Highland Council

The Highland Council

Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd
The Highland Council ; Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd
	Coat of Arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Convener	Bill Lobban, ; Independent ; since 18 May 2017
Leader	Raymond Bremner, ; SNP ; since 26 May 2022
Chief Executive	Derek Brown ; since 22 June 2023
Structure
Seats	74 councillors
	Results of the 2022 election:
Political groups	Administration SNP (21) Highland Independent (Some of 23) Opposition Highland Independent (Most of 23) Liberal Democrat (14) Conservative (8) Scottish Greens (4) Labour (2) Alba (1) Vacant (1)
Length of term	Full council elected every 5 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
Website
	www.highland.gov.uk

The Highland Council (Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʰõ.ərˠʎə nə ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]), the political body covering the Highland local authority created in 1995, comprises 21 wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, which creates a form of proportional representation.^[1]^[2] The total number of councillors is 74,^[2] and the main meeting place and main offices are at the Highland Council Headquarters in Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.^[3]

^ "The Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006". legislation.gov.uk. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Council wards". highland.gov.uk. Highland Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^ Ordnance Survey grid reference for Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness: NH661448