Editing Cromarty (section)

==Governance==
=== UK Parliamentary constituency ===
Cromarty is in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] constituency of [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]], represented since 2024 by [[Jamie Stone (politician)|Jamie Stone.]]

Following the [[Acts of Union 1707|Act of Union]] in 1707, the British parliamentary constituency of [[Cromartyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Cromartyshire]] was created, replacing the former [[Parliament of Scotland]] shire constituency. also called [[Cromartyshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)|Cromartyshire]]. Paired as an [[alternating constituency]] with neighbouring [[Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Nairnshire]], the [[Freehold (law)|freeholders]] of Cromartyshire elected one Member of Parliament to one Parliament, while those of Nairnshire elected a Member to the next.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cromartyshire {{!}} History of Parliament Online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/constituencies/cromartyshire|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cromartyshire {{!}} History of Parliament Online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/constituencies/cromartyshire|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cromartyshire {{!}} History of Parliament Online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/constituencies/cromartyshire|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cromartyshire {{!}} History of Parliament Online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/constituencies/cromartyshire|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> In 1832 the [[Cromarty (Burgh)|town of Cromarty]] was separated from the county, and became a [[parliamentary burgh]], combined with [[Dingwall]], [[Dornoch]], [[Kirkwall]], [[Tain, Scotland|Tain]] and [[Wick, Highland|Wick]] in the [[Wick Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Northern Burghs]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. Known also as ''Wick Burghs'', the constituency was a [[district of burghs]]. It was represented by one Member of Parliament. In 1918, the constituency was abolished and the Cromarty component was merged into the [[county constituency]] of [[Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross and Cromarty]]. Following a boundary change in 1983, the sitting MP, [[Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin|Hamish Gray]] (Conservative and Unionist Party) was defeated by [[Charles Kennedy|Charlie Kennedy]] ([[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]], later [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] then [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]), who would go on to lead the Liberal Democrats, and who represented Cromarty until 2015, as the MP for [[Ross, Cromarty and Skye (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Cromarty and Skye]] (1983–1997), [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]] (1997–2005) and then [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Lochaber.]](2005-2015) Cromarty was represented by [[Ian Blackford]] from 2015 until 2024 when [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Lochaber]] was abolished. Cromarty then became part of [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]].

=== Scottish Parliament Constituency ===
In the [[Scottish Parliament]], Cromarty has been represented since 2016 by [[Kate Forbes]], an SNP politician and former [[Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government|Cabinet Secretary for Finance]] in the [[Scottish Government]], as part of the [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch]] constituency. Prior to 2011, it was part of the [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]] Constituency. As well as the constituency MSP, Cromarty is represented by seven [[Additional member system|additional-member MSPs]], elected across the [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands Region]]. Since the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 Westminster election]] (when [[Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)|Douglas Ross]] resigned to take up a seat at Westminster), these have been [[John Finnie]] ([[Scottish Greens|Green]]), [[Maree Todd]] (SNP), [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]] and [[Rhoda Grant]] ([[Scottish Labour|Labour]]), [[Jamie Halcro Johnston]], [[Sir Edward Mountain, 4th Baronet|Edward Mountain]] and [[Donald Cameron (Scottish politician)|Donald Cameron]] ([[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]]). [[File:Cromartyc.jpg|thumb|Coat of arms of Cromarty and District Community Council]]

'''Local Authority'''

Cromarty is within the [[The Highland Council|Highland council]] area, the successor to the [[Highland region]] which superseded the local government county of [[Ross and Cromarty]] in 1975. Since the [[2017 Highland Council election|local elections in 2017]], its councillors, for the Black Isle ward, have been Craig Fraser (SNP), Gordon Adam (Liberal Democrats) and Jennifer Barclay (Independent).

'''Community Council'''

The Cromarty and District [[Community council#Scotland|Community Council]] consists of seven members, elected for four-year terms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cromarty Live {{!}} Community Council|url=http://www.cromartylive.co.uk/commmunitycouncil.asp|website=www.cromartylive.co.uk|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> Three of these members are elected annually to serve as chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.<ref name=":0" /> Its coat of arms, granted in 1988, are based on the arms of Urquhart of Cromarty, with a [[Mural crown|mural coronet]] placed in the middle of the boars’ heads, signifying a town, and the motto is that of the Urquharts. The official blazon is: Or, three boars' heads erased Gules, armed and langued Azure, in the centre of the shield a mural coronet of the Second. Above the Shield is placed a mural coronet suitable to a statutory Community Council, videlicet:- a circlet richly chased from which are issuant four thistle leaves (one and two halves visible) and four pine cones (two visible) Or, and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "Meane Well, Speak Weil, and Doe Weil".