The 2022 election to
Moray Council
The Moray Council is one of the 32 local government councils in Scotland covering the Moray area.
History
The Moray District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. It became one of the newly created sin ...
took place on 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, amongst other things, for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system.
The Commissi ...
, with 26 Councillors elected. Each ward elects either 3 or 4 members, using the
STV electoral system.
On 18 May 2022, it was announced that the council would be run by a minority Conservative group, alongside two Independents.
2017 results
Results
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Others
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Speyside Glenlivet
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Keith and Cullen
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Buckie
Buckie ( gd, Bucaidh) is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the ...
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Heldon and Laich
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Elgin City North
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Elgin City South
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Forres
Forres (; gd, Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There ...
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Ward results
The incumbent councillors for each ward as of March 2022 are listed below. Any changes from the councillors elected in the
2017 Moray Council election
The 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 ...
are also noted. Candidates for the upcoming election were confirmed on 30 March 2022.
Speyside Glenlivet
Incumbent councillors:
*Derek Ross,
Independent
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*Walter Wilson,
Independent
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(elected as
Conservative
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)
*Louise Laing,
Scottish National Party
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Keith and Cullen
Incumbent councillors:
*Donald Gatt,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Theresa Coull,
Scottish National Party
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*Laura Powell,
Scottish Conservatives
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. Replaced Ron Shepherd (
Independent
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* Independ ...
) in November 2019.
Buckie
Incumbent councillors:
*Tim Eagle,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Gordon Cowie,
Councillors Open Group (elected as
Independent
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)
*Sonya Warren,
Scottish National Party
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Candidates (uncontested):
Fochabers Lhanbryde
Incumbent councillors:
*Marc Macrae,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Shona Morrison,
Scottish National Party
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*David Bremner,
Scottish National Party
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Heldon and Laich
Incumbent councillors:
*James Allan,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Amy Patience,
Scottish National Party
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*John Cowe,
Independent
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*Ryan Edwards,
Independent
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Elgin City North
Incumbent councillors:
*Frank Brown,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Maria McLean,
Scottish Conservatives
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. Replaced Sandy Cooper (
Independent
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* Independ ...
) in July 2017.
*Vacancy. Paula Coy
Scottish National Party
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was elected in 2017.
Elgin City South
Incumbent councillors:
*Ray McLean,
Scottish Conservatives
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*John Divers,
Scottish Labour
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*Graham Leadbitter,
Scottish National Party
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Forres
Incumbent councillors:
*Claire Feaver,
Scottish Conservatives
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*Aaron McLean,
Scottish National Party
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*George Alexander,
Councillors Open Group (elected as
Independent
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)
*Lorna Creswell,
Councillors Open Group (elected as
Independent
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* Independ ...
)
Footnotes
Changes since 2022
By-elections since 2022
References
{{2022 United Kingdom local elections
Moray Council elections
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...