Sandy Park is a councillor for Nairn
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Nairn independent councillor Sandy Park has been elected as convener of Highland Council.
Nationalist Jean Urquhart, who represents Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, was named vice-convener following the vote.
In the Western Isles, Alec MacDonald has been re-elected to stand as convener for a record third term.
Angus Campbell, the councillor for Stornoway South, has been re-elected as vice-convener.
The 35-strong independent group on Highland Council agreed to go into coalition with the SNP's 17 members after the local authority elections.
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