DOCSLIB.ORG

Rural Affairs and Environment Committee

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee RURAL AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RURAL HOUSING INQUIRY SUBMISSION FROM HIGHLAND COUNCIL Rural housing inquiry – Highland Statistics March 2008 Information has been compiled as requested where data is available. It is not possible to extract the requested statistical information for rural areas only. Based on the Scottish Government definition that defines “rural” as involving all settlements of less than 3,000, wards have been colour coded to highlight those which are a) rural; b) made up of rural settlements and c) small towns. Other data is only available at present by the ex-management (and ex-District Council) areas which comprise both urban and rural areas. It should be recognised that homelessness may occur in rural areas but manifest itself as a homeless application in urban areas such as Inverness, Dingwall etc. It is not possible to estimate hidden homelessness. Table 1 – Tenure, Second and Empty Homes, Density Code: green = rural; yellow = part small town / part rural; blank = urban / small town 2nd_ LA or Other hom Pop housing rent e.g. e Densi owner assoc private rent holid Ward Name ty all hholds occ % % % free ay vacant North, West and Central 1 Sutherland 1.2 2,776 62.7 19.0 10.3 8.1 18.3 4.8 East Sutherland and 5 Edderton 5.2 3,371 63.6 22.1 8.6 5.8 8.2 5.0 2 Thurso 660 3,538 60.2 32.6 4.8 2.5 0.7 3.2 3 Wick 285 3,375 58.8 34.1 3.1 4.0 0.6 4.3 4 Landward Caithness 6.3 4,116 70.6 16.7 8.1 4.6 3.5 6.4 7 Cromarty Firth 27.3 4,831 52.4 38.6 5.1 3.8 0.6 3.8 8 Tain and Easter Ross 31.5 3,660 62.0 24.9 8.7 4.3 3.4 4.2 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and 6 Lochalsh 2.3 4,980 67.8 15.8 10.4 6.0 19.0 3.9 11 Eilean a' Cheò 5.4 4,033 69.3 17.5 9.0 4.2 13.0 5.0 9 Dingwall and Seaforth 129 4,565 66.1 24.3 5.9 3.7 0.6 2.4 10 Black Isle 33.8 3,739 77.3 10.5 8.1 4.1 3.2 3.5 12 Caol and Mallaig 3.7 3,360 60.8 26.1 8.1 5.0 9.4 2.9 Fort William and 22 Ardnamurchan 4.4 4,702 58.4 27.7 9.0 4.9 11.6 4.0 14 Inverness West 586 3,575 73.9 17.5 6.2 2.3 0.4 2.7 15 Inverness Central 3,040 6,373 50.3 33.0 11.8 4.9 0.8 5.5 16 Inverness Ness-Side 912 4,453 74.2 16.9 6.4 2.5 0.8 2.7 17 Inverness Millburn 1,085 3,508 71.2 15.4 10.7 2.8 0.5 4.0 18 Culloden and Ardersier 62.5 4,505 72.9 15.9 8.4 2.8 1.6 3.5 20 Inverness South 18.8 2,551 84.0 5.6 6.9 3.5 2.3 2.9 13 Aird and Loch Ness 4.0 4,003 72.4 11.0 11.8 4.7 9.4 4.6 19 Nairn 31.7 4,461 67.1 21.0 8.8 3.1 1.9 4.5 Badenoch and 21 Strathspey 5.3 5,054 65.7 16.7 12.1 5.5 16.5 3.5 Highland 8.1 89,528 65.7 21.6 8.5 4.2 6.2 4.0 Scotland 65.7 2,192,246 62.6 27.2 6.7 3.5 1.3 3.8 Table 2 Need for Additional Social Rented Housing Each Year from 2003 to 2008 and Percentage of households in significant housing need in 2003 – Highland Housing Needs Study, DTZ Pieda 2003 Area Annual Additional % age of households in social units needed to significant housing meet housing need need Badenoch & Strathspey 65 4 Caithness - 3 Inverness 415 7 Lochaber 177 3 Nairn 79 5 East Ross/Black Isle* 314 6 Skye & Lochalsh 130 12 Sutherland - 3 Wester Ross - 8 Highland 9981 6 *The 2003 Study split Ross & Cromarty into 2 housing market areas For the components of need in different areas and tenures please refer to pages 117 onwards in the Highland Housing Needs Assessment Report 2003 available via this link. This also includes an explanation of significant housing need. http://www.highland.gov.uk/livinghere/housing/housingstrategiesandinitiatives/housi ngneedsassessment.htm 1 This is not a sum of the figures shown above. The Highland Housing Needs Study report, explains the figures. Affordable Housing Pressure Tables 3 and 4 show that in the vast majority of Highland’s areas (and Wards), the ratio of lets to applicants is far higher than the national average of 5-6 applicants to each let. In many of Highland’s small rural communities, the pressure is even greater. Table 3 Housing Pressure – No. of Waiting List Applicants waiting for each Highland Council House vacancy – 2001 & 2007 2001 2007 Pressure Pressure Applicants Highland Ratio - No. Applicants Highland Ratio - No. on the Council of people on the Council of people Council Lets waiting for Council Lets waiting for Area of Waiting (2000- each Waiting List (2006- each Highland List only* 2001) vacancy only* 2007) vacancy Badenoch & Strathspey 414 48 9 599 33 18 Caithness 409 272 2 538 213 3 Inverness 2400 350 7 3480 247 14 Lochaber 684 86 8 1168 79 15 Nairn 402 43 9 457 34 13 Ross & Cromarty 1224 275 4 1955 185 11 Skye & Lochalsh 402 45 9 609 25 24 Sutherland 218 110 2 360 86 4 Highland 6153 1229 5 9166 902 10 *Note: Demand for social housing is, in reality, higher as the above figures don’t include applicants on the Council’s transfer list or applicants on housing association lists. Table 4 Applicants for Council Housing Compared to Council Housing Lets by Ward Council Number of Waiting & No. of Ward Housing Lets in Transfer List Applicants no. Ward and Area Stock 5 07 06/07 Applicants 5 07 for each Let Caithness, Sutherland and East Ross 1 North, West & Central Sutherland 420 43 159 4 5 East Sutherland & Edderton 574 51 264 5 2 Thurso 619 75 390 5 3 Wick 985 131 202 2 4 Landward Caithness 633 83 152 2 7 Cromarty Firth 1358 96 737 8 8 Tain & Easter Ross 625 51 398 8 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 6 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer & Lochalsh 487 28 497 18 9 Dingwall & Seaforth 882 46 706 15 10 Black Isle 325 15 293 20 11 Eilean A' Cheo 373 27 505 19 12 Caol & Mallaig 554 27 466 17 22 Fort William & Ardnamurchan 795 106 855 8 Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch & Strathspey Inverness (all Wards) 3795 310 3768 12 13 Aird & Loch Ness 324 14 476 34 19 Nairn 654 43 525 12 21 Badenoch & Strathspey 528 42 650 15 Highland total 13931 1188 11043 9 Table 5 Homeless Applications by Area and Year %age applying in each area 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 06/07 Badenoch & Strathspey 55 71 109 77 55 69 3% Caithness 35 46 44 77 76 91 4% Inverness 281 509 871 1090 1225 1062 49% Lochaber 195 277 284 281 259 300 14% Nairn 33 65 118 103 107 121 6% Ross & Cromarty 310 309 481 500 533 372 17% Skye & Lochalsh 76 99 131 140 157 150 7% Sutherland 3 9 12 25 22 24 1% Highland 988 1385 2050 2293 2434 2189 100% Other information Fuel poverty is a significant issue in the rural areas of Highland, as these statistics demonstrate, due to a number of factors including lack of gas network; predominance of hard to heat and treat property types (such as stone walls, 11/2 storey houses); poor rural house conditions (as demonstrated in the Scottish House Condition Survey) and high proportion of private rented housing (again shown to be of poorer quality and far less likely to be energy efficient or have central heating. Scottish House Condition Survey (2002) Highland Scottish Highland rating Finding % of households Average (Out of 32 LAs) NHER rating 0 – 2 (i.e. very low) 16% 8% 28th NHER rating 1 - 5 Private sector 57% 37% 27th Public sector 17% 12% 31st Full Central Heating 76% 87% 28th Partial Central Heating 20% 8% 30th Perceived difficulty heating home 33% 31% 25th Households in fuel poverty 2002 definition 21% 13% 28th Households in extreme fuel poverty 7% 3% Not known Housing Market – Prices and Affordability Extract from Highland’s Housing Strategy update 2007 House prices in Highland, as in Scotland, have been rising dramatically since 2001 and are continuing to rise – prices rose across Highland2 by 106% between 2002 and the start of 2007. This is greater than growth experienced elsewhere in Scotland – they rose by 72% over Scotland as a whole. This graph (Figure 1) highlights the growth pattern in Highland – showing the increase from a median house price of £40,000 in 1990 to £136,000 in 2006. Figure 1: Median Price of All Open Market House Sales in Highland 1990 - 2006, by Year £150,000 £100,000 £50,000 £0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Prices and growth have not been consistent across Highland as the figure below, which presents median house prices in each of the 22 Highland wards, shows3.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • BCS Paper 2016/13
    Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2016/13 2018 Review of Westminster Constituencies Considerations for constituency design in Highland and north of Scotland Action required 1. The Commission is invited to consider the issue of constituency size when designing constituencies for Highland and the north of Scotland and whether it wishes to propose a constituency for its public consultation outwith the electorate quota. Background 2. The legislation governing the review states that no constituency is permitted to be larger than 13,000 square kilometres. 3. The legislation also states that any constituency larger than 12,000 square kilometres may have an electorate lower than 95% of the electoral quota (ie less than 71,031), if it is not reasonably possible for it to comply with that requirement. 4. The constituency size rule is probably only relevant in Highland. 5. The Secretariat has considered some alternative constituency designs for Highland and the north of Scotland for discussion. 6. There are currently 3 UK Parliament constituencies wholly with Highland Council area: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross – 45,898 electors Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey – 74,354 electors Ross, Skye and Lochaber – 51,817 electors 7. During the 6th Review of UK Parliament constituencies the Commission developed proposals based on constituencies within the electoral quota and area limit. Option 1 – considers electorate lower than 95% of the electoral quota in Highland 8. Option 1: follows the Scottish Parliament constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, that includes Highland wards 1 – 5, 7, 8 and part of ward 6. The electorate and area for the proposed Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency is 53,264 electors and 12,792 sq km; creates an Inverness constituency that includes Highland wards 9 -11, 13-18, 20 and ward 6 (part) with an electorate of 85,276.
    [Show full text]
  • Easy Guide Highland
    EEaassyy GGuuiiddee HHiigghhllaanndd IInntteeggrraatteedd CChhiillddrreenn’’ss SSeerrvviicceess 2 “Getting it right for every child - Highland’s Children” The Children’s Services Managers Group (SMG) is the lead body of Managers involved in the provision of services for children & young people. The SMG is tasked with ensuring strong integration and high quality of services for children and families in Highland. Encompassing Education, Social Work, NHS, Northern Constabulary and partner services and agencies, the SMG facilitates the development of services and professional networks around Associated School Groups and their communities. As part of our commitment to ensuring best use of resources and early intervention this guide has been developed to assist you. This Easy Guide has been updated at the request of local staff who found the previous edition a useful element of their resources library. We are keen to ensure staff know what resources are available. This information is ever changing. Consequently, the Easy Guide focuses on directing you to resource web sites, ensuring you see the most up to date information on a service or resource. When working with a child & family a Named Person or Lead Professional will find this updated Easy Guide a useful tool for tracking down resources to help in the development of a Childs Plan. Equally, it is hoped that it will be of use to all staff working with children and young people. The Easy Guide will be updated on a regular basis. If you become aware of any amendments, errors or additions please forward to Maggie Tytler. Please do not hesitate to let us know of ways in which this resource might be improved.
    [Show full text]
  • North Highlands North Highlands
    Squam Lakes Natural Science Center’s North Highlands Wester Ross, Sutherland, Caithness and Easter Ross June 14-27, 2019 Led by Iain MacLeod 2019 Itinerary Join native Scot Iain MacLeod for a very personal, small-group tour of Scotland’s Northern Highlands. We will focus on the regions known as Wester Ross, Sutherland, Caithness and Easter Ross. The hotels are chosen by Iain for their comfort, ambiance, hospitality, and excellent food. Iain personally arranges every detail—flights, meals, transportation and daily destinations. Note: This is a brand new itinerary, so we will be exploring this area together. June 14: Fly from Logan Airport, Boston to Scotland. I hope that we will be able to fly directly into Inverness and begin our trip from there. Whether we fly through London, Glasgow or Dublin will be determined later in 2018. June 15: Arrive in Inverness. We will load up the van and head west towards the spectacular west coast passing by Lochluichart, Achnasheen and Kinlochewe along the way. We will arrive in the late afternoon at the Sheildaig Lodge Hotel (http://www.shieldaiglodge.com/) which will be our base for four nights. June 16-18: We will explore Wester Ross. Highlights will include Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Inverewe Gardens, Loch Torridon and the Torridon Countryside Center. We’ll also take a boat trip out to the Summer Isles on Shearwater Summer Isle Cruises out of Ullapool. We’ll have several opportunities to see White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagles, Black-throated Divers as well as Otters and Seals. June 19: We’ll head north along the west coast of Wester Ross and Sutherland past Loch Assynt and Ardvreck Castle, all the way up tp the north coast.
    [Show full text]
  • – Highland Council Supports Second Phase Independent Living Gets Housing Support
    scottish local authority news July 2021 Scotland is Stunning! – Highland Council supports second phase Independent Living gets housing support South Ayrshire beaches get prestigious award East Renfrewshire roads maintenance gets the green light PLUS Over fifty pages of local authority news Contents scottish local authority news July 2021 EDUCATION THE ARTS LEGAL 4-11 41-43 & CORPORATE 79-82 SIGN UP FOR TOURISM & OUR LATEST ENVIRONMENT SPECIAL FEATURES NEWS AND UPDATES 14-20 RECREATION EMAILED FREE TO 44-50 YOUR INBOX Subscribe at: http://bit.ly/CI-subscribe SOCIAL CARE FINANCE & HEALTH 51-59 TAYSIDE CONTRACTS 21-24 – revolutionising school meals 12-13 Do you use a PLACECUBE – the Digital ROADS & HOUSING Place TRANSPORT 62-67 32-33 25-31 care service? ASSOCIATION PROFILE – SCOTSS The Care Inspectorate regulates and inspects care services. 61 We publish inspection reports that tell you what we found. We can tell you more about your service and the kind of care you have a right ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION PROFILE DEVELOPMENT – ALACHO to expect. 71-78 34-40 68-69 We investigate complaints about care. If a service isn’t good enough, we can act to make sure it improves. Published by West Argyll Technical Publications Ltd MANAGING EDITOR Robert McCall ADVERTISING SALES Allan McCarthy, The views contained within are not necessarily those of the publishers, nor of any of the contributors. No element Libby Galbraith, Phil Campbell DIRECTOR Lynsey Moore of the content is to be founded upon or reproduced except Find out more about us and the care services you use. with the express permission of the publishers.
    [Show full text]
  • BCS Paper 2017/74 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Draft
    Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2017/74 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Draft Revised Proposals for Argyll and Bute, Highland and Moray council areas Action required 1. The Commission is invited to consider responses to the initial and secondary consultation on its Initial Proposals and whether it wishes to make changes to its proposals for Argyll and Bute, Highland and Moray council areas. Background 2. These constituency designs are based on a UK electoral quota of 74,769.2 electors and parliamentary electorate figures from the December 2015 Electoral Register. The electorate of constituencies has to be within 5% of the electoral quota, namely no fewer than 71,031 and no more than 78,507, unless the area of a constituency exceeds 12,000 square kilometres. No constituency may exceed 13,000 square kilometres. 3. The total electorate in the 3 council areas is 307,418, giving a theoretical entitlement to 4.11 constituencies. It is possible, therefore, to design 4 constituencies, exactly covering the combined council areas, the electorates of which are within the limits set by the legislation. 4. The Commission's Initial Proposals for this area comprise 4 constituencies which exactly cover the combined extent of these 3 council areas. A map of the constituencies is at Appendix A. Wards Difference Constituency Council areas Area (km2) Electorate (2007–2017) from EQ Argyll, Bute and Argyll and Bute All 10,302 77,574 3.8% Lochaber Highland 12(part),22 Highland Highland 1-5,6(part),7-10,13(part) 12,985 73,147 -2.2% North Inverness 6(part),11,12(part),13(part),14- Highland 9,995 78,220 4.6% and Skye 18,20,21 Moray Moray All 2,612 78,477 5.0% and Nairn Highland 19 Table 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Spice Briefing
    MSPs BY CONSTITUENCY AND REGION Scottish SESSION 1 Parliament This Fact Sheet provides a list of all Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who served during the first parliamentary session, Fact sheet 12 May 1999-31 March 2003, arranged alphabetically by the constituency or region that they represented. Each person in Scotland is represented by 8 MSPs – 1 constituency MSPs: Historical MSP and 7 regional MSPs. A region is a larger area which covers a Series number of constituencies. 30 March 2007 This Fact Sheet is divided into 2 parts. The first section, ‘MSPs by constituency’, lists the Scottish Parliament constituencies in alphabetical order with the MSP’s name, the party the MSP was elected to represent and the corresponding region. The second section, ‘MSPs by region’, lists the 8 political regions of Scotland in alphabetical order. It includes the name and party of the MSPs elected to represent each region. Abbreviations used: Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Green Scottish Green Party Lab Scottish Labour LD Scottish Liberal Democrats SNP Scottish National Party SSP Scottish Socialist Party 1 MSPs BY CONSTITUENCY: SESSION 1 Constituency MSP Region Aberdeen Central Lewis Macdonald (Lab) North East Scotland Aberdeen North Elaine Thomson (Lab) North East Scotland Aberdeen South Nicol Stephen (LD) North East Scotland Airdrie and Shotts Karen Whitefield (Lab) Central Scotland Angus Andrew Welsh (SNP) North East Scotland Argyll and Bute George Lyon (LD) Highlands & Islands Ayr John Scott (Con)1 South of Scotland Ayr Ian
    [Show full text]
  • Population Change in Lochaber 2001 to 2011
    The Highland Council Agenda 5 Item Lochaber Area Committee Report LA/2/14 No 27 February 2014 Population Change in Lochaber 2001 To 2011 Report by Director of Planning and Development Summary This report presents early results from the 2011 Census, giving local information on the number and ages of people living within Lochaber. It compares these figures with those from 2001 to show that the population has “aged”, and that there is a large number of people who are close to retirement age. The population of Lochaber has grown by 6.1% (compared to the Highland average of 11.1%) with an increase in both Wards, and at a local level in 18 out of 27 data zones. Local population growth is strongly linked to the building of new homes. 1. Background 1.1. Publication of the results from the 2011 Census began in December 2012, and the most recent published in November and December 2013 gave the first detailed results for “census output areas”, the smallest areas for which results are published. These detailed results have enabled preparation of the first 2011 Census profiles and these are available for Wards, Associated School Groups, Community Councils and Settlement Zones on the Highland Council’s website at: http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/highlandfactsandfigures/census2011.htm 1.2. This report returns to some earlier results and looks at how the age profile of the Lochaber population and the total numbers have changed at a local level (datazones). The changes for Highland are summarised in Briefing Note 57 which is attached at Appendix 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Economic Impact Assessment of SSE Projects in the Great Glen
    Economic Impact Assessment of SSE Projects in the Great Glen A report to SSE Renewables February 2020 Contents 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Introduction 4 3. Economic Impact of Great Glen Wind Farms 7 4. Economic Impact of Glendoe Hydro Scheme 18 5. Summary 24 6. Appendix A – Methodology 26 7. Appendix B – Consultations 30 8. Appendix C – Project Impacts 31 Economic Impact Assessment of SSE Projects in the Great Glen 1. Executive Summary The development, construction and operation of three wind farms in the Great Glen and the Glendoe Hydro Scheme has generated and will continue to generate substantial local, regional and national impacts. Between 2009 and 2018 SSE Renewables completed four projects within the Great Glen area of the Highland region. These projects are: • Glendoe Hydro Scheme, which has a capacity of 100MW, which became fully operational in 2012; • Bhlaraidh Wind Farm, which has a capacity of 108MW, which became fully operational in 2017; • Dunmaglass Wind Farm, which has a capacity of 94MW, which became fully operational in 2017; and • Stronelairg Wind Farm, which has a capacity of 228MW, which became fully operational in 2018. These projects were developed and built at a cost of £1.1 billion in 2018 prices (DEVEX/CAPEX). Operational expenditure (OPEX) is expected to amount to £1.1 billion over their operational lifetimes/25 years. The expected total expenditure (TOTEX) is therefore £2.2 billion. During the development and construction phases, it was estimated that the UK secured contracts worth £686.1 million. The area is expected to secure £1.0 billion in OPEX contracts over the operational lifetimes of the projects (£39.7 million annually).
    [Show full text]
  • Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 19 Inverness South, PDF
    The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage. Contest Name Ward 19 - Inverness South Total number of Ballot Papers Received 5,133 Total Number of Valid Votes 5,085 Positions to be Filled 4 Quota 1,018 Stage 1 Candidate Name Affiliation Transfer Value Votes Status Scottish Christian Party 0.00000 104.00000 Donald Macleod BOYD Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Carolyn CADDICK Scottish Liberal Democrats 0.00000 799.00000 Jim CRAWFORD Independent 0.00000 527.00000 Shaun FRASER Scottish Labour Party 0.00000 387.00000 KEN GOWANS Scottish National Party (SNP) 0.00000 1,287.00000 Elected MICHELLE GOWANS Scottish National Party (SNP) 0.00000 376.00000 Scottish Conservative and 0.00000 1,022.00000 Andrew JARVIE Unionist Elected Duncan MACPHERSON Independent 0.00000 583.00000 Non-transferable votes 0.00000 0.00000 Total 5,085.00000 Report Name: CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_19_-_Inverness_South_05052017_155828.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:58:28 The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage. Stage 2 Surplus of KEN GOWANS Candidate Name Affiliation Transfer Value Votes Status Scottish Christian Party 1.04505 105.04505 Donald Macleod BOYD Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Carolyn CADDICK Scottish Liberal Democrats 11.49555 810.49555 Jim CRAWFORD Independent 10.45050 537.45050 Shaun FRASER Scottish Labour Party 7.94238 394.94238 KEN GOWANS Scottish National Party (SNP) -269.00000 1,018.00000 MICHELLE GOWANS Scottish National Party (SNP) 216.32535 592.32535 Scottish Conservative and 0.00000 1,022.00000 Andrew JARVIE Unionist Duncan MACPHERSON Independent 10.65951 593.65951 Non-transferable votes 11.08166 11.08166 Total 5,085.00000 Report Name: CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_19_-_Inverness_South_05052017_155828.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:58:28 The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage.
    [Show full text]
  • Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Stage 1
    The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage. Contest Name Ward 11 - Caol and Mallaig Total number of Ballot Papers Received 3,294 Total Number of Valid Votes 3,242 Positions to be Filled 3 Quota 811 Stage 1 Candidate Name Affiliation Transfer Value Votes Status Susan CARSTAIRS Scottish Labour Party 0.00000 181.00000 Allan HENDERSON Independent 0.00000 917.00000 Elected Billy MACLACHLAN Scottish National Party (SNP) 0.00000 778.00000 Denis RIXSON Scottish Liberal Democrats 0.00000 304.00000 Scottish Conservative and 0.00000 265.00000 Liz SAGGERS Unionist Liam SIMMONDS Independent 0.00000 30.00000 Ben THOMPSON Independent 0.00000 767.00000 Non-transferable votes 0.00000 0.00000 Total 3,242.00000 Report Name: CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_11_-_Caol_and_Mallaig_05052017_154534.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:45:34 The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage. Stage 2 Surplus of Allan HENDERSON Candidate Name Affiliation Transfer Value Votes Status Susan CARSTAIRS Scottish Labour Party 6.35745 187.35745 Allan HENDERSON Independent -106.00000 811.00000 Billy MACLACHLAN Scottish National Party (SNP) 15.37347 793.37347 Denis RIXSON Scottish Liberal Democrats 20.69061 324.69061 Scottish Conservative and 6.35745 271.35745 Liz SAGGERS Unionist Liam SIMMONDS Independent 4.04565 34.04565 Ben THOMPSON Independent 42.42153 809.42153 Non-transferable votes 10.75384 10.75384 Total 3,242.00000 Report Name: CandidateVotesPerStage_Report_Ward_11_-_Caol_and_Mallaig_05052017_154534.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:45:34 The Highland Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report This report describes votes attained by candidates at each stage.
    [Show full text]
  • BCS Paper 2016/15 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Constituency Considerations for Argyll and Bute, Highland and Mora
    Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2016/15 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Constituency considerations for Argyll and Bute, Highland and Moray council areas Action required 1. The Commission is invited to consider alternative designs of constituencies for Argyll and Bute, Highland and Moray council areas for its initial proposals, in furtherance of its 2018 Review of UK Parliament constituencies. Background 2. On 24 February 2016, the Commission began its 2018 Review of UK Parliament constituencies with a view to making its recommendations by October 2018 in tandem with the other UK parliamentary boundary commissions. 3. The review is being undertaken in compliance with the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended. The Act stipulates a UK electoral quota of 74,769.2 electors and use of the parliamentary electorate figures from the December 2015 Electoral Register. The 5% electorate limits in the Act correspond to an electorate of no less than 71,031 and no more than 78,507. 4. The Act requires the Commission to recommend the name, extent and designation of constituencies in Scotland, of which there are to be 53 in total. 2 Scottish constituencies are prescribed in the Act: Orkney and Shetland Islands constituency and Western isles constituency. 5. The Act provides some discretion in the extent of the Commission’s regard to the size, shape and accessibility of constituencies, existing constituencies and the breaking of local ties. As this review is considered to be the first following enactment of the legislation (the 6th Review was ended before completion in 2013 following enactment of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013) the Commission need not have regard to the inconveniences attendant on changes to constituencies.
    [Show full text]
  • The Scottish Parliament Election
    The Scottish Parliament Election Report 3 May 2007 and Analysis The Scottish Parliament Election Report and 3 May 2007 Analysis The Scottish Parliament Election 3 May 2007 3 Preface The 2007 election produced a Parliament that Although the Electoral Reform Society would like broadly reflected the views of Scottish voters. to see the Scottish Parliament elected using the While the number of rejected ballot papers was Single Transferable Vote (STV) method, as was a serious cause for concern, it should not di- the case for the local government elections, the vert attention from an election in which the ac- Additional Member System (AMS) has given tual system worked tolerably well. No Scottish Scotland a representative Parliament. The mi- party had the support of anything like a major- nority SNP administration that has been formed ity of voters, and as a consequence, no party will need to seek the support of the other parties now has anything approaching a majority of in order to enact legislation, and that will ensure the seats. If the First-Past-the-Post system that decisions taken reflect the views of a much (which we still use to elect our MPs), had been higher proportion of voters than would otherwise used, Labour would have won an outright ma- have been the case – very much in keeping with jority of seats, despite only having had the sup- the four founding principles of devolution: the port of little more than 30 per cent of voters. sharing of power, accountability, openness and equal opportunities. This report has been prepared by Dr Martin Steven, Research Officer for ERS Scotland, with contributions from Christine McCartney and David Orr, and additional assistance from Ashley Dé, Dr Ken Ritchie, Amy Rodger, George Sheriff and Laura Woods.
    [Show full text]