1999 Moray Council election

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1999 Moray Council election
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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
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All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Labour SNP
Last election2 seats, 19.8%3 seats, 19.7%13 seats, 50.2%
Seats won1562
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote13,5047,51411,147
Percentage36.9%20.5%30.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.1%Increase2.svg 0.8%Decrease2.svg 19.8%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election0 seats, 8.1%0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote3,0521,405
Percentage8.3%3.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 1.6%
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The 1999 Moray Council election was held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The number of seats on the council grew from 18 in 1995 to 26. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Background

The 1995 election to the Moray Council saw the SNP take 13 seats, and therefore the SNP were able to form a majority administration as the council only had 18 seats at that time.

1995 Moray Council election results
PartySeatsVote share
SNP 1350.2%
Labour 319.7%
Independent 219.8%

Source: [1]

Results

1999 Moray Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 15--Increase2.svg 1357.736.913,504Increase2.svg 17.1
  Labour 6--Increase2.svg 323.120.57,514Increase2.svg 0.8
  SNP 2--Decrease2.svg 117.730.411,147Decrease2.svg 19.8
  Liberal Democrats 2--Increase2.svg 27.78.33,052Increase2.svg 0.2
  Conservative 1--Increase2.svg 13.83.81,405Increase2.svg 1.6

Source: [2]

Ward results

Buckie Central

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Leslie 781 59.6
SNP G McDonald (Incumbent)53040.4
Majority25119.1
Turnout 1,31153.7
Labour win (new seat)

Buckie East & Findochty

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent S Longmore 507 36.4
SNP L McDonald43030.9
Labour D Wild30722.1
Liberal Democrats G Holm14710.6
Majority775.5
Turnout 1,39154.9
Independent win (new seat)

Buckie West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Jappy (Incumbent) 549 37.7
SNP K McKay45531.2
Labour J MacKay45431.1
Majority946.4
Turnout 1,45856.8
Independent win (new seat)

Burghsea

PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats G Towns 593 38.0
Independent C Millar40826.1
SNP W Clark34922.3
Independent D Scaife (Incumbent)21213.6
Majority18511.8
Turnout 1,56261.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cathedral

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Farquharson (Incumbent) 830 71.7
SNP M Hardie32828.3
Majority50243.4
Turnout 1,15845.4
Labour win (new seat)

Central West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Bisset 1,380 85.8
SNP H McDonald (Incumbent)22814.2
Majority1,15271.6
Turnout 1,60861.4
Independent win (new seat)

Elgin-Bishopmill East

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Keith (Incumbent) 1,047 71.2
SNP B Ewan42328.8
Majority62442.4
Turnout 1,47057.3
Labour win (new seat)

Elgin-Bishopmill West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Burgess 794 53.9
Liberal Democrats E Cameron39526.8
SNP J Sharp28519.3
Majority39927.1
Turnout 1,47460.0
Labour win (new seat)

Fife-Keith & Strathisla

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Watt 528 36.2
SNP R Patterson (Incumbent)42329.0
Liberal Democrats G Duncan28919.8
Labour F Copland22015.1
Majority1057.2
Turnout 1,46058.4
Independent win (new seat)

Finderne

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Gregory 610 47.8
SNP R Laing (Incumbent)34627.1
Conservative E Emerson31925.0
Majority26420.7
Turnout 1,27551.9
Independent win (new seat)

Forres Central

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R McIntosh 1,033 72.5
SNP G MacDonald39227.5
Majority64145.0
Turnout 1,42553.7
Independent win (new seat)

Forres East

PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative I Young 547 34.9
SNP J Dingwall36522.3
Independent D Black34522.0
Independent F Villani31219.9
Majority18211.6
Turnout 1,56961.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Forres West & Altyre

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Urquhart 700 63.2
SNP M Whyte40736.8
Majority29326.5
Turnout 1,10749.1
Independent win (new seat)

Glenlivet

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Wilson 773 57.7
SNP M MacConachie56642.3
Majority20715.5
Turnout 1,33955.0
Independent win (new seat)

Heldon & Laich

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Hogg 492 34.5
Independent G Mackessack-Leitch46432.5
SNP W Stewart30821.6
Liberal Democrats E Kellock16411.5
Majority282.0
Turnout 1,42861.0
Independent win (new seat)

Innes

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Coutts 538 33.5
Labour C Heathcote38824.2
SNP M Howe (Incumbent)37923.6
Liberal Democrats P Cromar30018.7
Majority1509.3
Turnout 1,60562.1
Independent win (new seat)

Keith

PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats L Gorn 633 45.1
SNP D Barr46733.3
Labour P Mann (Incumbent)30321.6
Majority16611.8
Turnout 1,40357.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lennox

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP T Howe (Incumbent) 584 39.0
Conservative C Findlay53936.0
Liberal Democrats J Milton37324.9
Majority453.0
Turnout 1,49665.1
SNP win (new seat)

Lhanbryde & Birnie

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 727 53.5
SNP I Hamilton31022.8
Labour C Hamilton16412.1
Liberal Democrats D Cameron15811.6
Majority41730.7
Turnout 1,35957.2
Independent win (new seat)

Lossiemouth East

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Fleming 1,023 71.4
SNP D Crawford (Incumbent)40928.6
Majority61442.9
Turnout 1,43257.5
Independent win (new seat)

Lossiemouth West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Flynn 809 62.2
SNP J Stewart (Incumbent)49237.8
Majority31724.4
Turnout 1,30152.0
Independent win (new seat)

New Elgin East

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Divers 897 65.5
SNP M Anderson (Incumbent)47334.5
Majority42430.9
Turnout 1,37053.5
Labour win (new seat)

New Elgin West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M Ettles 804 57.4
SNP R Burns59642.6
Majority20814.9
Turnout 1,40052.4
Labour win (new seat)

Rathford

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Shepard 853 63.6
SNP M Manson48936.4
Majority36427.1
Turnout 1,34254.0
Independent win (new seat)

Rural Keith & Rothes

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP P Paul 763 59.2
Labour P Radtke52540.8
Majority23818.5
Turnout 1,28857.8
SNP win (new seat)

Speyside

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 1,241 78.0
SNP K Braithwaite35022.0
Majority89156.0
Turnout 1,59163.4
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Council Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 303. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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