Elections to Moray District Council were held on 7 May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editAs in this election to the Moray District Council, the Independent group at the 1988 election also took 9 seats, with the SNP a close second at 7. Labour held the remaining 2 seats.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
---|---|---|
Independent | 9 | 36.8% |
SNP | 7 | 45.4% |
Labour | 2 | 8.4% |
Source:[1]
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 9 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 35.7 | 8,853 | 1.1 | ||
SNP | 7 | 2 | 2 | 38.9 | 46.1 | 11,454 | 0.7 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 2,508 | 2.1 | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1,004 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1,031 | 2.8 |
Source:[2]
Ward results
editBishopmill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G MacKenzie | 632 | 54.1 | |
SNP | R Pattie | 532 | 45.5 | |
Majority | 100 | 8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,168 | 32.1 | ||
Independent gain from Labour |
Cathedral
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Farqhuarson (Incumbent) | 583 | 44.2 | |
SNP | E Hardie | 385 | 29.2 | |
Conservative | G Rogers | 349 | 26.4 | |
Majority | 198 | 15.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,320 | 34.6 | ||
Labour hold |
New Elgin
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | M Anderson | 439 | 41.5 | |
Conservative | D McGettrick | 318 | 30.0 | |
Labour | A Wood | 251 | 23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Johnstone | 50 | 4.7 | |
Majority | 121 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,059 | 30.8 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
Central West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Proctor (Incumbent) | 866 | 55.4 | |
SNP | R Burns | 448 | 28.7 | |
Labour | L Easton | 170 | 10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Nelson | 75 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 418 | 26.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,559 | 39.7 | ||
Independent hold |
Forres
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H Cumiskie (Incumbent) | 898 | 54.5 | |
Independent | C White | 624 | 37.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M McLintock | 124 | 7.5 | |
Majority | 274 | 16.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,647 | 36.5 | ||
SNP hold |
Findhorn Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W Swanson | 840 | 55.3 | |
SNP | R Laing (Incumbent) | 732 | 46.4 | |
Majority | 108 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,577 | 33.2 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Laich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Thompson | 875 | 57.2 | |
SNP | C Scaife (Incumbent) | 650 | 42.5 | |
Majority | 225 | 14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,531 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative gain from SNP |
Lossiemouth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A Fleming | 1,151 | 65.2 | |
Conservative | R Conway | 521 | 29.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | A Blumner | 88 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 630 | 35.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,765 | 43.0 | ||
SNP hold |
Heldon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I Lawson (Incumbent) | 615 | 62.3 | |
SNP | S Ewing | 297 | 30.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Nelson | 73 | 7.4 | |
Majority | 318 | 32.2 | ||
Turnout | 987 | 36.2 | ||
Independent hold |
Innes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Shaw (Incumbent) | 977 | 66.3 | |
SNP | I Taylor | 492 | 33.4 | |
Majority | 485 | 32.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 37.4 | ||
Independent hold |
Buckie West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W Jappy (Incumbent) | 975 | 70.2 | |
Independent | E Scott | 409 | 29.4 | |
Majority | 566 | 40.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 42.1 | ||
SNP hold |
Buckie East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | S Longmore | 930 | 77.4 | |
Independent | H Watt | 270 | 22.5 | |
Majority | 660 | 54.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,202 | 37.9 | ||
SNP hold |
Rathford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Wilson | 784 | 57.4 | |
SNP | M Marshall | 580 | 42.5 | |
Majority | 204 | 14.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,366 | 39.8 | ||
Independent hold |
Lennox
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | 802 | 56.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Cameron | 621 | 43.5 | |
Majority | 181 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,427 | 47.6 | ||
SNP hold |
Keith
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 1,132 | 66.4 | |
SNP | M Barr | 572 | 33.5 | |
Majority | 560 | 32.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,706 | 49.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Strathisla
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Davidson | 537 | 56.1 | |
SNP | D Barr | 421 | 43.9 | |
Majority | 116 | 12.2 | ||
Turnout | 958 | 37.1 | ||
Independent hold |
Speyside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,167 | 71.3 | |
SNP | G Scott | 467 | 28.5 | |
Majority | 700 | 42.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,636 | 49.4 | ||
Independent hold |
Glenlivet
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A Scott | 683 | 60.5 | |
Conservative | A Dean | 445 | 39.4 | |
Majority | 238 | 21.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,129 | 41.1 | ||
SNP gain from Independent |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1992" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 July 2024.