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1995 Moray Council election

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1995 Moray Council election

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All 18 seats to Moray Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SNP Labour Independent
Last election 7 seats, 46.1% 1 seat, 4.1% 9 seats, 35.7%
Seats won 13 3 2
Seat change Increase6 Increase2 Decrease7
Popular vote 11,337 4,436 4,458
Percentage 50.2% 19.7% 19.8%
Swing Increase4.1% Increase15.6% Decrease15.9%

Elections to the Moray Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the new unitary Moray Council, and saw the SNP winning control of the council for the first time, taking control from the previous Independent administration. This election was the last to have 18 single member wards, which elected members using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Background

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The 1992 election was the last to send members to the Moray District Council. At that election the Independent group retained their 9 seats, and the Conservatives regained representation on the council since losing any representation in 1988.

1992 Moray Council election results
Party Seats Vote share
Independent 9 35.7%
SNP 7 46.1%
Conservative 1 10.1%
Labour 1 4.1%

Results

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1995 Moray Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 6 0 Increase6 72.2 50.2 11,337 Increase4.1
  Labour 3 2 0 Increase2 16.7 19.7 4,436 Increase15.6
  Independent 2 0 7 Decrease7 11.1 19.8 4,458 Decrease15.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 8.1 1,837 Increase3.9
  Conservative 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 2.2 501 Decrease7.9

Source:[1]

Ward results

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Bishopmill

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C Smith 1,233 69.7
SNP R Pattie 317 17.9
Independent J Mackessack-Leitch 220 12.4
Majority 916 51.8
Turnout 1,770 40.7
Labour gain from Independent

Cathedral

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Farqhuarson (Incumbent) 788 51.2
SNP M Hardie 495 32.2
Conservative A Cooper 170 11.1
Liberal Democrats J Webster 85 5.5
Majority 293 19.0
Turnout 1,538 40.7
Labour hold

New Elgin

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP M Anderson (Incumbent) 647 52.8
Labour J McGettrick 488 39.8
Liberal Democrats H Johnstone 90 7.3
Majority 159 13.0
Turnout 1,225 34.2
SNP hold

Central West

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP H McDonald 717 48.9
Labour L Easton 483 32.9
Liberal Democrats W Nelson 267 18.2
Majority 234 16.0
Turnout 1,467 37.8
SNP gain from Independent

Forres

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP H Cumiskie (Incumbent) Unopposed
SNP hold

Findhorn Valley

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP R Laing 741 59.8
Independent W Swanson (Incumbent) 448 36.2
Independent S Tinsley 50 4.0
Majority 293 23.6
Turnout 1,239 31.2
SNP gain from Independent

Heldon

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP C Scaife 707 62.0
Liberal Democrats M McLintock 434 38.0
Majority 273 24.0
Turnout 1,141 29.7
SNP gain from Independent

Innes

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 576 41.6
SNP P Cruickshank 522 37.7
Labour I Gray 197 14.2
Liberal Democrats D Cameron 91 6.6
Majority 54 3.9
Turnout 1,386 37.8
Independent hold

Lossiemouth

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP D Crawford 850 56.0
Independent A Fleming (Incumbent) 668 44.0
Majority 182 12.0
Turnout 1,518 44.3
SNP hold

Laich

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP J Stewart 841 61.8
Conservative D Thompson (Incumbent) 331 24.3
Liberal Democrats G Towns 188 13.8
Majority 510 37.5
Turnout 1,360 39.5
SNP gain from Conservative

Buckie West

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP W Jappy (Incumbent) Unopposed
SNP hold

Buckie East

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP G McDonald 894 84.5
Liberal Democrats G Holm 164 15.5
Majority 730 69.0
Turnout 1,058 30.2
SNP hold

Rathford

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP M Howe 782 50.9
Independent M Wilson 675 44.0
Liberal Democrats P Cromar 78 5.1
Majority 107 6.9
Turnout 1,535 44.6
SNP gain from Independent

Lennox

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP T Howe (Incumbent) 1,089 62.5
Independent I Lawson 494 28.4
Liberal Democrats J Milton 159 9.1
Majority 595 34.1
Turnout 1,742 48.2
SNP hold

Keith

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P Mann 721 45.1
SNP B Ewan 666 41.7
Liberal Democrats G Duncan 210 13.1
Majority 55 3.4
Turnout 1,597 51.3
Labour gain from Independent

Strathisla

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP R Patterson 483 39.4
Independent M Davidson (Incumbent) 476 38.8
Labour A Thomson 268 21.8
Majority 7 0.6
Turnout 1,227 40.8
SNP gain from Independent

Speyside

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 851 51.6
SNP P Paul 728 44.1
Liberal Democrats E Cameron 71 4.3
Majority 123 7.5
Turnout 1,650 51.3
Independent hold

Glenlivet

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP A Scott (Incumbent) 858 76.9
Labour F Lipphardt 258 23.1
Majority 600 53.8
Turnout 1,116 36.3
SNP hold

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 July 2024.