Buckie (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Buckie is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council in Scotland. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Anne McKay
(Ind.)
Joe McKay
(Ind.)
Gordon McDonald
(SNP)
2012
2014 byGordon Cowie
(Ind.)
2015 bySonya Warren
(SNP)
2017 Tim Eagle
(Conservative)
2022 vacant
(vacant)
Neil McLennan
(Independent)
2022 byJohn Stuart
(SNP)

Election results

2022 by-election

A by-election was called following Lib Dem councillor Christopher Price's resignation after just three months in the role. [2]

Buckie by-election (3 November 2022) - 1 seat [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SNP John Stuart48.71,1721,181 1,192 1,269
Conservative Tim Eagle 36.5879884 904 989
Labour Keighly Goudie9.9239247 276  
Liberal Democrats Les Tarr2.86778   
Independent Neil Houlden1.638   
Electorate: 8,139  Valid: 2,395  Spoilt: 13  Quota: 1,199  Turnout: 29.6%  

    2022 election

    This election was uncontested because the number of candidates who stood was equal to the number of available seats. There are three seats in Buckie ward, and only three candidates' names were registered.

    Buckie - 3 seats
    PartyCandidate
    Conservative Neil McLennan
    Liberal Democrat Christopher Thomas Price
    SNP Sonya Warren (incumbent)

    2017 election

    Buckie - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Conservative Tim Eagle 33.81,060   
    Independent Gordon Cowie (incumbent)21.4673826  
    SNP Sonya Warren (incumbent)22.8716728 734 1,369
    SNP Gordon McDonald (incumbent)22.0691702 710  
    Electorate: 7,962  Valid: 3,140  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 786  Turnout: 40.0%  

      2015 by-election

      Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP Sonya Warren59.51,485
      Independent Norman Calder27.9696
      Conservative Tim Eagle12.6315
      Electorate: 7,798  Valid: 2,496  Spoilt: 25  Quota: 1,249  Turnout: 32.3%  

        2014 by-election

        Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) - 1 seat [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Independent Gordon Cowie43.9830907 1,034
        SNP Linda McDonald35.5670679 710
        Independent Marc Macrae11.7220248  
        Conservative Margaret Gambles7.6143  
        Electorate: 7,872  Valid: 1,889  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 933  Turnout: 24.3%  

          2012 election

          Buckie - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          SNP Gordon McDonald (incumbent)38.4967   
          Independent Anne McKay (incumbent)25.7648   
          Independent Joe Mackay (incumbent)22.1557597 607 729
          Conservative Margaret Gambles7.1179183 185  
          SNP Linda Scobie McDonald6.7169449 452 458
          Electorate: 7,336  Valid: 2,520  Spoilt: 39  Quota: 631  Turnout: 34.4%  

            2007 election

            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%  

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