1980 Moray District Council election
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council 10 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Independent | SNP | Last election | 15 seats, 78.0% | 3 seats, 15.5% | Seats won | 15 | 3 | Seat change | | | Popular vote | 4,141 | 2,327 | Percentage | 64.0% | 36.0% | Swing | 14.0% | 20.5% | |
Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Background
At the previous election in 1977, the Independent group won the most seats on the council, taking 15 to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 3.
1977 Moray District council election result Party | Seats | Vote share |
Independent | 15 | 78.0% |
SNP | 3 | 15.5% |
Source: [1]
Results
1980 Moray District Council election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 83.3 | 64.0 | 4,141 | 14.0 |
| SNP | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 16.7 | 36.0 | 2,327 | 20.5 |
Source:[2]
Ward results
Bishopmill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| SNP | A Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| SNP gain from Independent |
Cathedral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 488 | 54.3 |
| SNP | A Beattie | 409 | 45.5 |
Majority | 79 | 8.8 |
Turnout | 898 | 29.1 |
| Independent hold |
New Elgin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
West Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Stephens (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Forres
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | A Slorach | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Findhorn Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | R Haim | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Laich
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lossiemouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Taylor (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Heldon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Innes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | G Baxter (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Buckie West
Buckie East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| SNP | F Anderson (Incumbent) | 902 | 66.2 |
| Independent | A Wilson | 456 | 33.5 |
Majority | 446 | 32.7 |
Turnout | 1,362 | 42.5 |
| SNP hold |
Rathford
Lennox
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| SNP hold |
Keith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Strathisla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | P Watt (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Speyside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Glenlivet
References
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 16. Retrieved 13 July 2024.