2007 Moray Council election

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2007 Moray Council election
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All 26 seats to The Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election16 seats, 49.3%3 seats, 25.2%
Seats won129
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote12,53511,942
Percentage36.9%35.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.4%Increase2.svg 10.0%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election1 seat, 4.3%5 seats, 12.7%
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote5,3742,945
Percentage15.8%8.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.5%Decrease2.svg 4.0%
MorayCouncilMay2007.svg
Council Leader before election

Gordon McDonald
Independent

Council Leader after election

Gordon McDonald
Independent

The 2007Moray Council Council election was held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the first using the eight new wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. 26 councillors were elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Previously there were single-member wards which used the first past the post electoral system.

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The election resulted in a previously independent council becoming an independent/Conservative coalition, with a majority of four. The use of STV electoral system benefited the SNP and the Conservatives, with them gaining 6 and 2 seats respectively. It did not benefit Labour at all, which fell from second place in terms of seats to last. In addition, the Liberal Democrats lost their sole representative on the council

Background

Previous election

The previous election in 2003 were the last to use the first-past-the-post voting system. At that election, independent won 16 seats - more than all the other groups combined.

2003 Moray Council election results
PartySeatsVote share
Independent 1649.3%
Labour 512.7%
SNP 325.2%
Liberal Democrats 17.9%
Conservative 14.3%

Source: [1]

Composition

There were 3 by-elections in the 2003-07 term. One by-election was held in the Buckie West ward and was an Independent hold. The other two by-elections were held in the Speyside ward, one resulted in a SNP gain from Independent, and the other resulted in an Independent gain from SNP. As such the composition of the council did not change between 2003 and 2007.

Composition of Moray Council
Party2003 electionDissolution
Independent 1616
Labour 55
SNP 33
Liberal Democrats 11
Conservative 11

Source: [1]

Results

2007 Moray Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 12--Decrease2.svg 446.236.912,535Decrease2.svg 12.4
  SNP 9--Increase2.svg 634.635.211,942Increase2.svg 10.0
  Conservative 3--Increase2.svg 211.515.85,374Increase2.svg 11.5
  Labour 2--Decrease2.svg 37.78.72,945Decrease2.svg 4.0
  Liberal Democrats 0--Decrease2.svg 10.01.7587Decrease2.svg 6.2
  Scottish Senior Citizens 0--Steady2.svg0.01.3438New
  UKIP 0--Steady2.svg0.00.3116New
Total26 33,938

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Ward results

Speyside Glenlivet

Speyside Glenlivet - 3 Seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Pearl Paul29.21,107     
SNP Mike McConnachie23.2881974    
Conservative Gordon Henderson17.3658665 668 711 801  
Independent Fiona Murdoch15.1571583 589 617 862 1,259
Independent Adrina Taylor12.2462477 480 493   
UKIP Matthew Desmond3.1116118 120    
Valid: 3,795  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 949  Turnout: 55.7%  

    Source: [6]

    Keith and Cullen

    Keith and Cullen - 3 Seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SNP Gary Coull36.91,555    
    Independent Ron Shepherd19.6827882 945 1,022 1,243
    Independent Stewart Cree16.6698809 847 955 1,293
    Independent Percy Watt13.8582657 701 786  
    Liberal Democrats Peter Matheson7.1300366 411   
    Conservative Olive Starsmore6.1256269    
    Valid: 4,218  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 53.8%  

      Source: [7]

      Buckie

      Buckie - 3 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Gordon McDonald32.41,188    
      Independent Anne McKay19.3708755 829 969 
      Independent Joe Mackay19.0698755 790 902 927
      Labour John Leslie13.8507551 573 622 631
      Conservative Ian Moir10.8397413 436   
      Independent Bruce Smith4.6169187    
      Valid: 3,667  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 917  Turnout: 50.4%  

        Source: [8]

        Fochabers Lhanbryde

        Fochabers Lhanbryde - 3 Seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        SNP Anita McDonald28.91,159        
        Conservative Douglas Ross 18.1727738 742 751 795 847 926 929 1,101
        Independent George McIntyre15.1608623 630 640 675 826 1,017  
        Labour Lans Bangura11.0440459 460 470 539 586 638 640  
        Independent Eddie Coutts9.3374381 388 396 428 476    
        Independent Paul McBain8.3333347 352 364 416     
        Liberal Democrats Peter Horton7.2287310 314 319      
        Independent Gordon Davidson1.45661 67       
        Independent Alan Bodman0.83234        
        Valid: 4,016  Spoilt: 45  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 53.1%  

          Source: [9]

          Heldon & Laich

          Heldon & Laich - 4 Seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          SNP David Stewart21.01,646        
          Independent Eric McGillivray15.3813886 905 945 957 1,002 1,062  
          Independent John Hogg14.0744781 787 797 810 844 941 952 1,099
          Conservative Allan Wright11.4606634 640 645 653 671 726 730 799
          Independent Chris Tuke10.0531564 594 607 615 635 677 688  
          Independent Harry Halkett6.7354399 401 418 502 621    
          Independent Eric Paton4.8254311 315 326 366     
          Independent Des Donaldson2.9155196 203 215      
          Independent Martyn Harris2.2114126 141       
          Independent Neil Hutchinson1.792104        
          Valid: 5,309  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,062  Turnout: 54.4%  

            Source: [10]

            Elgin City North

            Elgin City North - 3 Seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            SNP Mike Shand41.31,500   
            Labour Barry Jarvis23.98661,005  
            Independent John Russell18.5671837 876 1,349
            Conservative Frank Brown16.3592648 666  
            Valid: 3,629  Spoilt: 46  Quota: 908  Turnout: 45.8%  

              Source: [11]

              Elgin City South

              Elgin City South - 3 Seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12
              SNP Graham Leadbitter 33.21,304 
              Labour John Divers28.81,132 
              Independent Alistair Bisset23.09041,019
              Conservative Dennis Thompson15.1592656
              Valid: 3,932  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 984  Turnout: 50.7%  

                Source: [12]

                Forres

                Forres - 4 Seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                SNP Irene Ogilvie29.81,602      
                Conservative Iain Young28.81,546      
                Independent Jeff Hamilton13.3716789 880 992 1,122  
                Independent Lee Bell9.0482540 610 672 831 849 1,160
                Scottish Senior Citizens Thomas Anderson8.2438549 615 653 719 726  
                Independent Pat Carroll6.1326368 413 492    
                Independent Rick Walker4.9261294 356     
                Valid: 5,371  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,075  Turnout: 51.1%  

                  Source: [13]

                  Aftermath

                  As no single political grouping on the council had enough seats to form a majority administration, the independent and Conservative groupings together formed a coalition.

                  Elgin City South by-election

                  On 14 February 2008, a by-election was held in the Elgin City South ward after the death of independent councillor Alistair Bisset. It was won by the SNP candidate John Sharp.

                  Elgin City South by-election (14 February 2008) - 1 seat
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456789
                  SNP John Alexander Sharp32.10670670 672 672 679 685 706 763 884
                  Independent Hamish Simpson24.3513513 518 523 527 540 612 722 845
                  Labour Mark Cascarino17.0358358 361 363 370 380 403 459  
                  Independent James Scott Allan10.6223224 227 229 233 240 278   
                  Conservative Frank Brown9.8206206 206 208 216 223    
                  Liberal Democrats Peter J Horton2.34848 49 50 53     
                  Scottish Senior Citizens Andy Anderson1.53232 32 37      
                  UKIP Matthew Coughlan Desmond1.02020 20       
                  Independent Martyn Harris0.81616        
                  Independent Gordon Davidson0.11        
                  Electorate: 7,886  Valid: 2,087  Spoilt: 25  Quota: 1,044  Turnout: 2,112  

                    Source: [14]

                    Forres by-election

                    On 11 November 2010, a by-election was held in the Forres ward after the retirement of Conservative councillor Iain Young. It was won by independent candidate Lorna Creswell.

                    Forres by-election (11 November 2010) - 1 seat
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678
                    SNP Aaron John McLean24.1773774 789 800 837 899 950 1,045
                    Independent Lorna Creswell17.5562576 615 686 726 878 999 1,399
                    Independent Anne Audrey Skene14.4463464 491 541 572 695 860  
                    Conservative Paul McBain14.4463464 476 486 491 511   
                    Scottish Green Fabio Villani12.5401405 419 433 459    
                    Labour Mark Cascarino6.1195195 201 205     
                    Independent Janet Kennedy6.0192194 201      
                    Scottish Senior Citizens Andy Anderson4.1132135       
                    Independent Jane Elizabeth Cotton0.930       
                    Electorate: 11,224  Valid: 3,210  Spoilt: 23  Quota: 1,606  Turnout: 28.8%  

                      Source: [15]

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