Before (end of 2011) (80 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 34 · Liberal Democrats 22 · SNP 17 · Labour 7 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2012) (80 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 35 · SNP 22 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 8 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Aird and Loch Ness4 seats
| Margaret Davidson | Independent | 1,194 ✓ |
| Drew Hendry | SNP | 840 ✓ |
| Helen Carmichael | Independent | 659 ✓ |
| Hetty Wood | Liberal Democrats | 498 ✓ |
| Robert Stewart | SNP | 287 |
| George Cruickshank | Conservative | 279 |
| Michael Robb | Labour | 221 |
| Fred Pidcock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 66 |
Badenoch and Strathspey4 seats
| Jaci Douglas | Independent | 1,082 ✓ |
| Bill Lobban | SNP | 789 ✓ |
| David Fallows | SNP | 723 ✓ |
| Gregor Rimell | Liberal Democrats | 646 ✓ |
| Kieran Turner | Labour | 566 |
| Les Durance | Conservative | 448 |
| Ross Durance | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 131 |
Black Isle4 seats
| Billy Barclay* | Independent | 1,130 ✓ |
| Isobel McCallum* | Independent | 677 ✓ |
| David Alston* | Liberal Democrats | 646 ✓ |
| Craig Fraser | SNP | 610 ✓ |
| Myra Carus | Green | 292 |
| Morris Downie | Independent | 240 |
| Michael Macmillan | Labour | 216 |
| Okain John Mclennan | Independent | 212 |
| Pamela Cornwell | Conservative | 141 |
| Paul Horwood | Chr | 57 |
Canal4 seats
| Charlotte Kelly | Labour | 1,869 ✓ |
| Billy McAllister | SNP | 1,441 ✓ |
| Helen Stephen | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| Kieran Wild | Green | 585 ✓ |
| Gavin Roberts | SNP | 533 |
| Jim Berrington | SOC LAB | 271 |
| Brian Brown | — | 247 |
| Margaret Walker | Conservative | 148 |
| Caroline Johnston | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| Angela McCormick | TUSC | 107 |
| Fay Dornan | — | 34 |
| Graham Nicholls | — | 21 |
Caol and Mallaig3 seats
| Allan Henderson | Independent | 905 ✓ |
| Bill Clark | Independent | 710 ✓ |
| Edward Hunter | Independent | 506 ✓ |
| Niall Rowantree | SNP | 411 |
| George Kerr | Independent | 71 |
| Elizabeth Saggers | Conservative | 66 |
| Sally Semple | Independent | 60 |
| Susan Wallace | Chr | 45 |
Cromarty Firth4 seats
| Carolyn Wilson | Independent | 768 ✓ |
| Maxine Smith | SNP | 584 ✓ |
| Sheila Fletcher | SNP | 464 |
| Mike Finlayson | Independent | 389 ✓ |
| Martin Rattray | Liberal Democrats | 361 ✓ |
| John MacInnes | Labour | 324 |
| Tina McCaffery | Independent | 299 |
| Jane Rous | Conservative | 65 |
Culloden and Ardersier4 seats
| Roddy Balfour | Independent | 1,023 ✓ |
| Glynis Sinclair | SNP | 566 ✓ |
| John Ford | Labour | 479 ✓ |
| Kate Stephen | Liberal Democrats | 475 ✓ |
| Bob Wynd | SNP | 375 |
| Donnie MacLeod | Green | 170 |
| Daniel McGrath | Independent | 165 |
| Alex Stephen | Conservative | 154 |
| Bill Jamieson | Independent | 36 |
Dingwall and Seaforth4 seats
| Margaret Paterson | Independent | 748 ✓ |
| Angela MacLean | Liberal Democrats | 598 ✓ |
| Graham Alexander MacKenzie | SNP | 435 ✓ |
| John Erskine | Labour | 420 |
| Peter Cairns | SNP | 388 |
| David Chisholm* | Independent | 298 |
| Alister Mackinnon | Independent | 270 ✓ |
| Fred Lees | Independent | 220 |
| Matthew MacDonald | Conservative | 99 |
| David Forbes | — | 90 |
East Sutherland and Edderton3 seats
| Deirdre Mackay | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| Jim McGillivray | Independent | 578 ✓ |
| Graham Phillips | SNP | 520 ✓ |
| Richard Gale | Independent | 382 |
| Robbie Rowantree | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| Kerensa Carr | Conservative | 188 |
| Annie Murray | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 75 |
Eilean a' Cheò4 seats
| John Gordon | Independent | 949 ✓ |
| Ian Renwick | SNP | 830 ✓ |
| Hamish Fraser | Independent | 647 ✓ |
| Drew Millar | Liberal Democrats | 641 ✓ |
| Moira Elisobeth Scobbie | Independent | 254 |
| Andrew Mackintosh | Labour | 157 |
| John Crews | Conservative | 91 |
| Andrew Phillip Baxter | Independent | 647 ✓ |
| Brian William Anthony Desmond Murphy | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| Bren Gormley | SNP | 567 ✓ |
| Davie Corrigan | Independent | 468 |
| Thomas Maclennan | Independent | 448 ✓ |
| William Macdonald | SNP | 413 |
| Jamie Mackie | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
| Alexander Gillespie | Conservative | 175 |
Inverness Central4 seats
| Janet Campbell | Independent | 887 ✓ |
| Bet McAllister | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| Donnie Kerr | SNP | 672 ✓ |
| Richard Laird | SNP | 378 ✓ |
| Angus Dick* | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| Ray Doctor | Conservative | 153 |
| Rich Omand | — | 75 |
Inverness Millburn3 seats
| Jimmy Gray | Labour | 1,152 ✓ |
| Ian Brown | SNP | 753 ✓ |
| Kenneth Macleod | Liberal Democrats | 200 ✓ |
| Peter Saggers | Conservative | 177 |
| Anne Thomas | Green | 145 |
| Clark Walls | Chr | 91 |
Inverness Ness-Side4 seats
| Jean Slater | SNP | 879 ✓ |
| Alasdair Christie | Liberal Democrats | 795 ✓ |
| Fraser Parr | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| Norrie Donald | Independent | 621 ✓ |
| Peter Guthrie | Conservative | 332 |
| June West | Independent | 298 |
| Alasdair Moodie | — | 116 |
Inverness South4 seats
| Ken Gowans | SNP | 696 ✓ |
| Jim Crawford | Independent | 594 ✓ |
| Carolyn Caddick | Liberal Democrats | 569 ✓ |
| Bill Boyd | SNP | 393 |
| Katherine Mackenzie | Labour | 353 |
| Thomas Prag | Liberal Democrats | 335 ✓ |
| David Bonsor | Conservative | 321 |
| Donald Boyd | — | 160 |
Inverness West3 seats
| Alex Graham | Liberal Democrats | 610 ✓ |
| Graham Ross | Independent | 580 ✓ |
| Allan Duffy | SNP | 458 ✓ |
| Robert Ford | Labour | 343 |
| Pauline Munro | SNP | 281 |
| Mary Fraser | Conservative | 94 |
| Alan Petitt | Chr | 56 |
| George Macdonald | TUSC | 50 |
Landward Caithness4 seats
| A.I. Willie Mackay | Independent | 1,015 ✓ |
| David Bremner | Independent | 651 ✓ |
| Robert Coghill | Independent | 638 ✓ |
| Alex Macleod | SNP | 550 ✓ |
| David Baron | Labour | 302 |
| Bill Mowat | Independent | 244 |
| Richard White | Conservative | 109 |
| John Campbell | Independent | 42 |
Nairn4 seats
| Liz MacDonald | SNP | 1,120 ✓ |
| Laurie Fraser | Independent | 621 ✓ |
| Michael Green | Independent | 483 ✓ |
| Ashley Broadbent | Labour | 458 |
| Colin Macaulay | SNP | 407 ✓ |
| Graham Stephen Valentine Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| Ritchie Cunningham | Independent | 325 |
| Rossie Macrae | Conservative | 205 |
| George Farlow | SNP | 626 ✓ |
| Hugh Morrison | Independent | 537 ✓ |
| Linda Munro | Liberal Democrats | 451 ✓ |
| Russell Taylor | ASPP | 196 |
| Neil MacInnes | Independent | 172 |
| Hector Maclennan | Chr | 127 |
| Les Mason | Conservative | 97 |
| Jess Thomas | Independent | 96 |
| Mandy Haggith | Green | 85 |
Tain and Easter Ross3 seats
| Alasdair Rhind | Independent | 1,008 ✓ |
| Fiona Robertson | Independent | 754 ✓ |
| Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrats | 508 ✓ |
| Charlie Falconer | SNP | 420 |
| Richard Durham | Independent | 250 |
| Ron Stevenson | Labour | 78 |
| David Rutherford | Conservative | 44 |
| Sean Robertson | TUSC | 23 |
Thurso3 seats
| Donnie Mackay | Independent | 703 ✓ |
| Roger Saxon* | Labour | 606 ✓ |
| Don Smith | SNP | 430 |
| John Rosie | Independent | 299 ✓ |
| Nick Noble | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
| Ian Grant | Independent | 88 |
| Reg Holder | Conservative | 42 |
| Biz Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 ✓ |
| Richard Greene | Independent | 871 ✓ |
| Audrey Sinclair | Independent | 677 ✓ |
| Ian Cockburn | SNP | 632 ✓ |
| Paul Monaghan | SNP | 378 |
| Alaine Macdonald | Conservative | 257 |
| Richard Mitchell | Independent | 234 |
Wick3 seats
| Gail Ross | SNP | 798 ✓ |
| Neil Edward MacDonald | Labour | 409 ✓ |
| Bill Fernie | Independent | 244 ✓ |
| Graeme Smith | Independent | 153 |
| Andrew Sinclair | Conservative | 123 |
