Five contest Tain by-election
Former Tain councillor, Alan Torrance.
FIVE candidates will battle it out to represent Tain and Easter Ross in the Highland Council ward's by-election next month.
The by-election was called following the death of one of the ward's three councillors, Alan Torrance, who was a member of the Scottish National Party.
The candidates are: Antony Gardner, Rosehip Cottage, Delny, Lower Tullich (Scottish Liberal Democrats); Michael Herd, 16 Knockbreck Road, Tain (Independent); Derek William Louden, Abbian House, Tower Street, Tain (Scottish National Party (SNP); Ruairidh Mackenzie, Heathmount, Tain (Independent) and Fiona Robertson, Tigh-na-sonas, Newton, Tain (Independent).
The by-election is being held on Thursday,9 June. The other two representatives are Alasdair Rhind and Richard Durham, both Independent.
Midnight on Tuesday, May 24 is the latest time for registering to vote at the by-election. Postal votes will be issued from Thursday, May 26.
The count will take place at the Duthac Centre, Tain, on Friday, June 10.
The current political representation of the Council is: Independent Group (24), Liberal Democrats (20), SNP (17), Labour (7), Independent Members' Group (6) Independent Alliance Group (4) Non-aligned (1) and Vacant (1).
The single transferable vote system is being used. Instead of using a cross, they should number the candidates in the order of their choice, putting a number 1 in the box next to the name of the candidate who is their first choice, 2 in the box next to their second choice and so on. Voters can mark as many choices as they wish.
The electorate is 6,959.
