SIX candidates are standing for election to fill a vacancy for the Caol and Mallaig ward of The Highland Council.
The by-election is being held following the death of Billy Mac Lachlan, who was one of three councillors representing ward 11. The other ward members are councillors Allan Henderson (Independent) and Ben Thompson (Independent).
The candidates are: Ronald Joseph Campbell (Independent), Alex MacInnes (SNP), Denis Rixson (Scottish Liberal Democrats), Catherine Margaret Mackinnon (Independent), Ian Smith (Conservative) and Colin ‘Woody’ Wood (Independent).