Editing Cromarty (section)

=== 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Cromarty is within the [[The Highland Council|Highland council]] area, the successor to the [[Highland region]] which superseded the local government county of [[Ross and Cromarty]] in 1975.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".