Landward Caithness council by-election date set
Nomination papers are now available.
Landward Caithness is one of 22 wards within the Highland area and has a population of 11,290 with the main centres being Halkirk, John O’ Groats, Castletown, Dunbeath and Lybster. The electorate is 8,546.
Mr Coghill was elected in 2007 and was re-elected in May of last year. He was one of four Councillors representing Landward Caithness. The other Ward members are councillors David Bremner, Willie Mackay and Alex MacLeod.
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Hide AdThe Highland Council is made up of 80 elected members. The current representation is Independent 34, SNP 21, Liberal Democrats 14, Labour 8, Independent Nationalist 2 with one vacancy for the Landward Caithness ward.