1977 Moray District Council election
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Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1977, 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 1974, the Independent group took 17 seats, to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 1 seat.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
---|---|---|
Independent | 17 | 86.7% |
SNP | 1 | 8.3% |
Source:[1]
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 10,791 | 8.7 | |
SNP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 2,144 | 7.2 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 501 | New | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 400 | 2.1 |
Source:[2]
Ward results
Bishopmill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 529 | 66.4 | |
Labour | W MacKenzie | 292 | 35.6 | |
Majority | 237 | 28.8 | ||
Turnout | 826 | 24.9 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Cathedral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 522 | 60.4 | |
Independent | D McColville | 342 | 39.6 | |
Majority | 180 | 20.8 | ||
Turnout | 869 | 27.9 | ||
Independent hold |
New Elgin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | 966 | 89.9 | |
Labour | F Curran | 108 | 10.1 | |
Majority | 858 | 79.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,074 | 34.6 | ||
Independent hold |
West Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Stephens | 631 | 50.2 | |
Independent | T McMillan (Incumbent) | 627 | 49.8 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,259 | 39.5 | ||
Independent hold |
Forres
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Forbes (Incumbent) | 854 | 69.1 | |
Independent | A Reid | 382 | 30.9 | |
Majority | 472 | 38.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,245 | 26.4 | ||
Independent hold |
Findhorn Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Carr (Incumbent) | 577 | 39.5 | |
Liberal | W Anderson | 501 | 34.3 | |
SNP | L Munro | 382 | 26.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,461 | 41.5 | ||
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H Munro | 562 | 41.9 | |
Independent | A Wilson | 406 | 30.3 | |
Independent | E Brown (Incumbent) | 374 | 27.9 | |
Majority | 156 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,351 | 43.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Buckie East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | F Anderson | 729 | 57.1 | |
Independent | E Douglas (Incumbent) | 548 | 42.9 | |
Majority | 181 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,286 | 40.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Rathford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W Mair (Incumbent) | 976 | 61.3 | |
Independent | D Pirie | 617 | 38.7 | |
Majority | 359 | 22.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,595 | 42.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Lennox
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | T Howe | Unopposed | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Keith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 946 | 66.4 | |
Independent | L Hall | 478 | 33.6 | |
Majority | 468 | 32.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,425 | 42.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Strathisla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P Watt | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Speyside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,016 | 68.3 | |
SNP | P MacPherson | 471 | 31.7 | |
Majority | 545 | 36.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,491 | 48.0 | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W McKenzie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
References
- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 55. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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