Deadline approaching for Highland Council election nominations

All candidates wishing to stand in the Highland Council Election on Thursday, May 5, have until next Wednesday (March 30) to hand in their nomination forms.

A total of 74 councillors are to be elected for the 21 electoral wards situated in the Highland Council area, ranging from three or four members in each ward – it's four in Badenoch and Strathspey.

Anyone wishing to stand can download the nomination forms from the council’s website www.highland.gov.uk/SLG22Election.

Completed nomination papers must be hand delivered no later than 4pm next Wednesday to the appropriate Local Depute Returning Officer as detailed in the notice of election - https://www.highland.gov.uk/slg22notice

The Highland Council will publish details of all candidates on its website as soon as possible after the 4pm deadline.

Meanwhile and all relevant information about the election can be found on the website, this includes key statutory dates and arrangements for voting.

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