Geo Cuinge; then northwestward in a straight line to the northern boundary of Highland Council and the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Thurso West

Ward 3 Thurso Central

Ward 4 Thurso East

Ward 5 Caithness Central

Ward 6 Caithness North East

(Note: EW 6 includes the Island of Stroma)

Ward 7 Wick

Ward 8 Wick West

Ward 9 Pulteneytown

Ward 10 Caithness South East

Ward 11 Sutherland North West

Ward 12 Tongue and Farr

Ward 13 Sutherland Central

Ward 14 Golspie and Rogart

Ward 15 Brora

Ward 16 Dornoch Firth

Ward 17 Lochbroom

Ward 18 Alness and Ardross

Ward 19 Tain West

Ward 20 Tain East

Ward 21 Seaboard

Ward 22 Invergordon

Ward 23 Rosskeen and Saltburn

Ward 24 Gairloch

Ward 25 Lochcarron

Ward 26 Ferindonald

Ward 27 Strathpeffer and Strathconon

Ward 28 Dingwall South

Ward 29 Dingwall North

Ward 30 Muir of Ord

Ward 31 Conon and Maryburgh

Ward 32 Knockbain and Killearnan

Ward 33 Black Isle North

Ward 34 Avoch Fortrose

Ward 35 Snizort and Trotternish

Ward 36 Skye West

Ward 37 Portree

Ward 38 Skye Central

Ward 39 Kyle and Sleat

Ward 40 Kinlochshiel

Ward 41 Beauly and Strathglass

Ward 42 Kirkhill

Ward 43 Scorguie

Ward 44 Muirtown

Ward 45 Merkinch

Ward 46 Inverness Central

Ward 47 Culloden

Ward 48 Ardersier, Croy and Petty

Ward 49 Loch Ness West

Ward 50 Inverness West

Ward 51 Canal

Ward 52 Ballifeary

Ward 53 Lochardil

Ward 54 Hilton

Ward 55 Milton

Ward 56 Crown

Ward 57 Raigmore

Ward 58 Loch Ness East

Ward 59 Culduthel

Ward 60 Inshes

Ward 61 Drumossie

Ward 62 Westhill and Smithton

Ward 63 Balloch

Ward 64 Nairn Alltan

Ward 65 Nairn Ninian

Ward 66 Nairn Cawdor

Ward 67 Nairn Auldearn

Ward 68 Badenoch West

Ward 69 Badenoch East

Ward 70 Strathspey South

Ward 71 Strathspey North East

Ward 72 Grantown on Spey

Ward 73 Mallaig and Small Isles

Ward 74 Kilmallie and Invergarry

Ward 75 Claggan and Glen Spean

Ward 76 Ardnamurchan and Morvern

Ward 77 Caol

Ward 78 Fort William North

Ward 79 Fort William South

Ward 80 Glencoe

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 21st December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Highland Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of Highland Council is divided into 80 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. The Order makes minor modifications to the boundaries of the following Wards as compared to the proposals submitted to the Secretary of State by the Commission – Wards 13 to 15, 27, 40, 41, 49, 50, 54, 55, 73, 74 and 76. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

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