All 26 seats to Moray Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Gary Coull
Stewart Cree
Allan Wright
Party
SNP
Independent
Conservative
Leader's seat
Speyside Glenlivet
Keith and Cullen
Heldon and Laich
Last election
9 seats, 34.62%
12 seats, 46.2%
3 seats, 11.54%
Seats before
10
12
2
Seats won
10
10
3
Seat change
1
2
-
Fourth party
Leader
John Divers
Party
Labour
Leader's seat
Elgin City South
Last election
2 seats, 7.7%
Seats before
2
Seats won
3
Seat change
1
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election
Gordon McDonald Independent
Council Leader after election
Allan Wright Conservative
Elections to the Moray Council were 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 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 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their 3 seats while the Scottish Labour Party 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.
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.
† Heldon and Laich SNP Cllr Carolle Ralph resigned her seat on 7 December 2012. The by-election was held on 7 March 2013 and was won by the Independent, John Cowe. [1]Archived 11 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
†† Buckie Independent Cllr Anne McKay resigned her seat on 13 November 2013. A by-election was held on 30 January 2014 and was won by the Independent, Gordon Cowie. [2]
††† Elgin City North Labour Cllr Barry Jarvis resigned his seat on 26 September 2014 to train as a teacher.[3] A by-election was held on 11 December 2014 and the seat was won by the SNP's Kirsty Reid.
†††† Buckie Independent Cllr Joe Mackay died on 12 January 2015 after a fall from his mobility scooter. [4] A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Sonya Warren.
††††† Heldon and Laich Independent Cllr Eric McGillivray announced on 31 July 2015 he was standing down from the council for personal reasons.[5] A by-election was held on 1 October 2015 and the seat was won by the Independent Dennis Slater.
By-elections since 2012[]
Heldon and Laich By-election (7 March 2013) - 1 Seat[1]