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Voting takes place next week in Highland Council ward 5 by-election

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Doors open at 7am and close at 10pm in the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh by-election on Thursday December 6.

Postal voters who haven’t yet posted their ballot paper can hand it in to any of the polling stations up until 10 pm on polling day.

The polling stations are Coigach Community Hall, Achiltibuie ;Ullapool Village Hall; Badcaul Primary School, Dundonnell; Aultbea Free Church Hall; Poolewe Village Hall; Gairloch Community Centre; No.11, Opinan; Kinlochewe Village Hall; Applecross Village Hall; Shieldaig Village Hall; Torridon Community Hall; Lochcarron Community Hall; Achnasheen Hall; Garve Village Hall;Strathpeffer Community Centre; Contin Community Centre; Fairburn Memorial Hall, Marybank; Strathconon Village Hall; Achmore Village Hall; Plockton Public Hall; Auchtertyre Community Centre; Dornie & District Community Hall; Inverinate & Loch Duich Community Centre; Glenelg Hall; Kyle Village Hall

The count will take place in Marybank on Friday December 7.  You can follow the stages of the count on Twitter and Facebook @HighlandCouncil and the results will be published on the council’s website www.highland.gov.uk

The nine candidates standing are:  Gavin Berkenheger – Scottish Conservative and Unionist; Christopher Birt – Scottish Labour Party; Irene Frances Brandt – Scottish Green Party; Harry Christian – Scottish Libertarian Party; Jean Davis – Independent; Les Durance – UKIP Scotland; Richard Greene – Independent; Alexander MacInnes – Scottish National Party (SNP); George Scott – Scottish Liberal Democrats.