New Community Council for Lairg

A new community council has been formed at Lairg, following the count of postal votes cast in the elections held yesterday.

There was a 59.12 per cent turn out, with 441 valid votes counted.

Nine candidates were standing for eight places on the Community Council.

Those elected were: Hector MacLennan, 343; Jeff Norrie, 333; Liz Quinn, 332; Simon Allison, 316; Iain MacKay, 309; Michelle Grover-Smith, 222; Mark Grover-Smith, 208; Emma Armstrong, 178.

A total of 153 out of 156 Highland Community Councils are now operating.

The only three which will remain in abeyance are Caol, Inverness Central and Laggan, where there is an active Community Association in operation.

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