Commonwealth Games medallist wins council by-election
Connie Ramsay, right, competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
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A former Great Britain judo champion and Commonwealth Games medallist has won a council by-election in the Highlands for the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
Connie Ramsay was one of six candidates who contested Highland Council's Tain and Easter Ross ward.
Voting was by the single transferable vote and she emerged as the winner at stage six of the count.
Ramsay, who runs a personal fitness business and is a retained firefighter, won a bronze medal at 2014's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Connie Ramsay, far right, after winning bronze at Glasgow in 2014
The former Tain Royal Academy pupil said: "I want to thank everyone who played a part in this incredible result today.
"I was elected to take the fight to the Highland Council and stand up for communities - that's exactly what I will be doing.
"Whether it's a lack of access to local NHS services, the closure of leisure facilities or dangerous roads, people in Tain and Easter Ross deserve better."
The by-election was one of two taking place in the Highlands.
Sammy Cameron, an Independent, won Caol and Mallaig.
He was one of eight candidates and was named as the winner at stage eight of the count.