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2012 Moray Council election

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All 26 seats to Moray Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gary Coull Stewart Cree Party SNP Independent Leader's seat Speyside Glenlivet Keith and Cullen Last election 9 seats, 35.2% 12 seats, 36.9% Seats before 10 12 Seats won 10 10 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 10,124 7,386 Percentage 39.4% 28.8% Swing 4.2% 8.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Allan Wright John Divers Party Conservative Labour Leader's seat Heldon and Laich Elgin City South Last election 3 seats, 15.8% 2 seats, 8.7% Seats before 2 2 Seats won 3 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,501 2,351 Percentage 17.5% 9.2% Swing 1.7% 0.5%
Results by ward
Council Leader before election Gordon McDonald Independent Council Leader after election Allan Wright Conservative

The 2012 Moray Council election was held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. 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.

The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) increase their representation by 1 seat, equalling the seat numbers of the independents who lost 2 seats, while becoming the largest party on the council in terms of vote share. The Conservatives retained their 3 seats while Labour gained an additional seat.

Following the election, a coalition was formed between the independents and the Conservatives which was a continuance of the arrangement from 2007 to 2012.

Background

Previous election

The previous election in 2007 were the first in Moray to use the STV electoral system. The results in 2007 saw the traditionally independent controlled council become a independent-Conservative controlled council. The independent group lost 4 seats, as the SNP gained 6, and the Conservatives gained 2. Labour lost 3, and the Liberal Democrats lost any representation on the council.

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Composition

There were 2 by-elections in the 2007-12 term. One by-election was in the Elgin City South ward, which resulted in an SNP gain from independent. The other by-election was held in the Forres ward, which resulted in an independent gain from Conservative.

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Results

2012 Moray Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	10	1	0	1	38.5	39.5	10,124	4.2
	Independent	10	1	3	2	38.5	28.8	7,386	8.1
	Conservative	3	1	1		11.5	17.5	4,501	1.7
	Labour	3	1	0	1	11.5	9.2	2,351	0.5
	Scottish Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.8	719	New
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	340	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	167	1.1
	Scottish Senior Citizens	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	78	1.0
Total		26						25,666

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

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Ward results

Speyside Glenlivet

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Keith and Cullen

• 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
• 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Buckie

• 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
• 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Fochabers Lhanbryde

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
• 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent

Heldon and Laich

• 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Elgin City North

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
• 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent

Elgin City South

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: Con gain from Independent

Forres

• 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 3xIndependent; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con

Aftermath

As no single political group on the council won enough seats for a majority, the independent group and the Conservative group continued their coalition administration which had been in place since the 2007 election.

2013 Heldon and Laich by-election

SNP councillor Carolle Ralph resigned her seat on 7 December 2012. The by-election was held in the Heldon and Laich ward on 7 March 2013 and was won by independent candidate John Cowe.

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2014 Buckie by-election

Independent councillor Anne McKay resigned her seat on 13 November 2013. A by-election was held in the Buckie ward on 30 January 2014 and was won by independent candidate Gordon Cowie.

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Elgin City North by-election

Labour councillor Barry Jarvis resigned his seat on 26 September 2014 to train as a teacher. A by-election was held in the Elgin City North ward on 11 December 2014 and the seat was won by the SNP candidate Kirsty Reid.

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2015 Buckie by-election

Independent councillor Joe Mackay died on 12 January 2015 after a fall from his mobility scooter. A by-election was held in the Buckie ward to fill the vacancy on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP candidate Sonya Warren.

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2015 Heldon and Laich by-election

Independent councillor Eric McGillivray announced on 31 July 2015 he was standing down from the council for personal reasons. A by-election was held in the Heldon and Laich ward on 1 October 2015 and the seat was won by independent candidate Dennis Slater.

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References

1. ^ Faulds, Allan. "Moray Council 2022". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. "Ward 7 - Elgin City South By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
3. "Declaration of Results from Local Government By-Election" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
5. "2012 Scottish Local Elections" (PDF). Electoral Reform Society. p. 30. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
6. "Cowe wins Moray by-election". Northern Scot. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
7. "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
8. "Local Government By-Election Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich (Transfers)" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
9. ^ "Moray councillor announces resignation". Northern Scot. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
10. "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
11. "Local Government By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
12. "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
13. "Local Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
14. Robertson, John (13 January 2015). "Tributes paid to Veteran Moray councillor Joe Mackay". Northern Scot. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
15. "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
16. "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
17. "Moray Councillor Eric McGillivray standing down". British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
18. "Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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