2012 Moray Council election

2012 Scottish local government election File:Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg parliamentary no 2007 Moray Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 Moray Council election 2017 All 26 seats to Moray Council 14 Gary Coull Scottish National Party 9 seats, 35.2% Speyside Glenlivet 10 10 1 Stewart Cree Independent (politician) Keith and Cullen 12 seats, 36.9% 12 10 2 Allan Wright Scottish Conservatives Heldon and Laich 3 seats, 15.8% 2 3 Council Leader Gordon McDonald Independent (politician) Council Leader after election Allan Wright Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Moray Council election 2012.svg 300px Results by ward 39.4% 28.8% 17.5% 4.2% 8.1% 1.7% 10,124 7,386 4,501 Elgin City South Scottish Labour Party 2 seats, 8.7% 2 3 1 9.2% 2,351 0.5% John Divers File:MorayCouncilMay2012.svgMarch 2023 April 2013 The 2012 Moray Council election was held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 26 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) increase their representation by 1 seat, equalling the seat numbers of the independents who lost 2 seats, while becoming the largest party on the council in terms of vote share. The Conservatives retained their 3 seats while Labour gained an additional seat. Following the election, a coalition was formed between the independents and the Conservatives which was a continuance of the arrangement from 2007 to 2012. Background Previous election 2007 Moray Council election The previous election in 2007 were the first in Moray to use the STV electoral system. The results in 2007 saw the traditionally independent controlled council become an independent-Conservative controlled council. The independent group lost 4 seats, as the SNP gained 6, and the Conservatives gained 2. Labour lost 3, and the Liberal Democrats lost any representation on the council. +2007 Moray Council election resultsPartySeatsVote shareIndependent1236.9%SNP935.2%Conservative315.8%Labour28.7% Source:Faulds Allan Moray Council 2022 https://ballotbox.scot/le22/moray/ 10 July 2024 Ballot Box Scotland Composition There were 2 by-elections in the 2007–12 term term. One by-election was in the Elgin City South ward, which resulted in an SNP gain from independent.Ward 7 - Elgin City South By-Election http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file54834.pdf 28 July 2024 Moray Council The other by-election was held in the Forres ward, which resulted in an independent gain from Conservative.Declaration of Results from Local Government By-Election http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file68735.pdf 28 July 2024 Moray Council +Composition of Moray CouncilParty2007 electionDissolutionIndependent1212SNP910Conservative32Labour33 Source:Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2012 https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/452/ 10 July 2024 Local Elections Archive Project Results 2012 Moray Council election result Scottish National Party 10 1 0 1 38.5 39.5 10,124 4.2 Independent (politician) 10 1 3 2 38.5 28.8 7,386 8.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 1 1 11.5 17.5 4,501 1.7 Scottish Labour Party 3 1 0 1 11.5 9.2 2,351 0.5 Scottish Green Party 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 719 New United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 340 1.0 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 167 1.1 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 78 1.026 25,666 Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Source:2012 Scottish Local Elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2012-Scottish-Local-Elections.pdf 24 July 2024 Electoral Reform Society 30 Ward results Speyside Glenlivet 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Speyside Glenlivet – 3 seats 3 Independent (politician) Fiona Murdoch (incumbent) 771 27.59%     Scottish National Party Pearl Paul (incumbent) 759 27.17%     Scottish National Party Mike McConnachie (incumbent) 639 22.87% 656.6 705.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Gambles 376 13.46% 393.2 395 United Kingdom Independence Party Matthew Desmond 160 5.73% 168 170.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Don Gatt 89 3.19% 96.1 97.9 3 7,059 2,794 40 699 2,834 (39.58%) Keith and Cullen 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Keith and Cullen – 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Gary Coull (incumbent) 1,319 42.45%         Independent (politician) Ron Shepherd (incumbent) 702 22.59% 750.5 866.7     Independent (politician) Stewart Cree (incumbent) 474 15.25% 591.5 706.1 752.5 964.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Valery Dickson 312 10.04% 336.2       Scottish National Party Hazel Thain 300 9.66% 615.2 633.5 650.6   5 7,810 3,107 33 777 3,140 (39.78%) Buckie 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Buckie – 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party Gordon McDonald (incumbent) 967 38.37%       Independent (politician) Anne McKay (incumbent) †† 648 25.71%       Independent (politician) Joe Mackay (incumbent) †††† 557 22.10% 596.9 607.2 728.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Gambles 179 7.1% 183.2 184.9   Scottish National Party Linda Scobie McDonald 169 6.71% 449.1 451.7 457.5 4 7,336 2,520 39 631 2,559 (34.35%) Fochabers Lhanbryde 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent Fochabers Lhanbryde – 3 seats 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Ross (incumbent) 1,318 39.5%       Scottish National Party Margo Howe 728 21.82% 768.7 810.2 1,335 Scottish National Party Anita McDonald (incumbent) 612 18.34% 676.1 708.2   Scottish Labour Party Sean Morton 512 15.34% 583.5 714.7 793.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Horton 167 5.0% 304.1     4 7,717 3,337 28 835 3,365 (43.24%) Heldon and Laich 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change Heldon and Laich – 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Carolle Ralph† 797 20.0% 807         Independent (politician) Eric McGillivray (incumbent) 735 18.44% 828         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Wright (incumbent) 688 17.26% 699 703.4 703.5 763.7 835.8 Scottish National Party David Stewart (incumbent) 678 17.01% 687 692.1 699.4 740.9   Independent (politician) Chris Tuke 584 14.65% 659 670 670.4 764.1 921.7 Scottish Green Party James Mackessack-Leitch 262 6.57% 279 281.3 281.7     Independent (politician) John Gordon 241 6.05%           6 10,287 3,985 56 798 4,041 (38.74%) Elgin City North 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent Elgin City North – 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Barry Jarvis (incumbent) 766 29.85%         Scottish National Party Mike Shand (incumbent) 596 23.23% 612.5 661.7     Scottish National Party Patsy Gowans 515 20.07% 526.9 550.4 566.8 688.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Brown 448 17.46% 466.9 565.8 566.3   Independent (politician) Darren Margach 241 9.39% 274.2       5 8,386 2,566 31 642 2,597 (30.6%) Elgin City South 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Con gain from Independent Elgin City South – 3 seats 2 Scottish Labour Party John Divers (incumbent) 1,073 37.57%   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James Allan 714 25.0% 810.1 Scottish National Party Graham Leadbitter (incumbent) 675 23.63% 771.1 Scottish National Party John Sharp (incumbent) 394 13.8% 434 2 8,356 2,856 40 715 2,896 (34.18%) Forres 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 3xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con Forres – 4 seats 10 Independent (politician) George Alexander 1,134 25.19%                   Independent (politician) Lorna Creswell (incumbent) 575 12.77% 650.4 675.5 690.1 814.9 866.5 870.6 987.2     Scottish National Party Aaron McLean 547 12.15% 559.1 568.5 574.7 588.4 924.1         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Paul McBain 466 10.35% 483.5 486.7 507.1 529.4 540.2 541       Scottish Green Party Fabio Villani 457 10.15% 474.7 488.1 492.1 524.2 548.6 551.9 614.2 630.7   Scottish National Party Irene Ogilvie (incumbent) 429 9.53% 440.3 443.7 446.9 478.2           Independent (politician) Anne Audrey Skene 410 9.11% 441.2 450.8 468.7 549.9 569.3 571.7 731.6 764.2 1,072.5 Independent (politician) Jeff Hamilton (incumbent) 314 6.98% 343.8 349.8 356.2             United Kingdom Independence Party Ian Meiklejohn 91 2.02% 96.1 98.5               Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Andy Anderson 78 1.73% 85.4                 10 10,999 4,501 50 901 4,551 (40.92%) Aftermath As no single political group on the council won enough seats for a majority, the independent group and the Conservative group continued their coalition administration which had been in place since the 2007 election. 2013 Heldon and Laich by-election SNP councillor Carolle Ralph resigned her seat on 7 December 2012. The by-election was held in the Heldon and Laich ward on 7 March 2013 and was won by independent candidate John Cowe.Cowe wins Moray by-election https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/cowe-wins-moray-by-election-08032013.htm/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141111205211/http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Cowe-wins-Moray-by-election-08032013.htm 11 November 2014 28 July 2024 Northern Scot main Heldon & Laich 2013 Heldon and Laich by-election (7 March 2013) – 1 Seat 5 Independent (politician) John Cowe 972 31.4 1,020 1,058 1,273 1,507 Scottish National Party Stuart Crowther 833 26.9 844 891 960 1,005 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pete Bloomfield 473 15.3 490 516 558   Independent (politician) Nick Traynor 418 13.5 459 496     Scottish Green Party James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 228 7.4 242       Independent (politician) Jeff Hamilton 175 5.7         5 10,579 3,099 38 1,550 29.7% Source:Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file85045.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray CouncilLocal Government By-Election Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich (Transfers) http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file85052.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray Council 2014 Buckie by-election Independent councillor Anne McKay resigned her seat on 13 November 2013.Moray councillor announces resignation https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/moray-councillor-announces-resignation-26092014.htm/ dead 29 July 2024 Northern Scot 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023632/http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Moray-councillor-announces-resignation-26092014.htm A by-election was held in the Buckie ward on 30 January 2014 and was won by independent candidate Gordon Cowie. main Buckie 2014 Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) – 1 Seat 3 Independent (politician) Gordon Cowie 830 43.9 907 1,034 Scottish National Party Linda McDonald 670 35.5 679 710 Independent (politician) Marc Macrae 220 11.7 248   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Gambles 143 7.6     3 7,872 1,889 26 933 24.3% Source:Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file91298.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray CouncilLocal Government By-Election Ward 3 - Buckie http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file91297.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray Council Elgin City North by-election Labour councillor Barry Jarvis resigned his seat on 26 September 2014 to train as a teacher. A by-election was held in the Elgin City North ward on 11 December 2014 and the seat was won by the SNP candidate Kirsty Reid.main Elgin City North 2014 Elgin City North by-election (11 December 2014) – 1 Seat 5 Scottish National Party Kirsty Ella Reid 728 38.0 748 764 773 850 Independent (politician) Sandy Cooper 472 24.6 483 499 595 693 UKIP Captain Craig Ahab Graham 287 15.0 305 316 368   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Griffiths 273 14.2 280 299     Scottish Labour Party Ramsay Urquhart 81 4.2 84       Scottish Green Party Morvern Forrest 77 4.0         5 9,263 1,918 20 960 20.9% Source:Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 6 - Elgin City North http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file96624.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray CouncilLocal Government By-Election Ward 6 - Elgin City North http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file96625.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray Council 2015 Buckie by-election Independent councillor Joe Mackay died on 12 January 2015 after a fall from his mobility scooter.Robertson John 13 January 2015 Tributes paid to Veteran Moray councillor Joe Mackay https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/456115/tributes-paid-to-veteran-moray-councillor-joe-mackay/ 29 July 2024 Northern Scot A by-election was held in the Buckie ward to fill the vacancy on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP candidate Sonya Warren.main Buckie 2015 Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) – 1 Seat 1 Scottish National Party Sonya Warren 1,485 59.5 Independent (politician) Norman Calder 696 27.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Eagle 315 12.6 1 7,798 2,496 25 1,249 32.3% Source:Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 3 - Buckie http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file98528.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray CouncilLocal Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file98529.pdf 29 July 2024 Moray Council 2015 Heldon and Laich by-election Independent councillor Eric McGillivray announced on 31 July 2015 he was standing down from the council for personal reasons.31 July 2015 Moray Councillor Eric McGillivray standing down https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-33731587 28 July 2024 British Broadcasting Corporation A by-election was held in the Heldon and Laich ward on 1 October 2015 and the seat was won by independent candidate Dennis Slater.main Heldon & Laich 2015 Heldon and Laich by-election (1 October 2015) – 1 Seat 3 Independent (politician) Dennis Slater 1,323 41.1 1,382 1,775 Scottish National Party Joyce O'Hara 1,003 31.1 1,054 1,100 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pete Bloomfield 703 21.8 725   Scottish Green Party James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 192 6.0     3 11,070 3,221 27 1,612 29.3% Source:Local Government By-Election - Electoral Ward No. 5 - Heldon and Laich http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file101258.pdf 28 July 2024 Moray Council References 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections Category:21st century in Moray