Before (end of 2006) (80 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 56 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Labour 8 · SNP 6 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2007) (80 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 35 · Liberal Democrats 21 · SNP 17 · Labour 7 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Aird and Loch Ness4 seats
| Margaret Davidson | Independent | 1,215 ✓ |
| Helen Carmichael | Independent | 1,125 ✓ |
| Drew Hendry | SNP | 892 ✓ |
| Hetty Wood | Liberal Democrats | 550 ✓ |
| Margaret Chown | Conservative | 355 |
| John Martin | Independent | 322 |
| Andrew Mackintosh | Labour | 292 |
| Alexander Nicol | Independent | 192 |
Badenoch and Strathspey4 seats
| Stuart Black* | Liberal Democrats | 1,720 ✓ |
| David Fallows | SNP | 1,347 ✓ |
| Gregor Rimell* | Independent | 736 ✓ |
| Les Durance | Conservative | 532 |
| Jaci Douglas | Independent | 484 ✓ |
| Donald Scobbie | — | 350 |
| Angela Cox | Independent | 347 |
Black Isle4 seats
| Billy Barclay* | Independent | 1,233 ✓ |
| Isobel McCallum* | Independent | 985 ✓ |
| David Alston* | Liberal Democrats | 973 ✓ |
| Craig Fraser | SNP | 558 ✓ |
| Okain John Mclennan | Independent | 433 |
| Morris Downie | Conservative | 408 |
| John Wood | Green | 267 |
| Christopher Birt | Labour | 192 |
Canal4 seats
| William McAllister | SNP | 2,514 ✓ |
| Ellen Hurcombe††††††††††† | Labour | 1,961 ✓ |
| James MacKechnie | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| Kieran Wild | Green | 703 ✓ |
| Norman Fraser | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
| Haleema Malik | Labour | 579 |
| Angela McCormick | Solidarity | 425 |
| David Ledgerwood | Conservative | 338 |
| Brian Brown | — | 193 |
| Kirsteen Redpath | SSP | 175 |
| James Cruickshank | Independent | 94 |
Caol and Mallaig3 seats
| Bill Clark | Independent | 975 ✓ |
| Allan Henderson | Independent | 881 ✓ |
| Edward Hunter | Independent | 550 ✓ |
| Mairi MacLean | Labour | 473 |
| Darren Ingham | SNP | 389 |
| Sandra Casey | Independent | 188 |
| Chris Carver | Conservative | 156 |
| George MacLeod | Independent | 151 |
| Alistair Macgregor | Independent | 100 |
| Simon Waugh | Independent | 64 |
Cromarty Firth4 seats
| Carolyn Wilson | Independent | 1,348 ✓ |
| Maxine Smith | SNP | 1,021 ✓ |
| Martin Rattray | Liberal Democrats | 647 ✓ |
| John MacInnes | Labour | 438 |
| Michael Finlayson | Independent | 438 ✓ |
| John Connell | Independent | 307 |
| Hamish Keir | Conservative | 141 |
| Mary MacDonald | Independent | 104 |
| Findlay Robert Walker | Solidarity | 88 |
Culloden and Ardersier4 seats
| Robert Wynd | SNP | 1,335 ✓ |
| Roddy Balfour | Independent | 1,308 ✓ |
| John Ford | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| Glynis Sinclair | Liberal Democrats | 663 ✓ |
| John Ross | Conservative | 318 |
| Jim Ferguson | Independent | 213 |
Dingwall and Seaforth4 seats
| Margaret Paterson | Independent | 1,076 ✓ |
| Angela MacLean | Liberal Democrats | 1,015 ✓ |
| Peter Cairns | SNP | 853 ✓ |
| David Chisholm* | Independent | 639 ✓ |
| Michael Macmillan | Labour | 556 |
| Gerald Lowe | Conservative | 218 |
| David Jardine | Green | 207 |
| David Edes | Independent | 102 |
East Sutherland and Edderton3 seats
| Ian Ross* | Liberal Democrats | 838 ✓ |
| Deirdre Mackay | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| Derek Louden | SNP | 511 |
| Jim McGillivray | Independent | 482 ✓ |
| Michael Napper | Conservative | 423 |
| Jimmy Melville | Independent | 252 |
| Evelyn Mackenzie | Independent | 155 |
| Gordon Campbell | Independent | 125 |
| Gordon Clunie | Independent | 114 |
| Richard Easson | Independent | 40 |
| Frank Ward | Solidarity | 27 |
Eilean a' Cheò4 seats
| Drew Millar | Liberal Democrats | 960 ✓ |
| Hamish Fraser | Independent | 795 ✓ |
| John Laing | Independent | 734 ✓ |
| Ian Renwick | SNP | 669 ✓ |
| John Murray | Independent | 498 |
| Vicki Samuels | Labour | 351 |
| Iain MacDonald | Independent | 338 |
| John Hodgson | Conservative | 178 |
Eilean a' Cheò4 seats
| Drew Millar* | LDem | 960 ✓ |
| H Fraser | Independent | 795 ✓ |
| John Laing* | Independent | 734 ✓ |
| Ian Renwick | SNP | 669 ✓ |
| John Murray | Independent | 498 |
| Vicki Samuels | Labour | 351 |
| Iain MacDonald* | Independent | 338 |
| John Hodgson | Conservative | 178 |
| Michael Foxley* | Liberal Democrats | 1,059 ✓ |
| David Cameron | Independent | 939 ✓ |
| Bren Gormley | SNP | 778 ✓ |
| Brian William Anthony Desmond Murphy | Labour | 501 ✓ |
| Andrew Phillip Baxter | Conservative | 372 |
| Thomas Maclennan | Independent | 322 |
| Darren Woods | Independent | 317 |
| Patricia Jordon | Independent | 271 |
| Drew McFarlane-Slack | Independent | 241 |
| Iain Thornber | Independent | 195 |
| Norah Clarke | Independent | 194 |
Inverness Central4 seats
| Duncan Kerr | SNP | 1,019 ✓ |
| Peter Corbett* | Independent | 776 ✓ |
| Janet Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 729 ✓ |
| Elizabeth McAllister | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Wesley Smith | Independent | 575 |
| David Bonsor | Conservative | 268 |
| Ivor Bisset | Independent | 252 |
| Tejpartap Manda | Labour | 237 |
| George MacDonald | Solidarity | 88 |
Inverness Millburn3 seats
| Jimmy Gray | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| Ian Brown | SNP | 1,005 ✓ |
| Kenneth Macleod | Liberal Democrats | 510 ✓ |
| Etta Mackay | Independent | 430 |
| Darren Mackenzie | Conservative | 356 |
| Willie Fraser | Independent | 178 |
Inverness Ness-Side4 seats
| Dan Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,127 ✓ |
| John Finnie | SNP | 1,016 ✓ |
| Norman Donald | Independent | 750 ✓ |
| Fraser Parr | Labour | 688 ✓ |
| Angus Dick* | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Margaret MacDonald | Conservative | 361 |
| Thomas Lamont | Independent | 232 |
| Steve Rodger | Independent | 226 |
| Jean Slater | Independent | 82 |
| Steve Arnott | Solidarity | 70 |
Inverness South4 seats
| Roy Pedersen | SNP | 1,058 ✓ |
| Thomas Prag | Liberal Democrats | 902 ✓ |
| John Holden | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| James Crawford | Independent | 524 ✓ |
| Denise Macdonald | Conservative | 413 |
| Barrie Haycock | Independent | 353 |
Inverness West3 seats
| Pauline Munro | SNP | 965 ✓ |
| Alex Graham | Liberal Democrats | 840 ✓ |
| Jimmy MacDonald* | Independent | 778 ✓ |
| Caroline Parr | Labour | 536 |
| Mary Fraser | Conservative | 230 |
Landward Caithness4 seats
| David Bremner | SNP | 871 ✓ |
| A.I. Willie Mackay | Independent | 845 ✓ |
| David Flear* | Liberal Democrats | 805 ✓ |
| Robert Coghill | Independent | 657 ✓ |
| Bill Mowat | Labour | 532 |
| Colin Sutherland | Conservative | 531 |
| Alastair MacDonald* | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| Duncan Winfield | Independent | 41 |
Nairn4 seats
| Liz MacDonald | SNP | 1,576 ✓ |
| Sandy Park* | Independent | 855 ✓ |
| Laurie Fraser | Independent | 669 ✓ |
| Graham Stephen Valentine Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 535 ✓ |
| Jim Lennon | Independent | 476 |
| Ron Stevenson | Labour | 402 |
| Bob Ross | Conservative | 356 |
| David Fraser | Independent | 273 |
| George Farlow | SNP | 586 ✓ |
| Robbie Rowantree | Liberal Democrats | 410 ✓ |
| Russell Taylor | — | 314 |
| Linda Munro | Independent | 303 ✓ |
| David Forbes | Independent | 297 |
| William Johnston | Independent | 282 |
| Margaret Payne | Conservative | 216 |
| David Andrews | Labour | 184 |
| Ailsa Spindler | Green | 168 |
| Kirstie Dawson | Independent | 99 |
| Michael Otter | Independent | 80 |
Tain and Easter Ross3 seats
| Alasdair Rhind | Independent | 1,406 ✓ |
| Richard Durham* | Liberal Democrats | 627 ✓ |
| James McCreath | SNP | 465 |
| Alan Torrance* | Independent | 436 ✓ |
| Murray MacLeod | Independent | 294 |
| Michael Herd | Independent | 204 |
| Sunny Moodie | Labour | 148 |
| David Rutherford | Conservative | 124 |
| John Boocock | Independent | 116 |
| Donnie Fraser | SSP | 59 |
Thurso3 seats
| Donald Bain-Mackay | Independent | 1,001 ✓ |
| John Rosie | Independent | 704 ✓ |
| Marion Thurso | Liberal Democrats | 541 ✓ |
| Donald Mackintosh | SNP | 433 |
| Roger Saxon* | Labour | 408 |
| Ian Grant | Independent | 125 |
| Archie Bain | Conservative | 112 |
| Jean Urquhart | SNP | 1,486 ✓ |
| Isabelle Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 1,242 ✓ |
| Richard Greene | Independent | 792 ✓ |
| Audrey Sinclair | Independent | 608 ✓ |
| John Richard Scott | Conservative | 451 |
| Christine Conniff | Labour | 354 |
| Marie Tait | Independent | 328 |
| Duncan MacDonald | Independent | 232 |
| Alastair Armitstead | Independent | 199 |
Wick3 seats
| William Fernie | Independent | 793 ✓ |
| Katrina MacNab* | Independent | 451 ✓ |
| Niall Smith | SNP | 443 |
| Graeme Smith* | LDem | 407 ✓ |
| Jim Oag | Labour | 366 |
| Heather Miller | Independent | 98 |
| James Brooker | Conservative | 46 |
| Laurel Bush | Independent | 17 |
