Heldon & Laich (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

Heldon & Laich is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Allan Wright
(Conservative)
Eric McGillivray
(Ind.)
John Hogg
(Ind.)
David Stewart
(SNP)
2012 Chris Tuke
(Ind.)
Carolle Ralph
(SNP)
2013 by John Cowe
(Ind.)
2015 by Dennis Slater
(Ind.)
2017 James Allan
(Conservative)
Ryan Edwards
(Ind.)
Amy Patience
(SNP)

Election Results[]

2017 Election[]

2017 Moray Council election[2]

Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative James Allan 37.9 1,953            
Independent John Cowe (incumbent) 15.3 789 1,044.9          
SNP Amy Patience 18.9 976 995.9 996.5 1,013.9 1,110.3    
Independent Ryan Edwards 10.5 541 662.1 667.9 706.01 769.04 788.4 1,169.5
Independent Dennis Slater (incumbent) 10.2 527 657.6 662.8 692.6 760.3 778.2  
Green James Mackessack-Leitch 4.7 240 286.8 287.8 346.8      
Liberal Democrats John Mitchell 2.3 116 200.7 201.3        
Electorate: 10,737   Valid: 5,142   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,029   Turnout: 5,186 (48.3%)

2015 by-election[]

Heldon and Laich By-election (1 October 2015) - 1 Seat[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Dennis Slater 41.1% 1,323 1,382 1,775
SNP Joyce O'Hara 31.1% 1,003 1,054 1,100
Conservative Pete Bloomfield 21.8% 703 725  
Green James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 6% 192    
Electorate: 11,070   Valid: 3,221   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,612   Turnout: 3,248 (29.3%)

2013 by-election[]

Heldon and Laich By-election (7 March 2013) - 1 Seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent John Cowe 31.36% 972 1,020 1,058 1,273 1,507
SNP Stuart Crowther 26.88% 833 844 891 960 1,005
Conservative Pete Bloomfield 15.26% 473 490 516 558  
Independent Nick Traynor 13.49% 418 459 496    
Green James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 7.36% 228 242      
Independent Jeff Hamilton 5.65% 175        
Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 3,099   Spoilt: 38 (1.21%)   Quota: 1,550   Turnout: 3,137 (29.65%)

2012 Election[]

2012 Moray Council election

Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Carolle Ralph 20.0% 797 807        
Independent Eric McGillivray (incumbent)††††† 18.44% 735 828        
Conservative Allan Wright (incumbent) 17.26% 688 699 703.4 703.5 763.7 835.8
SNP David Stewart (incumbent) 17.01% 678 687 692.1 699.4 740.9  
Independent Chris Tuke 14.65% 584 659 670 670.4 764.1 921.7
Green James Mackessack-Leitch 6.57% 262 279 281.3 281.7    
Independent John Gordon 6.05% 241          
Electorate: 10,287   Valid: 3,985   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 798   Turnout: 4,041 (38.74%)

2007 Election[]

2007 Moray Council election

Heldon and Laich
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP David Stewart 1,646 31.0 1 1
Independent Eric McGillivray 813 15.31 2 7
Independent John Hogg 744 14.01 3 8
Conservative Allan Wright 606 11.41 4 8
Independent Chris Tuke 531 10.0
Independent Harry Halkett 354 6.67
Independent Eric Paton 254 4.78
Independent Des Donaldson 155 2.92
Independent Martyn Harris 114 2.15
Independent Neil Hutchinson 92 1.73

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps
  2. ^ "Moray Council Election Results 2017". Moray.gov. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_97135.html
  4. ^ http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file85052.pdf
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