1988 Moray District Council election
Appearance
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 44.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Background
[edit]At the 1984 election to the Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
---|---|---|
Independent | 15 | 81.0% |
SNP | 2 | 11.9% |
Labour | 1 | 7.1% |
Source:[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 9 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
50.0 | 36.8 | 9,946 | ![]() | |
SNP | 7 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
38.9 | 45.4 | 12,258 | ![]() | |
Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
11.1 | 8.4 | 2,272 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 8.0 | 2,163 | New | |
SSLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.4 | 369 | New |
Source:[2]
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Ward results
[edit]Bishopmill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Smith | 1,180 | 61.9 | |
SNP | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 718 | 37.7 | |
Majority | 462 | 24.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,905 | 49.6 | ||
Labour gain from Independent |
Cathedral
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Farquharson (Incumbent) | 856 | 54.6 | |
SNP | A Munn | 507 | 32.3 | |
Independent | E McCaskill | 199 | 12.7 | |
Majority | 349 | 22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,568 | 41.7 | ||
Labour hold |
New Elgin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | 907 | 63.0 | |
SNP | E Burns | 532 | 36.9 | |
Majority | 375 | 26.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,440 | 44.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Central West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Proctor (Incumbent) | 994 | 56.6 | |
SNP | J Burns | 755 | 43.0 | |
Majority | 239 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,756 | 45.5 | ||
Independent hold |
Forres
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H Cumiskie | 945 | 54.7 | |
Independent | C White | 780 | 45.1 | |
Majority | 165 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,728 | 38.5 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Findhorn Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R Laing | 644 | 35.9 | |
Independent | W Anderson | 613 | 34.2 | |
Independent | B Brands | 536 | 29.9 | |
Majority | 31 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,795 | 37.0 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Laich
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D Scaife | 872 | 61.2 | |
Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | 551 | 38.6 | |
Majority | 321 | 22.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,426 | 38.3 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Lossiemouth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R Murdoch (Incumbent) | 1,379 | 75.6 | |
Conservative | K Smith | 438 | 24.0 | |
Majority | 941 | 51.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,825 | 43.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Heldon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I Lawson | 383 | 38.7 | |
SSLD | A Skene | 369 | 37.3 | |
SNP | W Ross | 232 | 23.5 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.4 | ||
Turnout | 989 | 34.4 | ||
Independent hold |
Innes
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Shaw (Incumbent) | 985 | 58.1 | |
SNP | K Stuart | 700 | 41.3 | |
Majority | 285 | 16.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,695 | 43.6 | ||
Independent hold |
Buckie West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W Jappy | 941 | 56.3 | |
Conservative | J Reid | 493 | 29.5 | |
Labour | L Forbes | 236 | 14.1 | |
Majority | 448 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,671 | 52.0 | ||
SNP hold |
Buckie East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H Munro | 971 | 66.1 | |
Conservative | A Thain | 496 | 33.7 | |
Majority | 475 | 32.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,470 | 46.6 | ||
SNP hold |
Rathford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Wilson | 794 | 46.3 | |
SNP | J Hepburn | 412 | 24.0 | |
Independent | W Cook | 275 | 16.0 | |
Conservative | J Smith | 231 | 13.5 | |
Majority | 382 | 22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,714 | 52.0 | ||
Independent hold |
Lennox
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | 1,110 | 68.4 | |
Conservative | N Robertson | 505 | 31.1 | |
Majority | 605 | 37.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,622 | 55.6 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Keith
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 1,276 | 73.1 | |
SNP | L Esslemont | 468 | 26.8 | |
Majority | 808 | 46.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,745 | 50.7 | ||
Independent hold |
Strathisla
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W Watt (Incumbent) | 486 | 51.8 | |
SNP | D Barr | 452 | 48.1 | |
Majority | 34 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 939 | 38.6 | ||
Independent hold |
Speyside
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,167 | 65.3 | |
SNP | H McBain | 620 | 34.7 | |
Majority | 547 | 30.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,787 | 53.6 | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Campbell | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.