2007 Moray Council election

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2007 Moray Council election
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  2003 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2012  

All 26 seats to The Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority

Elections to The Moray Council were 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. The election resulted in a previously Independent council becoming an Independent/Conservative coalition, with a majority of four. An SNP victory in a subsequent by-election held in February 2008 had reduced the Independent/Conservative majority to 2 seats.

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Election summary

The Moray Council elections 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 12n/an/a–446.1536.9412,535
  SNP 9n/an/a+634.6235.1911,942
  Conservative 3n/an/a+211.5415.845,374
  Labour 2n/an/a-37.698.682,945
  Liberal Democrats 0n/an/a-10.001.73587
  Scottish Senior Citizens 0n/an/a00.001.29438
  UKIP 0n/an/a00.000.34116

Ward results

Speyside Glenlivet
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Pearl Paul 1,10729.1711
SNP Mike McConnachie88123.2122
Conservative Gordon Henderson65817.34
Independent Fiona Murdoch57115.0535
Independent Andrina Taylor46212.17
UKIP Matthew Desmond1163.06
Keith and Cullen
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Gary Coull1,55536.8711
Independent Ron Shepherd82719.6124
Independent Stewart Cree69816.5534
Independent Percy Watt58213.80
Liberal Democrats Peter Matheson3007.11
Conservative Olive Starsmore2566.07
Buckie
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Gordon McDonald1,18832.4011
Independent Anne McKay70819.3124
Independent Joe Mackay69819.0334
Labour John Leslie50713.83
Conservative Ian Moir39710.83
Independent Bruce Smith1694.61
Fochabers Lhanbryde
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Anita McDonald1,15928.8611
Conservative Douglas Ross 72718.1037
Independent George McIntyre60815.1427
Labour Lans Bangura44010.96
Independent Eddie Coutts3749.31
Independent Paul McBain3338.29
Liberal Democrats Peter Horton2877.15
Independent Gordon Davidson561.39
Independent Alan Bodman320.79
Heldon and Laich
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP David Stewart1,64631.011
Independent Eric McGillivray81315.3127
Independent John Hogg74414.0138
Conservative Allan Wright60611.4148
Independent Chris Tuke53110.0
Independent Harry Halkett3546.67
Independent Eric Paton2544.78
Independent Des Donaldson1552.92
Independent Martyn Harris1142.15
Independent Neil Hutchinson921.73
Elgin City North
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Mike Shand1,50041.3311
Labour Barry Jarvis86623.8622
Independent John Russell67118.5032
Conservative Frank Brown59216.31
Elgin City South
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Graham Leadbitter1,30433.1611
Labour John Divers1,13228.7921
Independent Alistair Bisset90422.9932
Conservative Dennis Thompson59215.06
Forres
PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
SNP Irene Ogilvie1,60229.8311
Conservative Iain Young1,54628.7821
Independent Jeff Hamilton71613.3335
Independent Lee Bell4828.9745
Scottish Senior Citizens Thomas Anderson4388.15
Independent Pat Carroll3266.07
Independent Rick Walker2614.86

By-elections since 2007

On 14 February 2008, a by-election was held for the Elgin City South ward, after the death of Cllr A G K Bisset (Independent).

Elgin City South By-Election (February 14, 2008)- 1 seat [1]
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        
SNP gain from Independent Swing
Electorate: 7,886  Valid: 2,087  Spoilt: 25  Quota: 1,044  Turnout: 2,112  

    On 11 November 2010, a by-election was held for the Forres ward, after the retirement of Cllr Iain Young (Conservative).

    Forres By-Election (November 11, 2010)- 1 seat [2]
    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       
    Independent gain from Conservative Swing
    Electorate: 11,224  Valid: 3,210  Spoilt: 23  Quota: 1,606  Turnout: 3,233 (28.8%)  

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