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Moray Council elections

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.

Election results

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Moray district council

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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
  1. ↑ New ward boundaries.[1]

Moray Council

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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
  1. ↑ New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ↑ New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

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By-elections

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2003-2007

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Buckie West by-election (1 July 2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Joseph Mackay 552 63.6
SNP Gordon McDonald 196 22.6
Conservative Ian Moir 89 10.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Holms 31 3.6
Majority 356 41.0
Independent hold

Source:[4]

Speyside by-election (11 November 2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP - 286 30.8
Independent - 244 26.3
Independent - 187 20.1
Conservative - 121 13.0
Independent - 91 9.8
Majority 42 4.5
SNP gain from Independent

Source:[5]

Speyside by-election (12 August 2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrina Taylor 383 37.6
Conservative - 242 23.8
Independent - 232 22.8
Independent - 99 9.7
Liberal Democrats - 62 6.1
Majority 141 13.8
Independent gain from SNP

Source:[5]

2007-2012

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Elgin City South by-election (14 February 2008) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Alexander Sharp 32.10 670 670 672 672 679 685 706 763 884
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                
Electorate: 7,886   Valid: 2,087   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 1,044   Turnout: 2,112  

Source:[6]

Forres by-election (11 November 2010) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Aaron John McLean 24.1 773 774 789 800 837 899 950 1,045
Independent Lorna Creswell 17.5 562 576 615 686 726 878 999 1,399
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              
Electorate: 11,224   Valid: 3,210   Spoilt: 23   Quota: 1,606   Turnout: 28.8%  

Source:[7]

2012-2017

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Heldon and Laich by-election (7 March 2013) – 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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        
Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 3,099   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,550   Turnout: 29.7%  

Source:[8][9]

Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) – 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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    
Electorate: 7,872   Valid: 1,889   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 933   Turnout: 24.3%  

Source:[10][11]

Elgin City North by-election (11 December 2014) – 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Kirsty Ella Reid 38.0 728 748 764 773 850
Independent Sandy Cooper 24.6 472 483 499 595 693
UKIP Captain 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        
Electorate: 9,263   Valid: 1,918   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 960   Turnout: 20.9%  

Source:[12][13]

Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) – 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Sonya Warren 59.5 1,485
Independent Norman Calder 27.9 696
Conservative Tim Eagle 12.6 315
Electorate: 7,798   Valid: 2,496   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 1,249   Turnout: 32.3%  

Source:[14][15]

Heldon and Laich by-election (1 October 2015) – 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
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    
Electorate: 11,070   Valid: 3,221   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,612   Turnout: 29.3%  

Source:[16]

2017-2022

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Elgin City North by-election (13 July 2017) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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    
Electorate: 9,354   Valid: 2,307   Spoilt: 17   Quota: 1,155   Turnout: 24.8%  

Source:[17][18]

Keith and Cullen by-election (21 November 2019) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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    
Electorate: 8,191   Valid: 2,778   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,376   Turnout: 33.9%  

Source:[19][20]

2022-2027

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Buckie

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The SNP and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election, while the Liberal Democrats gained the seat won by an independent candidate at the previous election.

Buckie by-election (3 November 2022) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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      
Electorate: 8,139   Valid: 2,395   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,199   Turnout: 29.6%  

Source:[21][22]

Buckie

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The SNP and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election, while the Liberal Democrats gained the seat won by an independent candidate at the previous election.

Elgin City South by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Laura Mitchell 32.2 849 928 1,093
Conservative Elaine Kirby 31.6 834 962 1,160
Labour Catriona McBain 18.5 487 615  
Liberal Democrats Neil Alexander 17.7 466    
Electorate: 10,355   Valid: 2,636   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,319   Turnout: 25.8%  

Source:[23][24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Moray Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Moray Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Buckie West Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 Teale, Andrew. "Speyside Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ward 7 - Elgin City South By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of Results from Local Government By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Government By-Election Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich (Transfers)" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Moray Council Local Government By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "The Moray Council Local Government By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Local Government By-Election Ward 2 - Keith and Cullen" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Buckie Ward" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Council By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "STV Table - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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