2003 Moray Council election

2003 Moray Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyIndependentLabourSNP
Last election15 seats, 36.9%6 seats, 20.5%2 seats, 30.4%
Seats won1653
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 1Increase 1
Popular vote14,0843,6227,194
Percentage49.3%12.7%25.2%
SwingIncrease 12.4%Decrease 7.8%Decrease 5.2%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyLiberal DemocratsConservative
Last election2 seats, 8.3%1 seats, 3.8%
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease 1Steady
Popular vote2,2501,229
Percentage7.9%4.3%
SwingDecrease 0.4%Increase 0.5%

The 2003 Moray Council election was held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. This was the last election to use the first-past-the-post voting system across 26 single member wards.

Background

The 1999 election to the Moray Council saw the Independent group on the council expand by 13 seats, with the SNP losing 11. It is of note that the number of seats grew from 18 in 1995 to 26 in 1999.

1999 Moray Council election results
PartySeatsVote share
Independent1536.9%
Labour620.5%
SNP230.4%
Liberal Democrat28.3%
Conservative13.8%

Source:[1]

Results

2003 Moray Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Independent1621Increase 161.549.314,084Increase 12.4
 Labour501Decrease 119.212.73,622Decrease 7.8
 SNP321Increase 111.525.27,194Decrease 5.2
 Liberal Democrats101Decrease 13.87.92,250Decrease 0.4
 Conservative100Steady3.84.31,229Increase 0.5
 Scottish Socialist000Steady0.00.6175New
Total26 28,554

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

Buckie Central

PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourJohn Leslie (Incumbent) 406 41.2
IndependentJoe Mackay31632.0
SNPGordon McDonald26426.8
Majority909.2
Turnout98640.9
Labour hold

Buckie East & Findochty

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentSinclair Longmore (Incumbent) 406 36.5
SNPLinda McDonald35531.9
ConservativeDavid Anderson26323.7
Liberal DemocratsGordon Holm887.9
Majority514.6
Turnout1,11244.3
Independent hold

Buckie West

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentWilliam Jappy (Incumbent) 682 67.7
SNPIan Hamilton32632.3
Majority35635.4
Turnout1,00841.3
Independent hold

Burghsea

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentEric McGillivray 636 43.4
IndependentAlastair MacKenzie35324.1
IndependentCath Millar20413.9
SNPAngus Munro17011.6
Liberal DemocratsAllison Bullock1037.0
Majority28319.3
Turnout1,46654.4
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Cathedral

PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourRonald Sim 391 46.4
SNPHamish McDonald25930.8
ConservativeAlexander Thomson13616.2
Scottish SocialistNorma Anderson566.7
Majority13215.6
Turnout84236.7
Labour hold

Central West

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentAlastair Bisset (Incumbent) 919 70.2
SNPCaroline Dunn39129.8
Majority52840.4
Turnout1,31050.1
Independent hold

Elgin-Bishopmill East

PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourAlexander Keith (Incumbent) 794 67.5
SNPDonald Morrison28224.0
Liberal DemocratsMary McLintock1018.6
Majority51243.5
Turnout1,16743.5
Labour hold

Elgin-Bishopmill West

PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourAlan Burgess (Incumbent) 431 35.1
IndependentNorman McKay33026.9
SNPElaine Cooper20316.5
ConservativeDavid Terron18715.2
Liberal DemocratsPeter Horton786.3
Majority1018.2
Turnout1,22946.1
Labour hold

Fife-Keith & Strathisla

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentPercy Watt (Incumbent) 838 75.0
SNPKeith Alderson27925.0
Majority55950.0
Turnout1,11745.8
Independent hold

Finderne

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Geoffrey Hamilton Unopposed
Independent hold

Forres Central

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentRex McIntosh (Incumbent) 943 78.4
Liberal DemocratsAngela Cameron26021.6
Majority68356.8
Turnout1,20344.3
Independent hold

Forres East

PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeIain Young (Incumbent) 643 47.8
IndependentLorna Creswell40029.8
SNPJimmy Dingwall20615.3
Liberal DemocratsSheila Cameron957.1
Majority24318.0
Turnout1,34454.4
Conservative hold

Forres West & Altyre

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentAlastair Urquhart (Incumbent) 673 77.7
Liberal DemocratsElizabeth Main19322.3
Majority48055.4
Turnout86640.1
Independent hold

Glenlivet

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentBob Wilson (Incumbent) 607 59.0
SNPMichael McConachie42141.0
Majority18618.0
Turnout1,02843.8
Independent hold

Heldon & Laich

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentJohn Hogg (Incumbent) 810 66.4
Liberal DemocratsPeter Bullock20717.0
SNPAlastair Main20316.6
Majority60349.4
Turnout1,22053.0
Independent hold

Innes

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentEddie Coutts (Incumbent) 637 48.6
SNPGraeme McDonald36527.8
Liberal DemocratsPeter Cromar26320.1
IndependentKenneth Stuart463.5
Majority27220.8
Turnout1,31150.5
Independent hold

Keith

PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal DemocratsLinda Gorn (Incumbent) 477 45.5
SNPRhona Paterson27326.0
IndependentEdwin Henderson17116.3
LabourMary McGregor12812.2
Majority20419.5
Turnout1,04944.2
Liberal Democrats hold

Lennox

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentGeorge McIntyre 506 40.7
SNPMike Watt33627.0
IndependentRobert Innes21317.1
Liberal DemocratsMichael Reid1209.7
IndependentWilliam Graham685.5
Majority17013.7
Turnout1,24352.1
Independent gain from SNP

Lhanbryde & Birnie

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentRoma Hossack 687 61.4
LabourStephen McBean26723.9
Liberal DemocratsDonald Cameron16514.7
Majority42037.5
Turnout1,11948.2
Independent hold

Lossiemouth East

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentTom Bothwell 802 68.7
SNPIain Allan36631.3
Majority43637.4
Turnout1,16849.1
Independent hold

Lossiemouth West

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNPJoyce Stewart 522 52.8
IndependentIan Frame46647.2
Majority565.6
Turnout98838.2
SNP gain from Independent

New Elgin East

PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourJohn Divers 579 55.1
SNPGraham Leadbitter35333.6
Scottish SocialistAlexander MacGillivary11911.3
Majority22621.5
Turnout1,05142.9
Labour hold

New Elgin West

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNPRobert Burns 535 52.1
LabourMuriel Ettles (Incumbent)49147.9
Majority444.2
Turnout1,02542.2
SNP gain from Labour

Rathford

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentRon Shepherd (Incumbent) 607 47.4
IndependentDaniel Cook53041.4
SNPMargaret Hamilton14411.2
Majority776.0
Turnout1,28155.4
Independent hold

Rural Keith & Rothes

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNPPearl Paul (Incumbent) 581 54.4
IndependentGordon Henderson25223.6
LabourShuna Dicks13512.6
Liberal DemocratsJames Milton1009.4
Majority32930.8
Turnout1,06847.7
SNP hold

Speyside

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentEdward Aldridge (Incumbent) 982 73.2
SNPPeter Farquharson36026.8
Majority68246.4
Turnout1,34251.6
Independent hold

Aftermath

Buckie West by-election

On 1 July 2004 a by-election was held in the Buckie West ward after the death of independent councillor Bill Jappy.[4] It was won by independent candidate Joseph Mackay.[4]

PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentJoseph Mackay 552 63.6
SNPGordon McDonald19622.6
ConservativeIan Moir8910.3
Liberal DemocratsGordon Holms313.6
Majority35641.0
Independent hold

Source:[5]

August 2004 Speyside by-election

On 12 August 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward.[6]

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP- 286 30.8
Independent-24426.3
Independent-18720.1
Conservative-12113.0
Independent-919.8
Majority424.5
SNP gain from Independent

November 2004 Speyside by-election

On 11 November 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward.[6]

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent- 383 37.6
Conservative-24223.8
Independent-23222.8
Independent-999.7
Liberal Democrats-626.1
Majority14113.8
Independent gain from SNP

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 2003" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2004" (PDF). Buckie Heritage. April 13, May 18, June 15, July 6. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Buckie West Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Speyside Ward - Moray". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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