1988 Moray District Council election

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1988 Moray District Council election
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent SNP Labour
Last election 15 seats, 81.0% 2 seats, 11.9% 1 seat, 7.1%
Seats won 9 7 2
Seat change Decrease6 Increase5 Increase1
Popular vote 9,946 12,258 2,272
Percentage 36.8% 45.4% 8.4%
Swing Decrease44.2% Increase33.5% Increase1.3%

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Background

Further information: 1984 Moray District Council election

At the 1984 election to the Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed.

1984 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
Independent 15 81.0%
SNP 2 11.9%
Labour 1 7.1%

Source:[1]

Summary of results

1988 Moray District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 9 0 6 -6 50.0 36.8 9,946 Decrease44.2
  SNP 7 5 0 +5 38.9 45.4 12,258 Increase33.5
  Labour 2 1 0 +1 11.1 8.4 2,272 Increase1.3
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 2,163 New
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 369 New

Source:[2]

Independents took half of the seats, but did not win an overall majority

Ward results

Bishopmill

Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C Smith 1,180 61.9
SNP A Anderson (Incumbent) 718 37.7
Majority 462 24.2
Turnout 1,905 49.6
Labour gain from Independent

Cathedral

Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Farquharson (Incumbent) 856 54.6
SNP A Munn 507 32.3
Independent E McCaskill 199 12.7
Majority 349 22.3
Turnout 1,568 41.7
Labour hold

New Elgin

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Hossack (Incumbent) 907 63.0
SNP E Burns 532 36.9
Majority 375 26.0
Turnout 1,440 44.3
Independent hold

Central West

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J Proctor (Incumbent) 994 56.6
SNP J Burns 755 43.0
Majority 239 13.6
Turnout 1,756 45.5
Independent hold

Forres

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP H Cumiskie 945 54.7
Independent C White 780 45.1
Majority 165 9.6
Turnout 1,728 38.5
SNP gain from Independent

Findhorn Valley

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP R Laing 644 35.9
Independent W Anderson 613 34.2
Independent B Brands 536 29.9
Majority 31 1.7
Turnout 1,795 37.0
SNP gain from Independent

Laich

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP D Scaife 872 61.2
Independent D Thompson (Incumbent) 551 38.6
Majority 321 22.6
Turnout 1,426 38.3
SNP gain from Independent

Lossiemouth

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP R Murdoch (Incumbent) 1,379 75.6
Conservative K Smith 438 24.0
Majority 941 51.6
Turnout 1,825 43.8
SNP gain from Independent

Heldon

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent I Lawson 383 38.7
Liberal Democrats A Skene 369 37.3
SNP W Ross 232 23.5
Majority 14 1.4
Turnout 989 34.4
Independent hold

Innes

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 985 58.1
SNP K Stuart 700 41.3
Majority 285 16.8
Turnout 1,695 43.6
Independent hold

Buckie West

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP W Jappy 941 56.3
Conservative J Reid 493 29.5
Labour L Forbes 236 14.1
Majority 448 26.8
Turnout 1,671 52.0
SNP hold

Buckie East

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP H Munro 971 66.1
Conservative A Thain 496 33.7
Majority 475 32.4
Turnout 1,470 46.6
SNP hold

Rathford

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M Wilson 794 46.3
SNP J Hepburn 412 24.0
Independent W Cook 275 16.0
Conservative J Smith 231 13.5
Majority 382 22.3
Turnout 1,714 52.0
Independent hold

Lennox

Party Candidate Votes %
SNP T Howe (Incumbent) 1,110 68.4
Conservative N Robertson 505 31.1
Majority 605 37.3
Turnout 1,622 55.6
SNP gain from Independent

Keith

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent L Mann (Incumbent) 1,276 73.1
SNP L Esslemont 468 26.8
Majority 808 46.3
Turnout 1,745 50.7
Independent hold

Strathisla

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W Watt (Incumbent) 486 51.8
SNP D Barr 452 48.1
Majority 34 3.7
Turnout 939 38.6
Independent hold

Speyside

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 1,167 65.3
SNP H McBain 620 34.7
Majority 547 30.6
Turnout 1,787 53.6
Independent hold

Glenlivet

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M Campbell Unopposed
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1988" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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