Moray Council elections
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Local government elections in Moray, Scotland
Moray Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.
As a district council
| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1984[a] | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 1988 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1992 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
As a unitary authority
| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999[a] | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2007[b] | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017[c] | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Results maps
1999 results map
2003 results map
2012 results map
2017 results map
By-elections
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Mackay | 552 | 63.6 | +63.6 | |
| SNP | Gordon McDonald | 196 | 22.6 | −9.7 | |
| Conservative | Ian Moir | 89 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Holms | 31 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 356 | 41.0 | |||
| Turnout | 868 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 286 | 30.8 | +4.0 | ||
| Independent | 244 | 26.3 | +26.3 | ||
| Independent | 187 | 20.1 | +20.1 | ||
| Conservative | 121 | 13.0 | +13.0 | ||
| Independent | 91 | 9.8 | +9.8 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 929 | ||||
| SNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrina Taylor[8] | 383 | 37.6 | +37.6 | |
| Conservative | 242 | 23.8 | +10.8 | ||
| Independent | 232 | 22.8 | +22.8 | ||
| Independent | 99 | 9.7 | +9.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 62 | 6.1 | +6.1 | ||
| Majority | 141 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,018 | ||||
| Independent gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
2007-2012
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| SNP | John Alexander Sharp | 32.1 | 670 | 670 | 672 | 672 | 679 | 685 | 706 | 763 | 884 | |
| Independent | Hamish Simpson | 24.3 | 513 | 513 | 518 | 523 | 527 | 540 | 612 | 722 | 845 | |
| Labour | Mark Cascarino | 17.0 | 358 | 358 | 361 | 363 | 370 | 380 | 403 | 459 | ||
| Independent | James Scott Allan | 10.6 | 223 | 224 | 227 | 229 | 233 | 240 | 278 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Brown | 9.8 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 208 | 216 | 223 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter J Horton | 2.3 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 53 | |||||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 1.5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | ||||||
| UKIP | Matthew Coughlan Desmond | 1.0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Independent | Martyn Harris | 0.8 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||
| Independent | Gordon Davidson | 0.1 | 1 | |||||||||
| SNP gain from Independent | ||||||||||||
| Valid: 2,087 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,044 Turnout: 2,112 | ||||||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Lorna Creswell | 17.5 | 562 | 576 | 615 | 686 | 726 | 878 | 999 | 1,399 | |
| SNP | Aaron John McLean | 24.1 | 773 | 774 | 789 | 800 | 837 | 899 | 950 | 1,045 | |
| Independent | Anne Audrey Skene | 14.4 | 463 | 464 | 491 | 541 | 572 | 695 | 860 | ||
| Conservative | Paul McBain | 14.4 | 463 | 464 | 476 | 486 | 491 | 511 | |||
| Green | Fabio Villani | 12.5 | 401 | 405 | 419 | 433 | 459 | ||||
| Labour | Mark Cascarino | 6.1 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 205 | |||||
| Independent | Janet Kennedy | 6.0 | 192 | 194 | 201 | ||||||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 4.1 | 132 | 135 | |||||||
| Independent | Jane Elizabeth Cotton | 0.9 | 30 | ||||||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||||||||
| Valid: 3,210 Spoilt: 23 Quota: 1,606 Turnout: 3,233 | |||||||||||
2012-2017
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Independent | John Cowe | 31.4 | 972 | 1,020 | 1,058 | 1,273 | 1,507 | |
| SNP | Stuart Crowther | 26.9 | 833 | 844 | 891 | 960 | 1,005 | |
| Conservative | Pete Bloomfield | 15.3 | 473 | 490 | 516 | 558 | ||
| Independent | Nick Traynor | 13.5 | 418 | 459 | 496 | |||
| Green | James Edward Mackessack-Leitch | 7.4 | 228 | 242 | ||||
| Independent | Jeff Hamilton | 5.7 | 175 | |||||
| Independent gain from SNP | ||||||||
| Valid: 3,099 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 3,137 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Independent | Gordon Cowie | 43.9 | 830 | 907 | 1,034 | |
| SNP | Linda McDonald | 35.5 | 670 | 679 | 710 | |
| Independent | Marc Macrae | 11.7 | 220 | 248 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Gambles | 7.6 | 143 | |||
| Independent hold | ||||||
| Valid: 1,889 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 933 Turnout: 1,915 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Kirsty Ella Reid | 38.0 | 728 | 748 | 764 | 773 | 850 | |
| Independent | Sandy Cooper | 24.6 | 472 | 483 | 499 | 595 | 693 | |
| UKIP | Craig Ahab Graham | 15.0 | 287 | 305 | 316 | 368 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Griffiths | 14.2 | 273 | 280 | 299 | |||
| Labour | Ramsay Urquhart | 4.2 | 81 | 84 | ||||
| Green | Morvern Forrest | 4.0 | 77 | |||||
| SNP gain from Labour | ||||||||
| Valid: 1,918 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 960 Turnout: 1,938 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| SNP | Sonya Warren | 59.5 | 1,485 | |
| Independent | Norman Calder | 27.9 | 696 | |
| Conservative | Tim Eagle | 12.6 | 315 | |
| SNP gain from Independent | ||||
| Valid: 2,496 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,249 Turnout: 2,521 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Independent | Dennis Slater | 41.1 | 1,323 | 1,382 | 1,775 | |
| SNP | Joyce O'Hara | 31.1 | 1,003 | 1,054 | 1,100 | |
| Conservative | Pete Bloomfield | 21.8 | 703 | 725 | ||
| Green | James Edward Mackessack-Leitch | 6.0 | 192 | |||
| Independent hold | ||||||
| Valid: 3,221 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,612 Turnout: 3,248 | ||||||
2017-2022
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Conservative | Maria McLean | 40.0 | 923 | 970 | 1,061 | |
| SNP | Patsy Gowans | 38.8 | 895 | 904 | 994 | |
| Labour | Nick Taylor | 15.8 | 365 | 389 | ||
| Independent | Terry Monaghan | 5.4 | 124 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||
| Electorate: 9,354 Valid: 2,307 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,155 Turnout: 2,324 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Conservative | Laura Powell | 41.5 | 1,142 | 1,177 | 1,339 | |
| SNP | Jock McKay | 38.1 | 1,047 | 1,077 | 1,184 | |
| Independent | Rob Barsby | 12.7 | 349 | 430 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Aitchison | 7.7 | 212 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||
| Valid: 2,778 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,376 Turnout: 2,806 | ||||||
2022-2027
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | John Stuart | 48.9 | 1,172 | 1,181 | 1,192 | 1,269 | |
| Conservative | Tim Eagle | 36.7 | 879 | 884 | 904 | 989 | |
| Labour | Keighley Goldie | 10.0 | 239 | 247 | 276 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Les Tarr | 2.8 | 67 | 78 | |||
| Independent | Neil Houlden | 1.6 | 38 | ||||
| SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||||
| Valid: 2,395 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 1,199 Turnout: 2,408 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Conservative | Elaine Kirby | 31.6 | 834 | 962 | 1,160 | |
| SNP | Laura Mitchell | 32.2 | 849 | 928 | 1,093 | |
| Labour | Catriona McBain | 18.5 | 487 | 615 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Alexander | 17.7 | 466 | |||
| Conservative gain from SNP | ||||||
| Valid: 2,636 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,319 Turnout: 2,669 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Moray Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Moray Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Buckie West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "2004" (PDF). Buckie Heritage. p. 8. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Speyside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Speyside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Sons of Cornwall make sole byelection gain". The Guardian. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ward 7 - Elgin City South By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Declaration of Results from Local Government By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich (Transfers)" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Heldon and Laich by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 2 - Keith and Cullen" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Council By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "STV Table - Ward 7 - Elgin South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.