2003 Moray Council election
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Elections to the Moray Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. This was the last election to use the first-past-the-post voting system across 26 single member wards.
Background
The 1999 election to the Moray Council saw the Independent group on the council expand by 13 seats, with the SNP losing 11. It is of note that the number of seats grew from 18 in 1995 to 26 in 1999.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
---|---|---|
Independent | 15 | 36.9% |
Labour | 6 | 20.5% |
SNP | 2 | 30.4% |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 8.3% |
Conservative | 1 | 3.8% |
Source:[1]
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 16 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 61.5 | 49.3 | 14,084 | ![]() | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 19.2 | 12.7 | 3,622 | ![]() | |
SNP | 3 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 11.5 | 25.2 | 7,194 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 3.8 | 7.9 | 2,250 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1,229 | ![]() | |
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.6 | 175 | New | |
Total | 26 | 28,554 |
Source:[2][3]
Ward results
Buckie Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Leslie (Incumbent) | 406 | 41.2 | |
Independent | Joe Mackay | 316 | 32.0 | |
SNP | Gordon McDonald | 264 | 26.8 | |
Majority | 90 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 986 | 40.9 | ||
Labour hold |
Buckie East & Findochty
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sinclair Longmore (Incumbent) | 406 | 36.5 | |
SNP | Linda McDonald | 355 | 31.9 | |
Conservative | David Anderson | 263 | 23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Holm | 88 | 7.9 | |
Majority | 51 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,112 | 44.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Buckie West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jappy (Incumbent) | 682 | 67.7 | |
SNP | Ian Hamilton | 326 | 32.3 | |
Majority | 356 | 35.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,008 | 41.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Burghsea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eric McGillivray | 636 | 43.4 | ||
Independent | Alastair MacKenzie | 353 | 24.1 | ||
Independent | Cath Millar | 204 | 13.9 | ||
SNP | Angus Munro | 170 | 11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Allison Bullock | 103 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 283 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,466 | 54.4 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Cathedral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Sim | 391 | 46.4 | |
SNP | Hamish McDonald | 259 | 30.8 | |
Conservative | Alexander Thomson | 136 | 16.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | Norma Anderson | 56 | 6.7 | |
Majority | 132 | 15.6 | ||
Turnout | 842 | 36.7 | ||
Labour hold |
Central West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alastair Bisset (Incumbent) | 919 | 70.2 | |
SNP | Caroline Dunn | 391 | 29.8 | |
Majority | 528 | 40.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,310 | 50.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Elgin-Bishopmill East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Keith (Incumbent) | 794 | 67.5 | |
SNP | Donald Morrison | 282 | 24.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary McLintock | 101 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 512 | 43.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,167 | 43.5 | ||
Labour hold |
Elgin-Bishopmill West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Burgess (Incumbent) | 431 | 35.1 | |
Independent | Norman McKay | 330 | 26.9 | |
SNP | Elaine Cooper | 203 | 16.5 | |
Conservative | David Terron | 187 | 15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Horton | 78 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 101 | 8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,229 | 46.1 | ||
Labour hold |
Fife-Keith & Strathisla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Percy Watt (Incumbent) | 838 | 75.0 | |
SNP | Keith Alderson | 279 | 25.0 | |
Majority | 559 | 50.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,117 | 45.8 | ||
Independent hold |
Finderne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Geoffrey Hamilton | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Forres Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rex McIntosh (Incumbent) | 943 | 78.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Cameron | 260 | 21.6 | |
Majority | 683 | 56.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,203 | 44.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Forres East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Young (Incumbent) | 643 | 47.8 | |
Independent | Lorna Creswell | 400 | 29.8 | |
SNP | Jimmy Dingwall | 206 | 15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Cameron | 95 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 243 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,344 | 54.4 | ||
Conservative hold |
Forres West & Altyre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alastair Urquhart (Incumbent) | 673 | 77.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Main | 193 | 22.3 | |
Majority | 480 | 55.4 | ||
Turnout | 866 | 40.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Bob Wilson (Incumbent) | 607 | 59.0 | |
SNP | Michael McConachie | 421 | 41.0 | |
Majority | 186 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,028 | 43.8 | ||
Independent hold |
Heldon & Laich
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Hogg (Incumbent) | 810 | 66.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Bullock | 207 | 17.0 | |
SNP | Alastair Main | 203 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 603 | 49.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,220 | 53.0 | ||
Independent hold |
Innes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eddie Coutts (Incumbent) | 637 | 48.6 | |
SNP | Graeme McDonald | 365 | 27.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Cromar | 263 | 20.1 | |
Independent | Kenneth Stuart | 46 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 272 | 20.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,311 | 50.5 | ||
Independent hold |
Keith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Linda Gorn (Incumbent) | 477 | 45.5 | |
SNP | Rhona Paterson | 273 | 26.0 | |
Independent | Edwin Henderson | 171 | 16.3 | |
Labour | Mary McGregor | 128 | 12.2 | |
Majority | 166 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,049 | 44.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Lennox
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George McIntyre | 506 | 40.7 | |
SNP | Mike Watt | 336 | 27.0 | |
Independent | Robert Innes | 213 | 17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Reid | 120 | 9.7 | |
Independent | William Graham | 68 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 170 | 13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,243 | 52.1 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Lhanbryde & Birnie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roma Hossack | 687 | 61.4 | |
Labour | Stephen McBean | 267 | 23.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald Cameron | 165 | 14.7 | |
Majority | 420 | 37.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,119 | 48.2 | ||
Independent hold |
Lossiemouth East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tom Bothwell | 802 | 68.7 | |
SNP | Iain Allan | 366 | 31.3 | |
Majority | 436 | 37.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,168 | 49.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Lossiemouth West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Joyce Stewart | 522 | 52.8 | |
Independent | Ian Frame | 466 | 47.2 | |
Majority | 56 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 988 | 38.2 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
New Elgin East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Divers | 579 | 55.1 | |
SNP | Graham Leadbitter | 353 | 33.6 | |
Scottish Socialist | Alexander MacGillivary | 119 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 226 | 21.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,051 | 42.9 | ||
Labour hold |
New Elgin West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Robert Burns | 535 | 52.1 | |
Labour | Muriel Ettles (Incumbent) | 491 | 47.9 | |
Majority | 44 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,025 | 42.2 | ||
SNP gain from Labour |
Rathford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ron Shepherd (Incumbent) | 607 | 47.4 | |
Independent | Daniel Cook | 530 | 41.4 | |
SNP | Margaret Hamilton | 144 | 11.2 | |
Majority | 77 | 6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,281 | 55.4 | ||
Independent hold |
Rural Keith & Rothes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Pearl Paul (Incumbent) | 581 | 54.4 | |
Independent | Gordon Henderson | 252 | 23.6 | |
Labour | Shuna Dicks | 135 | 12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Milton | 100 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 329 | 30.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,068 | 47.7 | ||
SNP hold |
Speyside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edward Aldridge (Incumbent) | 982 | 73.2 | |
SNP | Peter Farquharson | 360 | 26.8 | |
Majority | 682 | 46.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,342 | 51.6 | ||
Independent hold |
Aftermath
By-elections
Buckie West by-election
On 1 July 2004 a by-election was held in the Buckie West ward after the death of Independent councillor Bill Jappy.[4] It was won by Independent candidate Joseph Mackay.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Mackay | 552 | 63.6 | |
SNP | Gordon McDonald | 196 | 22.6 | |
Conservative | Ian Moir | 89 | 10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Holms | 31 | 3.6 | |
Majority | 356 | 41.0 | ||
Independent hold |
Source:[5]
Speyside by-election (August 2004)
On 12 August 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | - | 286 | 30.8 | |
Independent | - | 244 | 26.3 | |
Independent | - | 187 | 20.1 | |
Conservative | - | 121 | 13.0 | |
Independent | - | 91 | 9.8 | |
Majority | 42 | 4.5 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Speyside by-election (November 2004)
On 11 November 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | - | 383 | 37.6 | |
Conservative | - | 242 | 23.8 | |
Independent | - | 232 | 22.8 | |
Independent | - | 99 | 9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | - | 62 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 141 | 13.8 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
References
- ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Council Elections 2003" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b "2004" (PDF). Buckie Heritage. April 13, May 18, June 15, July 6. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Buckie West Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Speyside Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.