1992 Moray District Council election

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1992 Moray District Council election
Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg
  1988 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1995 (As Moray Council)  

All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election9 seats, 36.8%7 seats, 45.4%
Seats won97
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8,85311,454
Percentage35.7%46.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg0.7%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election0 seats, 8.0%2 seats, 8.4%
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote2,5081,004
Percentage10.1%4.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.1%Decrease2.svg4.3%

MorayCouncilMay1992.svg

Elections to Moray District Council were held on 7 May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Background

As in this election to the Moray District Council, the Independent group at the 1988 election also took 9 seats, with the SNP a close second at 7. Labour held the remaining 2 seats.

1988 Moray District Council election results
PartySeatsVote share
Independent 936.8%
SNP 745.4%
Labour 28.4%

Source: [1]

Results

1992 Moray District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 922Steady2.svg50.035.78,853Decrease2.svg1.1
  SNP 722Steady2.svg38.946.111,454Increase2.svg0.7
  Conservative 110Increase2.svg15.610.12,508Increase2.svg2.1
  Labour 101Decrease2.svg15.64.11,004Decrease2.svg4.3
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.04.21,031Increase2.svg2.8

Source: [2]

Ward results

Bishopmill

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G MacKenzie 632 54.1
SNP R Pattie53245.5
Majority1008.6
Turnout 1,16832.1
Independent gain from Labour

Cathedral

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Farqhuarson (Incumbent) 583 44.2
SNP E Hardie38529.2
Conservative G Rogers34926.4
Majority19815.0
Turnout 1,32034.6
Labour hold

New Elgin

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP M Anderson 439 41.5
Conservative D McGettrick31830.0
Labour A Wood25123.7
Liberal Democrats J Johnstone504.7
Majority12111.5
Turnout 1,05930.8
SNP gain from Independent

Central West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Proctor (Incumbent) 866 55.4
SNP R Burns44828.7
Labour L Easton17010.9
Liberal Democrats W Nelson754.8
Majority41826.7
Turnout 1,55939.7
Independent hold

Forres

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP H Cumiskie (Incumbent) 898 54.5
Independent C White62437.9
Liberal Democrats M McLintock1247.5
Majority27416.6
Turnout 1,64736.5
SNP hold

Findhorn Valley

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Swanson 840 55.3
SNP R Laing (Incumbent)73246.4
Majority1086.9
Turnout 1,57733.2
Independent gain from SNP

Laich

PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D Thompson 875 57.2
SNP C Scaife (Incumbent)65042.5
Majority22514.7
Turnout 1,53137.6
Conservative gain from SNP

Lossiemouth

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP A Fleming 1,151 65.2
Conservative R Conway52129.5
Liberal Democrats A Blumner885.0
Majority63035.7
Turnout 1,76543.0
SNP hold

Heldon

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I Lawson (Incumbent) 615 62.3
SNP S Ewing29730.1
Liberal Democrats E Nelson737.4
Majority31832.2
Turnout 98736.2
Independent hold

Innes

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 977 66.3
SNP I Taylor49233.4
Majority48532.9
Turnout 1,47337.4
Independent hold

Buckie West

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP W Jappy (Incumbent) 975 70.2
Independent E Scott40929.4
Majority56640.8
Turnout 1,38942.1
SNP hold

Buckie East

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP S Longmore 930 77.4
Independent H Watt27022.5
Majority66054.9
Turnout 1,20237.9
SNP hold

Rathford

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Wilson 784 57.4
SNP M Marshall58042.5
Majority20414.9
Turnout 1,36639.8
Independent hold

Lennox

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP T Howe (Incumbent) 802 56.2
Liberal Democrats D Cameron62143.5
Majority18112.7
Turnout 1,42747.6
SNP hold

Keith

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent L Mann (Incumbent) 1,132 66.4
SNP M Barr57233.5
Majority56032.9
Turnout 1,70649.1
Independent hold

Strathisla

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M Davidson 537 56.1
SNP D Barr42143.9
Majority11612.2
Turnout 95837.1
Independent hold

Speyside

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 1,167 71.3
SNP G Scott46728.5
Majority70042.8
Turnout 1,63649.4
Independent hold

Glenlivet

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP A Scott 683 60.5
Conservative A Dean44539.4
Majority23821.1
Turnout 1,12941.1
SNP gain from Independent

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. "Scottish District Elections 1992" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 July 2024.