Speyside Glenlivet (ward)

Location of the ward in Moray

Speyside Glenlivet is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council.[1] There are 3 councillors for the area.[2]

History

After the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the ward will move from Moray to the new Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Mike McConnachie (SNP)		Pearl Paul (SNP)		Fiona Murdoch (Independent)
2012
2017		Walter Wilson (Conservative)	Louise Laing (SNP)	Derek Ross (Independent)
2022	David Gordon (Conservative)	Juli Harris (SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Moray Council election

Speyside Glenlivet - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	SNP	Juli Harris	36.8	1,227
	Conservative	David Gordon	33.8	1,129
	Independent	Derek Ross (incumbent)	20.1	672	750	898
	Scottish Green	Elidh Myrvang Brown	8.6	286	492	520
	Sovereignty	David Philip McHutchon	0.7	23	31	51
Electorate: 7,382   Valid: 3,374   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 835   Turnout: 45.7%

Source:[3]

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Moray Council election

Speyside Glenlivet – 3 Seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Conservative	Walter Wilson	35.9	1,307
	Independent	Derek Ross	23.6	858	1,107
	SNP	Louise Laing	21.3	776	782	821	1,458
	SNP	Angus Anderson	19.2	698	705	727
Electorate: 7,365   Valid: 3,639   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 910   Turnout: 50.5%

Source:[4]

2012 election

Main article: 2012 Moray Council election

Speyside Glenlivet – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Independent	Fiona Murdoch (incumbent)	27.6	771
	SNP	Pearl Paul (incumbent)	27.2	759
	SNP	Mike McConnachie (incumbent)	22.9	639	657	706
	Conservative	David Gambles	13.5	376	393	395
	UKIP	Matthew Desmond	5.7	160	168	170
	UKIP	Don Gatt	3.2	89	96	98
Electorate: 7,059   Valid: 2,794   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 699   Turnout: 39.6%

Source:[5]

2007 election

Main article: 2007 Moray Council election

Speyside Glenlivet- 3 Seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Pearl Paul	29.2	1,107
	SNP	Mike McConnachie	23.2	881	974
	Conservative	Gordon Henderson	17.3	658	665	668	711	801
	Independent	Fiona Murdoch	15.1	571	583	589	617	862	1,259
	Independent	Adrina Taylor	12.2	462	477	480	493
	UKIP	Matthew Desmond	3.1	116	118	120
Valid: 3,795   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 949   Turnout: 55.7%

Source:[6]

References

1. "Wards and Constituencies - Moray Council". www.moray.gov.uk. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2. Clark, Jonathan (6 May 2022). "Juli Harris (SNP), David Gordon (Conservatives) and Derek Ross (Independent) elected in Speyside Glenlivet at local government elections". The Northern Scot.
3. "Transfers Report" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. "Transfers Report" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
5. "Detailed Election Results - Ward 1 - Speyside Glenlivet" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
6. "Local Government Election Results - 3rd May 2007 - Speyside Glenlivet" (PDF). Moray Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.