Potential councillors for Highland reminded of deadline

All candidates wishing to stand in the Highland Council Election on Thursday 5 May 2022 are reminded that they have until Wednesday March 30 to hand in their nomination forms.

On Thursday May 5 a total of 74 Councillors are to be elected for the 21 electoral wards situated in the Highland Council area, ranging from three or four members in each ward.

Anyone wishing to stand, can download the nomination forms from the Council’s website www.highland.gov.uk/SLG22Election.

Completed nomination papers must be hand delivered no later than 4.00 pm on Wednesday 30 March 2022 to the appropriate Local Depute Returning Officer as detailed in the notice of election -https://www.highland.gov.uk/slg22notice

The Highland Council will publish details of all candidates on its website as soon as possible after the 4pm deadline on Wednesday 30 March.

Meanwhile and all relevant information about the election can be found on the website, this includes key statutory dates and arrangements for voting. www.highland.gov.uk/SLG22Election

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