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Badenoch and Strathspey is a local government ward of the Highland council area and a ward management area of the Highland Council in Scotland. Historically it was one of eight districts of the two-tier Highland region, 1975 to 1996, and one of eight management areas of the Highland Council, 1996 to 2007.

The district was created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a one of the eight districts of the Highland region. The same legislation abolished counties and burghs as local government areas, and the Badenoch and Strathspey district was formed by combining the areas of the burgh of Kingussie and district of Badenoch from county of Inverness with the district of Cromdale from the county of Moray. The traditional area of Strathspey was thus divided between the Highland region and the Grampian region.

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, the region became a unitary council area and the districts were abolished. The Highland Council, as the new unitary authority, then adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas and created area committees to represent them. The Badenoch and Strathspey management and committee areas consisted of five out of the 72 Highland Council wards. Each ward elected one councillor by the first past the post system of election. In 1999, however, ward boundaries were redrawn but management area boundaries were not. As a result area committees were named for and made decisions for areas which they did not exaclty represent. The new Badenoch and Strathspey committee area consisted of five out of the 80 new Highland Council wards.

New wards were created for elections this year, 2007, polling on 3 May, under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, and, as the wards became effective for representational purposes, the Highland Council's management and committee structures were reorganised. The Badenoch and Strathspey management area and the Badenoch and Strathspey area committee were therefore abolished. The new wards are much larger, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, and Badencoch and Strathspey is now a single ward electing four of the council's 80 members and a ward management area within the council's new Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area. The new corporate area is one of three covering the council area. It consists of nine of the 22 wards of the council area, and the nine wards elect 34 of the council's members.

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+'''Badenoch and Strathspey''' is a [[Local government in Scotland|local government]] [[ward (politics)|ward]] of the [[Highland]] [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] and a ward management area of the [[Highland Council]] in [[Scotland]]. Historically it was one of eight districts of the two-tier Highland [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]], 1975 to 1996, and one of eight management areas of the Highland Council, 1996 to 2007.
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+The district was created under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]] as a one of the eight districts of the Highland region. The same legislation abolished [[Counties of Scotland|counties]] and [[burgh]]s as local government areas, and the Badenoch and Strathspey district was formed by combining the areas of the burgh of [[Kingussie]] and district of [[Badenoch]] from [[county of Inverness]] with the district of [[Cromdale]] from the [[county of Moray]]. The traditional area of [[Strathspey, Scotland|Strathspey]] was thus divided between the Highland region and the [[Grampian]] region.
-'''Badenoch and Strathspey''' is a management area of the [[Highland Council]], which is the [[Local government in Scotland|local government]] council covering the [[Highland]] [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] of [[Scotland]]. The management area is represented by an [[area committee]] of the council. This year, 2007, however, the management area is being absorbed into the new [[Highland Council|Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area]] of the council. Also, Badenoch and Strathspey is a former local government district, which had its own district council within the former two-tier Highland [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]], from 1975 to 1996.
+In 1996, under the [[Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994]], the region became a [[unitary council area]] and the districts were abolished. The Highland Council, as the new [[unitary authority]], then adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas and created area committees to represent them. The Badenoch and Strathspey management and committee areas consisted of five out of the 72 Highland Council [[ward (politics)|ward]]s. Each ward elected one councillor by the [[first past the post]] system of election. In 1999, however, ward boundaries were redrawn but management area boundaries were not. As a result area committees were named for and made decisions for areas which they did not exaclty represent. The new Badenoch and Strathspey committee area consisted of five out of the 80 new Highland Council wards.
-The district was created, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], as a one of the eight districts of the Highland region of Scotland. The same legislation abolished [[Counties of Scotland|counties]] and [[burgh]]s as local government areas, and the Badenoch and Strathspey district was formed by combining the areas of the burgh of [[Kingussie]] and district of [[Badenoch]] from [[county of Inverness]] with the district of [[Cromdale]] from the [[county of Moray]].
+New wards were created for elections this year, 2007, polling on 3 May, under the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]], and, as the wards became effective for representational purposes, the Highland Council's management and committee structures were reorganised. The Badenoch and Strathspey management area and the Badenoch and Strathspey area committee were therefore abolished. The new wards are much larger, each electing three or four councillors by the [[single transferable vote]] system, and Badencoch and Strathspey is now a single ward electing four of the council's 80 members and a ward management area within the council's new [[Highland Council|Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area]]. The new corporate area is one of three covering the council area. It consists of nine of the 22 wards of the council area, and the nine wards elect 34 of the council's members.
-The traditional area of [[Strathspey, Scotland|Strathspey]] was thus divided between the Highland region and the [[Grampian]] region.
-In 1996, under the [[Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994]], the region became a [[unitary council area]] and the districts were abolished. The Highland Council, as the new [[unitary authority]], then adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas and created area committees to represent them. Since 1999, however, management and committee area boundaries have been out of alignment, as a result of changes to [[ward (politics)|ward]] boundaries. The area committee represents five out of the councils 80 wards, each electing one [[councillor]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election.
-Ward boundaries are changing again this year, 2007, under the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]], and the Badenoch and Strathspey management area is being absorbed into the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area, which is one of three new corporate management areas covering the Highland Council area. The corporate area covers nine out of 22 new Highland Council wards, each electing three or four councillors by the [[single transferable vote]] system, a system designed to produce a form of [[proportional representation]]. The total number of councillors remains the same, and the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate area covers nine of the wards, including the [[Highland Council wards created in 2007|Badenoch and Strathspey ward]], which elects four of the 34 councillors councillors elected by the wards of the corporate area.
 ==See also==
 *[[Politics of the Highland council area]]
+**[[Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999]]
 **[[Highland Council wards 1999 to 2007]]
 **[[Highland Council wards created in 2007]]