Elgin City South (ward)

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Elgin City South.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Elgin City South is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Graham Leadbitter
(SNP)		Alistair Bisset
(Independent)		John Divers
(Labour)
2008 byJohn Sharp
(SNP)
2012 James Allan
(Conservative)
2017 Ray McLean
(Conservative)
2022 Peter Bloomfield
(Conservative)
2024 byElaine Kirby
(Conservative)

Election results

2024 by-election

In July 2024, SNP councillor Graham Leadbitter was elected to be the MP for the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency at the 2024 United Kingdom general election and decided to resign as a councillor on 14 August 2024. [2] A by-election was held in the Elgin City South ward on 7 November 2024, and was won by Conservative candidate Elaine Kirby. [3] [4]

Elgin City South by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SNP Laura Mitchell32.2849928 1,093
Conservative Elaine Kirby31.6834962 1,160
Labour Catriona McBain18.5487615  
Liberal Democrats Neil Alexander17.7466  
Electorate: 10,355  Valid: 2,636  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 1,319  Turnout: 25.8%  

    Source: [5] [6]

    2022 Election

    Elgin City South - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent)35.51,444
    Labour John Divers (incumbent)28.11,142
    Conservative Peter Bloomfield26.81,090
    Independent Michaela French4.0161
    Liberal Democrats Bernard Salmon3.1124
    Independent Paul Briggs2.5101
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,062  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 1,016  Turnout: 40.5%  

      Source: [7] [8]

      2017 Election

      Elgin City South - 3 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Conservative Ray McLean35.91,460 
      SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent)30.71,245 
      Labour John Divers (incumbent)24.81,0091,126
      Independent Sean Malone8.5347531
      Electorate: 9,551  Valid: 4,061  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,016  Turnout: 43.0%  

        2012 Election

        Elgin City South - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Labour John Divers (incumbent)37.61,073 
        Conservative James Allan25.0714810
        SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent)23.6675771
        SNP John Sharp (incumbent)13.8394434
        Electorate: 8,356  Valid: 2,856  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 715  Turnout: 34.2%  

          2008 by-election

          Elgin City South By-Election (February 14, 2008)- 1 seat [9]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          SNP John Alexander Sharp32.1670670 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  

            2007 Election

            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: [10]

              References

              1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission . Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
              2. ↑ "Councillor resignation in Elgin City South". Moray Council. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
              3. ↑ Robertson, Adam (8 November 2024). "SNP lose fourth council seat to Scottish Tories after Moray by-election". The National. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
              4. ↑ McBlane, Lewis (8 November 2024). "Moray by-election win in Elgin City South for Conservative candidate Elaine Kirby". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
              5. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
              6. ↑ "STV Table - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
              7. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 7 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
              8. ↑ "Transfers Report - Ward 7 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
              9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
              10. ↑ "Local Government Election Results - 3rd May 2007 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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