HIGHLAND - Landward Caithness COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULT (INDY GAIN)

Highland, Landward Caithness - Independent gain from SNP

Party	2013 B2 votes	2013 B2 share	since 2013 B1	since 2012	since 2007
Matthew Reiss	1,150	44.4%
Winifred Sutherland	593	22.9%
Tina Irving	128	4.9%
Sub-total Independents	1,871	72.3%	+18.8%	-0.6%	+39.0%
SNP	546	21.1%	-0.2%	+5.6%	+2.3%
Conservative	171	6.6%	-1.6%	+3.5%	-4.9%
Labour			-16.9%	-8.5%	-11.5%
Lib Dem					-24.9%
Total votes	2,588		+126	-963	-2,043

Swing SNP to Independent 9½% since May 2013 by-election and ~18% since 2007 but Independent to SNP ~3% since 2012

Ed BOYTER (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Kerensa CARR (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Tina IRVING (Independent)
Matthew REISS (Independent)
Winifred SUTHERLAND (Independent)