Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 1 May 1980, 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.
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Background
editAt the previous election in 1977, the Independent group won the most seats on the council, taking 15 to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 3.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
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Independent | 15 | 78.0% |
SNP | 3 | 15.5% |
Source: [1]
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 15 | 1 | 1 | 83.3 | 64.0 | 4,141 | 14.0 | ||
SNP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16.7 | 36.0 | 2,327 | 20.5 |
Source:[2]
Ward results
editBishopmill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Cathedral
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 488 | 54.3 | |
SNP | A Beattie | 409 | 45.5 | |
Majority | 79 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 898 | 29.1 | ||
Independent hold |
New Elgin
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
West Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Stephens (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Forres
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Slorach | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Findhorn Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Haim | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Laich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Lossiemouth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Taylor (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Heldon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Innes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Baxter (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Buckie West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Cole | 832 | 61.9 | |
SNP | H Munro (Incumbent) | 509 | 37.8 | |
Majority | 323 | 24.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,345 | 44.6 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Buckie East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | F Anderson (Incumbent) | 902 | 66.2 | |
Independent | A Wilson | 456 | 33.5 | |
Majority | 446 | 32.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,362 | 42.5 | ||
SNP hold |
Rathford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Innes | 827 | 52.9 | |
Independent | W Mair (Incumbent) | 731 | 46.8 | |
Majority | 96 | 6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,563 | 51.7 | ||
Independent hold |
Lennox
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
SNP hold |
Keith
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Strathisla
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P Watt (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Speyside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | W Marshall | 700 | 53.3 | |
SNP | W Grant | 507 | 38.6 | |
Independent | B Duncan | 107 | 8.1 | |
Majority | 193 | 14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,314 | 47.5 | ||
Independent hold |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 16. Retrieved 13 July 2024.