Elgin City South (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

Elgin City South is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Graham Leadbitter
(SNP) 		Alistair Bisset
(Independent) 		John Divers
(Labour)
2008 by John Sharp
(SNP)
2012 James Allan
(Conservative)
2017 Ray McLean
(Conservative)
2022 Peter Bloomfield
(Conservative)
2024 by Elaine Kirby
(Conservative)

Election Results

2024 by-election

In July 2024, SNP councillor Graham Leadbitter was elected to be the MP for the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency at the 2024 United Kingdom general election and decided to resign as a councillor on 14 August 2024.[2] A by-election was held in the Elgin City South ward on 7 November 2024, and was won by Conservative candidate Elaine Kirby.[3][4]

Elgin City South by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SNP Laura Mitchell 32.2 849 928 1,093
Conservative Elaine Kirby 31.6 834 962 1,160
Labour Catriona McBain 18.5 487 615  
Liberal Democrats Neil Alexander 17.7 466    
Electorate: 10,355   Valid: 2,636   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,319   Turnout: 25.8%  

Source:[5][6]

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 Moray Council election
Elgin City South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent) 35.5 1,444
Labour John Divers (incumbent) 28.1 1,142
Conservative Peter Bloomfield 26.8 1,090
Independent Michaela French 4.0 161
Liberal Democrats Bernard Salmon 3.1 124
Independent Paul Briggs 2.5 101
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,062   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,016   Turnout: 40.5%  

Source:[7][8]

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 Moray Council election
Elgin City South - 3 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Conservative Ray McLean 35.9 1,460  
SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent) 30.7 1,245  
Labour John Divers (incumbent) 24.8 1,009 1,126
Independent Sean Malone 8.5 347 531
Electorate: 9,551   Valid: 4,061   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,016   Turnout: 43.0%  

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 Moray Council election
Elgin City South - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour John Divers (incumbent) 37.6 1,073  
Conservative James Allan 25.0 714 810
SNP Graham Leadbitter (incumbent) 23.6 675 771
SNP John Sharp (incumbent) 13.8 394 434
Electorate: 8,356   Valid: 2,856   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 715   Turnout: 34.2%  

2008 by-election

Elgin City South By-Election (February 14, 2008)- 1 seat[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP John Alexander Sharp 32.1 670 670 672 672 679 685 706 763 884
Independent Hamish Simpson 24.3 513 513 518 523 527 540 612 722 845
Labour Mark Cascarino 17.0 358 358 361 363 370 380 403 459  
Independent James Scott Allan 10.6 223 224 227 229 233 240 278    
Conservative Frank Brown 9.8 206 206 206 208 216 223      
Liberal Democrats Peter J Horton 2.3 48 48 49 50 53        
Scottish Senior Citizens Andy Anderson 1.5 32 32 32 37          
UKIP Matthew Coughlan Desmond 1.0 20 20 20            
Independent Martyn Harris 0.8 16 16              
Independent Gordon Davidson 0.1 1                
Electorate: 7,886   Valid: 2,087   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 1,044   Turnout: 2,112  

2007 Election

Main article: 2007 Moray Council election
Elgin City South- 3 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Graham Leadbitter 33.2 1,304  
Labour John Divers 28.8 1,132  
Independent Alistair Bisset 23.0 904 1,019
Conservative Dennis Thompson 15.1 592 656
Valid: 3,932   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 984   Turnout: 50.7%  

Source:[10]

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Councillor resignation in Elgin City South". Moray Council. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Robertson, Adam (8 November 2024). "SNP lose fourth council seat to Scottish Tories after Moray by-election". The National. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ McBlane, Lewis (8 November 2024). "Moray by-election win in Elgin City South for Conservative candidate Elaine Kirby". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Declaration of Results - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "STV Table - Ward 7 - Elgin South". Moray Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results - Ward 7 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Transfers Report - Ward 7 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Local Government Election Results - 3rd May 2007 - Elgin City South" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.