1999 Moray Council election

1999 Moray Council election
← 1995 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2003 →
All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Labour SNP
Last election 2 seats, 19.8% 3 seats, 19.7% 13 seats, 50.2%
Seats won 15 6 2
Seat change Increase 13 Increase 3 Decrease 11
Popular vote 13,504 7,514 11,147
Percentage 36.9% 20.5% 30.4%
Swing Increase 17.1% Increase 0.8% Decrease 19.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 0 seats, 8.1% 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,052 1,405
Percentage 8.3% 3.8%
Swing Increase 0.2% Increase 1.6%

The 1999 Moray Council election was held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The number of seats on the council grew from 18 in 1995 to 26. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Background

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Further information: 1995 Moray Council election

The 1995 election to the Moray Council saw the SNP take 13 seats, and therefore the SNP were able to form a majority administration as the council only had 18 seats at that time.

1995 Moray Council election results
Party Seats Vote share
SNP 13 50.2%
Labour 3 19.7%
Independent 2 19.8%

Source:[1]

Results

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1999 Moray Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 15 - - Increase 13 57.7 36.9 13,504 Increase 17.1
  Labour 6 - - Increase 3 23.1 20.5 7,514 Increase 0.8
  SNP 2 - - Decrease 11 7.7 30.4 11,147 Decrease 19.8
  Liberal Democrats 2 - - Increase 2 7.7 8.3 3,052 Increase 0.2
  Conservative 1 - - Increase 1 3.8 3.8 1,405 Increase 1.6

Source:[2]

Ward results

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Buckie Central

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Leslie 781 59.6
SNP G McDonald (Incumbent) 530 40.4
Majority 251 19.1
Turnout 1,311 53.7
Labour win (new seat)

Buckie East & Findochty

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent S Longmore 507 36.4
SNP L McDonald 430 30.9
Labour D Wild 307 22.1
Liberal Democrats G Holm 147 10.6
Majority 77 5.5
Turnout 1,391 54.9
Independent win (new seat)

Buckie West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W Jappy (Incumbent) 549 37.7
SNP K McKay 455 31.2
Labour J MacKay 454 31.1
Majority 94 6.4
Turnout 1,458 56.8
Independent win (new seat)

Burghsea

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Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats G Towns 593 38.0
Independent C Millar 408 26.1
SNP W Clark 349 22.3
Independent D Scaife (Incumbent) 212 13.6
Majority 185 11.8
Turnout 1,562 61.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cathedral

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Farquharson (Incumbent) 830 71.7
SNP M Hardie 328 28.3
Majority 502 43.4
Turnout 1,158 45.4
Labour win (new seat)

Central West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Bisset 1,380 85.8
SNP H McDonald (Incumbent) 228 14.2
Majority 1,152 71.6
Turnout 1,608 61.4
Independent win (new seat)

Elgin-Bishopmill East

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Keith (Incumbent) 1,047 71.2
SNP B Ewan 423 28.8
Majority 624 42.4
Turnout 1,470 57.3
Labour win (new seat)

Elgin-Bishopmill West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A Burgess 794 53.9
Liberal Democrats E Cameron 395 26.8
SNP J Sharp 285 19.3
Majority 399 27.1
Turnout 1,474 60.0
Labour win (new seat)

Fife-Keith & Strathisla

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W Watt 528 36.2
SNP R Patterson (Incumbent) 423 29.0
Liberal Democrats G Duncan 289 19.8
Labour F Copland 220 15.1
Majority 105 7.2
Turnout 1,460 58.4
Independent win (new seat)

Finderne

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Gregory 610 47.8
SNP R Laing (Incumbent) 346 27.1
Conservative E Emerson 319 25.0
Majority 264 20.7
Turnout 1,275 51.9
Independent win (new seat)

Forres Central

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R McIntosh 1,033 72.5
SNP G MacDonald 392 27.5
Majority 641 45.0
Turnout 1,425 53.7
Independent win (new seat)

Forres East

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Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative I Young 547 34.9
SNP J Dingwall 365 22.3
Independent D Black 345 22.0
Independent F Villani 312 19.9
Majority 182 11.6
Turnout 1,569 61.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Forres West & Altyre

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Urquhart 700 63.2
SNP M Whyte 407 36.8
Majority 293 26.5
Turnout 1,107 49.1
Independent win (new seat)

Glenlivet

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Wilson 773 57.7
SNP M MacConachie 566 42.3
Majority 207 15.5
Turnout 1,339 55.0
Independent win (new seat)

Heldon & Laich

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J Hogg 492 34.5
Independent G Mackessack-Leitch 464 32.5
SNP W Stewart 308 21.6
Liberal Democrats E Kellock 164 11.5
Majority 28 2.0
Turnout 1,428 61.0
Independent win (new seat)

Innes

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Coutts 538 33.5
Labour C Heathcote 388 24.2
SNP M Howe (Incumbent) 379 23.6
Liberal Democrats P Cromar 300 18.7
Majority 150 9.3
Turnout 1,605 62.1
Independent win (new seat)

Keith

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Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats L Gorn 633 45.1
SNP D Barr 467 33.3
Labour P Mann (Incumbent) 303 21.6
Majority 166 11.8
Turnout 1,403 57.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lennox

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP T Howe (Incumbent) 584 39.0
Conservative C Findlay 539 36.0
Liberal Democrats J Milton 373 24.9
Majority 45 3.0
Turnout 1,496 65.1
SNP win (new seat)

Lhanbryde & Birnie

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J Shaw (Incumbent) 727 53.5
SNP I Hamilton 310 22.8
Labour C Hamilton 164 12.1
Liberal Democrats D Cameron 158 11.6
Majority 417 30.7
Turnout 1,359 57.2
Independent win (new seat)

Lossiemouth East

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A Fleming 1,023 71.4
SNP D Crawford (Incumbent) 409 28.6
Majority 614 42.9
Turnout 1,432 57.5
Independent win (new seat)

Lossiemouth West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W Flynn 809 62.2
SNP J Stewart (Incumbent) 492 37.8
Majority 317 24.4
Turnout 1,301 52.0
Independent win (new seat)

New Elgin East

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Divers 897 65.5
SNP M Anderson (Incumbent) 473 34.5
Majority 424 30.9
Turnout 1,370 53.5
Labour win (new seat)

New Elgin West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M Ettles 804 57.4
SNP R Burns 596 42.6
Majority 208 14.9
Turnout 1,400 52.4
Labour win (new seat)

Rathford

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Shepard 853 63.6
SNP M Manson 489 36.4
Majority 364 27.1
Turnout 1,342 54.0
Independent win (new seat)

Rural Keith & Rothes

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Party Candidate Votes %
SNP P Paul 763 59.2
Labour P Radtke 525 40.8
Majority 238 18.5
Turnout 1,288 57.8
SNP win (new seat)

Speyside

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) 1,241 78.0
SNP K Braithwaite 350 22.0
Majority 891 56.0
Turnout 1,591 63.4
Independent win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish Council Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 303. Retrieved 12 July 2024.


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