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The 1995 Moray Council election was 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.
The 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% |
| Party | 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]
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | H Cumiskie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| SNP hold | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | W Jappy (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| SNP hold | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
| Party | 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 | ||||
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