Highland Council

The Highland Council

Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of Arms
Logo
Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Bill Lobban,
Independent
since 18 May 2017
Raymond Bremner,
SNP
since 26 May 2022
Derek Brown
since 22 June 2023
Structure
Seats74 councillors
Political groups
Administration (39)
  SNP (21)
  Independent (18)
Other parties (34)
  Liberal Democrat (13)
  Independent (8)
  Conservative (6)
  Scottish Greens (4)
  Labour (2)
  Alba (1)
Vacant (1)
  Vacant (1)
Length of term
Full council elected every 5 years
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Headquarters of the council
Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
Website
www.highland.gov.uk

The Highland Council (Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʰõ.ərˠʎə ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]) is the local authority for Highland, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council is based at the Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness.