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1977 Moray District Council election

1977 Moray District Council election

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All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent SNP
Last election 17 seats, 86.7% 1 seats, 8.3%
Seats won 15 3
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 10,791 2,144
Percentage 78.0% 15.5%
Swing Decrease8.7% Increase7.2%

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.

1974 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
Independent 17 86.7%
SNP 1 8.3%

Source:[1]

Results

1977 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 15 1 3 Decrease2 83.3 78.0 10,791 Decrease8.7
  SNP 3 3 1 Increase2 16.7 15.5 2,144 Increase7.2
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.6 501 New
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 400 Decrease2.1

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

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 55. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

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