| Election Name: | 1990 Highland Regional Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Highland Regional Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1994 Highland Regional Council election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Seats For Election: | All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Turnout: | 42.9% |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 73.0% |
| Seats1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,359 |
| Percentage1: | 56.9% |
| Swing1: | 16.1% |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 14.4% |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,994 |
| Percentage2: | 11.7% |
| Swing2: | 2.7% |
| Party3: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 2.6% |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,941 |
| Percentage3: | 5.7% |
| Swing3: | 3.1% |
| Party4: | Scottish National Party |
| Last Election4: | 3 seat, 6.4% |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,994 |
| Percentage4: | 11.7% |
| Swing4: | 5.3% |
| Party5: | Green Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | Did Not Stand |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,560 |
| Percentage5: | 10.5% |
| Swing5: | New |
| Party6: | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Last Election6: | 2 seats, 2.2% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 946 |
| Percentage6: | 2.8% |
| Swing6: | 0.6% |
| Party7: | Independent Liberal |
| Last Election7: | Did Not Stand |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
| Popular Vote7: | 0 |
| Percentage7: | 0.0% |
| Swing7: | New |
| Council Convener | |
| Before Election: | Sandy Russell |
| Before Party: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Posttitle: | Council Convener after election |
| After Election: | Duncan McPherson |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats.
Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.
| Highland Regional election, 1990[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Councillor | Result | ||
| 1 | Thurso West | J. H. Fry | hold | |
| 2 | Thurso East | W. S. Smith | hold | |
| 3 | Wick | A. Murray | hold | |
| 4 | Pulteney | J. W. Oag | hold | |
| 5 | Caithness North East | W. Mowat | hold | |
| 6 | Caithness South East | W. A. Mowat | hold | |
| 7 | Caithness Central | D. Coghill | hold | |
| 8 | Caithness West | R. E. Godfrey | hold | |
| 9 | Dornoch/Creich etc. | A. M. Gilmour | hold | |
| 10 | Fleet | A. Murray | hold | |
| 11 | Sutherland North West | F. R. M. Keith | hold | |
| 12 | Sutherland East | R. R. McDonald | hold | |
| 12A | Toungue/Farr | A. MacKay | hold | |
| 13 | Lochbroom/Conon Valley | D. R. Green | hold | |
| 14 | Wester Ross | D. N. Cameron | hold | |
| 15 | Seaforth | M. J. Nicolson | hold | |
| 16 | Dingwall | M. McKechnie | hold | |
| 17 | Black Isle West | H. Fraser | hold | |
| 18 | Black Isle East | D. J. McPherson | hold | |
| 19 | Ferindonald | V. MacIver | hold | |
| 19A | Alness | J. MacInnes | hold | |
| 20 | Invergordon | I. C. Rhind | hold | |
| 21 | Easter Ross | E. D. Wilkerson | hold | |
| 22 | Tain | A. Rhind | hold | |
| 23 | Ross South West | W. M. Fulton | hold | |
| 24 | Skye South & East | F. M. MacLennan | hold | |
| 25 | Skye North & West | D. Grant | gain from Independent | |
| 26 | Fort William | I. J. Macdonald | gain from Independent | |
| 27 | Caol/Inverlochy | M. J. MacKay | hold | |
| 28 | Nevis | J. K. MacKay | gain from Independent | |
| 29 | Mallaig/Ardnamurchan | M. E. M. Foxley | hold | |
| 30 | Glencoe/Nether Lochaber | A. S. Robertson | hold | |
| 31 | Merkinch | J. M. Henry | hold | |
| 32 | Dalneigh/Muirtown | W. J. Smith | gain from Labour | |
| 33 | Ballifeary/Columba | A. Milne | hold | |
| 34 | Ness Central | C. M. Cumming | gain from Independent | |
| 35 | Crown/Raigmore | C. L. Goodman | hold | |
| 36 | Old Edinburgh | A. G. Sellar | hold | |
| 37 | Drummond | W. A. E. Fraser | hold | |
| 38 | Hilton | T. Mackenzie | hold | |
| 39 | Ardersier/Petty etc. | P. J. Peacock | hold | |
| 39A | Inverness East | W. McGarrity | gain from Independent | |
| 40 | Strathdearn | Mack of Mackintosh | hold | |
| 41 | Aird South | A. W. Mackenzie | gain from Independent | |
| 41A | Charleston | J. T. MacDonald | hold | |
| 42 | Aird North | J. S. Munro | hold | |
| 43 | Strathspey | B. M. S. Dunlop | gain from SNP | |
| 44 | Cairngorm | A. I. M. Glen | hold | |
| 45 | Badenoch | A. J. Russell | hold | |
| 46 | Ninian | W. Shand | gain from Conservative | |
| 47 | Nairn County | M. J. O. Graham | hold | |
| 47A | Alltan | R. E. Winter | gain from Independent | |