1988 Moray District Council election

1988 Scottish local government election April 2022 May 2020 1992 Moray District Council election 1984 Moray District Council election 1992 1984 File:Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg 10 44.8% All 18 seats to Moray District Council parliamentary 1988 05 05 y Independent Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) 9 7 2 36.8% 9,946 45.4% 12,258 8.4% 2,272 15 seats, 81.0% 2 seats, 11.9% 1 seat, 7.1% 6 5 1 44.2% 33.5% 1.3% File:MorayCouncilMay1988.svg Map of ward results File:1988 Moray District Council election.svg Council composition following the election Elections to Moray District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/public/20190111180218/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/eareports1st.asp 28 August 2026 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Background 1984 Moray District Council election At the 1984 election to Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed. +1984 Moray District Council election resultPartySeatsVote shareIndependent1581.0%SNP211.9%Labour17.1% Source:The Scottish District Elections 1984 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1984.pdf 11 July 2024 Elections Centre 27 Results 1988 Moray District Council election result Independent 9 0 6 6 50.0 36.8 9,946 44.2Scottish National Party 7 5 0 5 38.9 45.4 12,258 33.5 Labour Party (UK) 2 1 0 1 11.1 8.4 2,272 1.3 Scottish Conservatives 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 2,163 New 369 New 1.4 0.0 0 0 0 Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats Source:Botchel J. M. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Denver D. T. 1989 Election Studies: Department of Political Science, University of Dundee 1 869820 02 9 Dundee 28 August 2026 Ward results Bishopmill Labour Party (UK) C Smith 1,180 61.9 Scottish National Party A Anderson (Incumbent) 718 37.7 462 24.21,905 49.6Labour Party (UK) Independent Cathedral Labour Party (UK) A Farquharson (Incumbent) 856 54.6 Scottish National Party A Munn 507 32.3 Independent E McCaskill 199 12.7 349 22.31,568 41.7Labour Party (UK) New Elgin Independent R Hossack (Incumbent) 907 63.0 Scottish National Party E Burns 532 36.9 375 26.01,440 44.3Independent Central West Independent J Proctor (Incumbent) 994 56.6 Scottish National Party J Burns 755 43.0 239 13.61,756 45.5Independent Forres Scottish National Party H Cumiskie 945 54.7 Independent C White 780 45.1 165 9.61,728 38.5Scottish National Party Independent Findhorn Valley Scottish National Party R Laing 644 35.9 Independent W Anderson 613 34.2 Independent B Brands 536 29.9 31 1.71,795 37.0Scottish National Party Independent Laich Scottish National Party D Scaife 872 61.2 Independent D Thompson (Incumbent) 551 38.6 321 22.638.3 1,426Scottish National Party Independent Lossiemouth Scottish National Party R Murdoch (Incumbent) 1,379 75.6 Conservative K Smith 438 24.0 941 51.643.8 1,825Scottish National Party Independent Heldon Independent I Lawson 383 38.7 Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats A Skene 369 37.3 Scottish National Party W Ross 232 23.5 14 1.4989 34.4Independent Innes Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 985 58.1 Scottish National Party K Stuart 700 41.3 285 16.81,695 43.6Independent Buckie West Scottish National Party W Jappy 941 56.3 Scottish Conservatives J Reid 493 29.5 Labour Party (UK) L Forbes 236 14.1 448 26.81,671 52.0Scottish National Party Buckie East Scottish National Party H Munro 971 66.1 Scottish Conservatives A Thain 496 33.7 475 32.41,470 46.6Scottish National Party Rathford Independent M Wilson 794 46.3 Scottish National Party J Hepburn 412 24.0 Independent W Cook 275 16.0Scottish Conservatives J Smith 231 13.5 382 22.31,714 52.0Independent Lennox Scottish National Party T Howe (Incumbent) 1,110 68.4 Scottish Conservatives N Robertson 505 31.1 605 37.31,622 55.6Scottish National Party Independent Keith Independent L Mann (Incumbent) 1,276 73.1 Scottish National Party L Esslemont 468 26.8 808 46.31,745 50.7Independent Strathisla Independent W Watt (Incumbent) 486 51.8 Scottish National Party D Barr 452 48.1 34 3.7939 38.6Independent Speyside Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 1,167 65.3 Scottish National Party H McBain 620 34.7 547 30.61,787 53.6Independent Glenlivet Independent politician M CampbellIndependent References Moray District Council election Category:Moray Council elections Category:Grampian Category:Long stubs with short prose