2017 Moray Council election

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Moray Council 2017 Election
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All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderGraham Leadbitter & Shona Morrison Tim EagleGeorge Alexander
Party SNP Conservative Independent
Leader's seat Elgin South & Fochabers Lhanbryde Buckie Forres
Last election10 seats, 34.62%3 seats, 11.54%10 seats, 46.2%
Seats after9 seats, 31.6%8 seats, 36.1%8 seats, 24.1%
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg5Decrease2.svg2
 Fourth party
 
LeaderJohn Divers
Party Labour
Leader's seat Elgin South
Last election3 seats, 7.7%
Seats after1 seats, 4.3%
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2
Moray Council election 2017.svg
The 8 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Stewart Cree
Independent

Council Leader after election

George Alexander
Independent

The 2017 elections to Moray Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 26 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

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Following the 2017 election, a Conservative-Independent administration was formed. George Alexander (Independent) was appointed Leader of the council, while James Allan (Conservative) was appointed Convenor of the council.

In May 2018, all but one of the Conservative councillors left the administration, leaving the independents and Convenor James Allan in a minority administration. Following negotiations with other groups, the SNP formed a minority administration in June 2018, with Graham Leadbitter taking on the role of Council Leader and Shona Morrison being appointed Convenor, the first women to take on the role in Moray Council's history.

Summary of results

The Moray Council Elections 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 901Decrease2.svg134.631.610,518Decrease2.svg7.8
  Conservative 850Increase2.svg530.836.112,010Increase2.svg18.6
  Independent 802Decrease2.svg230.824.18,022Decrease2.svg4.8
  Labour 102Decrease2.svg23.84.31,438Decrease2.svg4.9
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg00.02.6853Decrease2.svg0.2
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg00.01.2410Increase2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections in 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Speyside Glenlivet

Speyside Glenlivet – 3 Seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Conservative Walter Wilson†35.9%1,307   
Independent Derek Ross23.6%8581,106.5  
SNP Louise Laing21.3%776782.4 820.7 1,457.6
SNP Angus Anderson19.2%698704.9 726.5  
Electorate: 7,365  Valid: 3,639  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 910  Turnout: 3,716 (50.5%)  

    Keith & Cullen

    Keith & Cullen – 3 Seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Conservative Donald Gatt32.7%1,208   
    SNP Theresa Coull29.5%1,088   
    Independent Ron Shepherd (incumbent)18.02%665765 783 1,069
    SNP Iain Grieve10.2%375382 510 570
    Independent Rob Barsby9.6%354442 447  
    Electorate: 8,118  Valid: 3,690  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 923  Turnout: 3,752 (46.2%)  

      Buckie

      Buckie – 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Conservative Tim Eagle 33.81,060   
      Independent Gordon Cowie (incumbent)21.4673826.3  
      SNP Sonya Warren (incumbent)22.8716728.1 734.4 1,369.4
      SNP Gordon McDonald (incumbent)22.0691701.6 710.3  
      Electorate: 7,962  Valid: 3,140  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 786  Turnout: 3,187 (40%)  

        Fochabers Lhanbryde

        Fochabers Lhanbryde – 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Marc Macrae42.71,747      
        SNP Shona Morrison16.7682702.3 708.3 738.1 759.2 793.5 872.3
        SNP David Bremner17.4711722.2 728.6 752.4 760.3 791.9 862.3
        Independent Ian Taylor6.7274361.4 374.2 440.6 578.04 701.4  
        Liberal Democrats Donald Cameron5.2211317.5 393.6 444.9 511.4   
        Independent Kenneth Gillespie4.06166282.04 294.3 344.2    
        Independent Sean Morton (incumbent)5.3215283.8 289.3     
        Liberal Democrats Peter Horton2.0383141.8      
        Electorate: 8,089  Valid: 4,089  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 4,160 (51.4%)  

          Heldon & Laich

          Heldon and Laich – 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Conservative James Allan37.91,953      
          Independent John Cowe (incumbent)15.37891,044.9     
          SNP Amy Patience18.9976995.9 996.5 1,013.9 1,110.3  
          Independent Ryan Edwards10.5541662.1 667.9 706.01 769.04 788.4 1,169.5
          Independent Dennis Slater (incumbent)10.2527657.6 662.8 692.6 760.3 778.2  
          Scottish Green James Mackessack-Leitch4.7240286.8 287.8 346.8    
          Liberal Democrats John Mitchell2.3116200.7 201.3     
          Electorate: 10,737  Valid: 5,142  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 1,029  Turnout: 5,186 (48.3%)  

            Elgin City North

            Elgin City North – 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Conservative Frank Brown32.91,181     
            Independent Sandy Cooper†14.9532605.9 767.2 932.5  
            SNP Paula Coy17.7634639.3 671.5 713.7 719.5 1,278.9
            SNP Patsy Gowans (incumbent)15.0537539.7 556.6 630.4 633.8  
            Labour Nick Taylor11.9429477.2 535.9    
            Independent Billy Adams7.4266338.9     
            Electorate: 9,237  Valid: 3,579  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 895  Turnout: 3,644 (39.5%)  

              Elgin City South

              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: 4,103 (43%)  

                Forres

                Forres – 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Conservative Claire Feaver35.42,094      
                SNP Aaron McLean (incumbent)23.51,389      
                Independent George Alexander (incumbent)16.69811,247.3     
                Independent Lorna Creswell (incumbent)9.4555738.6 779.08 814.9 840.5 1,015.2 1,504.6
                Scottish Green Fabio Villani10.4613671.3 767.4 773.2 777.9 834.9  
                Independent Jeff Hamilton4.1243334.8 349.3 359.5 380.7   
                Independent Terry Monaghan0.613654.3 59.8 62.3    
                Electorate: 12,116  Valid: 5,911  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 1,183  Turnout: 5,958 (49.2%)  

                  Changes since 2017

                  By-elections since 2017

                  Elgin City North By-election (13 July 2017)
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123
                  Conservative Maria McLean40.0923970 1,061
                  SNP Patsy Gowans38.8895904 994
                  Labour Nick Taylor15.8365389  
                  Independent Terry Monaghan5.4124  
                  Electorate: 9,354  Valid: 2,307  Spoilt: 17  Quota: 1153.5  Turnout: 2,324 (24.8%)  
                    Keith and Cullen By-election (21 November 2019)
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123
                    Conservative Laura Powell41.51,1421,177 1,339
                    SNP Jock McKay38.11,0471,077 1,184
                    Independent Rob Barsby12.7349430  
                    Liberal Democrats Ian Aitchison7.7212  
                    Electorate: 8,191  Valid: 2,778  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,376  Turnout: 2,750 (33.9%)  

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