2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Moray Council election
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.
Election summary [ edit ] The Moray Council elections 2007 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Independent 12 n/a n/a –4 46.15 36.94 12,535 SNP 9 n/a n/a +6 34.62 35.19 11,942 Conservative 3 n/a n/a +2 11.54 15.84 5,374 Labour 2 n/a n/a -3 7.69 8.68 2,945 Liberal Democrats 0 n/a n/a -1 0.00 1.73 587 Scottish Senior Citizens 0 n/a n/a 0 0.00 1.29 438 UKIP 0 n/a n/a 0 0.00 0.34 116
Ward results [ edit ] Elgin City North Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count SNP Mike Shand 1,500 41.33 1 1 Labour Barry Jarvis 866 23.86 2 2 Independent John Russell 671 18.50 3 2 Conservative Frank Brown 592 16.31
Elgin City South Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count SNP Graham Leadbitter 1,304 33.16 1 1 Labour John Divers 1,132 28.79 2 1 Independent Alistair Bisset 904 22.99 3 2 Conservative Dennis Thompson 592 15.06
By-elections since 2007 [ edit ] 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] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP John Alexander Sharp 32.10 670 670 672 672 679 685 706 763 884 Independent Hamish Simpson 24.3 513 513 518 523 527 540 612 722 845 Labour Mark Cascarino 17.0 358 358 361 363 370 380 403 459 Independent James Scott Allan 10.6 223 224 227 229 233 240 278 Conservative Frank Brown 9.8 206 206 206 208 216 223 Liberal Democrats Peter J Horton 2.3 48 48 49 50 53 Scottish Senior Citizens Andy Anderson 1.5 32 32 32 37 UKIP Matthew Coughlan Desmond 1.0 20 20 20 Independent Martyn Harris 0.8 16 16 Independent Gordon Davidson 0.1 1 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] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP Aaron John McLean 24.1 773 774 789 800 837 899 950 1,045 Independent Lorna Creswell 17.5 562 576 615 686 726 878 999 1,399 Independent Anne Audrey Skene 14.4 463 464 491 541 572 695 860 Conservative Paul McBain 14.4 463 464 476 486 491 511 Scottish Green Fabio Villani 12.5 401 405 419 433 459 Labour Mark Cascarino 6.1 195 195 201 205 Independent Janet Kennedy 6.0 192 194 201 Scottish Senior Citizens Andy Anderson 4.1 132 135 Independent Jane Elizabeth Cotton 0.9 30 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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