Buckie (ward)
Location of the ward[1]
Buckie is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council in Scotland. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Anne McKay (Ind.) |
Joe McKay (Ind.) |
Gordon McDonald (SNP) | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2014 by | Gordon Cowie (Ind.) | |||||||
| 2015 by | Sonya Warren (SNP) | |||||||
| 2017 | Tim Eagle (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 | vacant (vacant) |
Neil McLennan (Independent) | ||||||
| 2022 by | John Stuart (SNP) | |||||||
Election results[edit]
2022 by-election[edit]
A by-election was called following Lib Dem councillor Christopher Price's resignation after just three months in the role.[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | John Stuart | 48.67 | 1,172 | 1,181 | 1,192 | 1,269 | |
| Conservative | Tim Eagle | 36.5 | 879 | 884 | 904 | 989 | |
| Labour | Keighly Goudie | 9.92 | 239 | 247 | 276 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Les Tarr | 2.78 | 67 | 78 | |||
| Independent | Neil Houlden | 1.57 | 38 | ||||
| Electorate: 8,139 Valid: 2,395 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 1,199 Turnout: 2,408 (29.6%) | |||||||
2022 election[edit]
2022 Moray Council election[4]
This election was uncontested because the number of candidates who stood was equal to the number of available seats. There are three seats in Buckie ward, and only three candidates' names were registered.
| Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Neil McLennan | Conservative | |
| Christopher Thomas Price | Liberal Democrat | |
| Sonya Warren (incumbent) | SNP | |
2017 election[edit]
2017 Moray Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Tim Eagle | 33.8 | 1,060 | ||||
| Independent | Gordon Cowie (incumbent) | 21.4 | 673 | 826.3 | |||
| SNP | Sonya Warren (incumbent) | 22.8 | 716 | 728.1 | 734.4 | 1,369.4 | |
| SNP | Gordon McDonald (incumbent) | 22.0 | 691 | 701.6 | 710.3 | ||
| Electorate: 7,962 Valid: 3,140 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 786 Turnout: 3,187 (40%) | |||||||
2015 by-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| SNP | Sonya Warren | 59.5% | 1,485 | |
| Independent | Norman Calder | 27.9% | 696 | |
| Conservative | Tim Eagle | 12.6% | 315 | |
| Electorate: 7,798 Valid: 2,496 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,249 Turnout: 2,521 (32.3%) | ||||
2014 by-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Independent | Gordon Cowie | 43.94 | 830 | 907 | 1,034 | |
| SNP | Linda McDonald | 35.47 | 670 | 679 | 710 | |
| Independent | Marc Macrae | 11.65 | 220 | 248 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Gambles | 7.57 | 143 | |||
| Electorate: 7,872 Valid: 1,889 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 933 Turnout: 1,915 (24.33%) | ||||||
2012 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Gordon McDonald (incumbent) | 38.37% | 967 | ||||
| Independent | Anne McKay (incumbent) †† | 25.71% | 648 | ||||
| Independent | Joe Mackay (incumbent) †††† | 22.10% | 557 | 596.9 | 607.2 | 728.6 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Gambles | 7.1% | 179 | 183.2 | 184.9 | ||
| SNP | Linda Scobie McDonald | 6.71% | 169 | 449.1 | 451.7 | 457.5 | |
| Electorate: 7,336 Valid: 2,520 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 631 Turnout: 2,559 (34.35%) | |||||||
2007 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Gordon McDonald | 1,188 | 32.40 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Anne McKay | 708 | 19.31 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent | Joe Mackay | 698 | 19.03 | 3 | 4 | |
| Labour | John Leslie | 507 | 13.83 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Moir | 397 | 10.83 | |||
| Independent | Bruce Smith | 169 | 4.61 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ McAngus, Sean (18 August 2022). "Christopher Price resignation: Moray Labour demands Lib Dems pay by-election costs". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Local Government By-Election 2022 - Moray Council". 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Moray Council Election Results 2022". Moray Council. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Moray Council Election Results 2017". Moray.gov. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 – Buckie" (PDF). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2023.