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(1) This Order may be cited as the Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2016 and comes into force on 30th September 2016.
(2) This Order applies only for the purposes of an election to be held on or after 4th May 2017.
2 
In this Order—
(a) a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(b) “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM—
(i) entitled “Highland (Electoral Arrangements) 2016”; and
(ii) deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
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(1) The area of Highland Council is divided into 21 electoral wards.
(2) The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the schedule of this Order.
(3) The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the schedule of this Order corresponding to that electoral ward.
(4) The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data.
JOE FITZPATRICK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th September 2016
SCHEDULE
Article 3


Column 1Number of electoral ward Column 2Name of electoral ward Column 3Number of councillors to be returned
1 North, West and Central Sutherland 3
2 Thurso and Northwest Caithness 4
3 Wick and East Caithness 4
4 East Sutherland and Edderton 3
5 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 4
6 Cromarty Firth 4
7 Tain and Easter Ross 3
8 Dingwall and Seaforth 4
9 Black Isle 3
10 Eilean a′ Chèo 4
11 Caol and Mallaig 3
12 Aird and Loch Ness 4
13 Inverness West 3
14 Inverness Central 3
15 Inverness Ness-side 3
16 Inverness Millburn 3
17 Culloden and Ardersier 3
18 Nairn and Cawdor 4
19 Inverness South 4
20 Badenoch and Strathspey 4
21 Fort William and Ardnamurchan 4