Elections to the Moray Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the new unitary Moray Council, and saw the SNP winning control of the council for the first time, taking control from the previous Independent administration. This election was the last to have 18 single member wards, which elected members using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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Background
editThe 1992 election was the last to send members to the Moray District Council. At that election the Independent group retained their 9 seats, and the Conservatives regained representation on the council since losing any representation in 1988.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
---|---|---|
Independent | 9 | 35.7% |
SNP | 7 | 46.1% |
Conservative | 1 | 10.1% |
Labour | 1 | 4.1% |
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 72.2 | 50.2 | 11,337 | 4.1 | |
Labour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 4,436 | 15.6 | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 4,458 | 15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1,837 | 3.9 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 501 | 7.9 |
Source:[1]
Ward results
editBishopmill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Smith | 1,233 | 69.7 | |
SNP | R Pattie | 317 | 17.9 | |
Independent | J Mackessack-Leitch | 220 | 12.4 | |
Majority | 916 | 51.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,770 | 40.7 | ||
Labour gain from Independent |
Cathedral
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Farqhuarson (Incumbent) | 788 | 51.2 | |
SNP | M Hardie | 495 | 32.2 | |
Conservative | A Cooper | 170 | 11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Webster | 85 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 293 | 19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,538 | 40.7 | ||
Labour hold |
New Elgin
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | M Anderson (Incumbent) | 647 | 52.8 | |
Labour | J McGettrick | 488 | 39.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | H Johnstone | 90 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 159 | 13.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,225 | 34.2 | ||
SNP hold |
Central West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H McDonald | 717 | 48.9 | |
Labour | L Easton | 483 | 32.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Nelson | 267 | 18.2 | |
Majority | 234 | 16.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,467 | 37.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Forres
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H Cumiskie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
SNP hold |
Findhorn Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R Laing | 741 | 59.8 | |
Independent | W Swanson (Incumbent) | 448 | 36.2 | |
Independent | S Tinsley | 50 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 293 | 23.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,239 | 31.2 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Heldon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | C Scaife | 707 | 62.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | M McLintock | 434 | 38.0 | |
Majority | 273 | 24.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,141 | 29.7 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Innes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Shaw (Incumbent) | 576 | 41.6 | |
SNP | P Cruickshank | 522 | 37.7 | |
Labour | I Gray | 197 | 14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Cameron | 91 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 54 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,386 | 37.8 | ||
Independent hold |
Lossiemouth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D Crawford | 850 | 56.0 | |
Independent | A Fleming (Incumbent) | 668 | 44.0 | |
Majority | 182 | 12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,518 | 44.3 | ||
SNP hold |
Laich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | J Stewart | 841 | 61.8 | |
Conservative | D Thompson (Incumbent) | 331 | 24.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | G Towns | 188 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 510 | 37.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,360 | 39.5 | ||
SNP gain from Conservative |
Buckie West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W Jappy (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
SNP hold |
Buckie East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | G McDonald | 894 | 84.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | G Holm | 164 | 15.5 | |
Majority | 730 | 69.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,058 | 30.2 | ||
SNP hold |
Rathford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | M Howe | 782 | 50.9 | |
Independent | M Wilson | 675 | 44.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Cromar | 78 | 5.1 | |
Majority | 107 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,535 | 44.6 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Lennox
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | 1,089 | 62.5 | |
Independent | I Lawson | 494 | 28.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Milton | 159 | 9.1 | |
Majority | 595 | 34.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,742 | 48.2 | ||
SNP hold |
Keith
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Mann | 721 | 45.1 | |
SNP | B Ewan | 666 | 41.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | G Duncan | 210 | 13.1 | |
Majority | 55 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,597 | 51.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent |
Strathisla
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R Patterson | 483 | 39.4 | |
Independent | M Davidson (Incumbent) | 476 | 38.8 | |
Labour | A Thomson | 268 | 21.8 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,227 | 40.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Speyside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 851 | 51.6 | |
SNP | P Paul | 728 | 44.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Cameron | 71 | 4.3 | |
Majority | 123 | 7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,650 | 51.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A Scott (Incumbent) | 858 | 76.9 | |
Labour | F Lipphardt | 258 | 23.1 | |
Majority | 600 | 53.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,116 | 36.3 | ||
SNP hold |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Council Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 July 2024.