# 1988 Moray District Council election

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 5 May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Each of the 18 wards elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Background

At the 1984 election to the Moray District Council, Independents held 15 seats, many being unopposed.
1984 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| Independent | 15 | 81.0% |
| SNP | 2 | 11.9% |
| Labour | 1 | 7.1% |
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## Results

1988 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 36.8 | 9,946 | 44.2 |
| SNP | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38.9 | 45.4 | 12,258 | 33.5 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 2,272 | 1.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2,163 | New |
| SSLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 369 | New |
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## Ward results
### Bishopmill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C Smith | 1,180 | 61.9 |
| | SNP | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 718 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | 49.6 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Farquharson (Incumbent) | 856 | 54.6 |
| | SNP | A Munn | 507 | 32.3 |
| | Independent | E McCaskill | 199 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 41.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### New Elgin

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | 907 | 63.0 |
| | SNP | E Burns | 532 | 36.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | 44.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Central West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Proctor (Incumbent) | 994 | 56.6 |
| | SNP | J Burns | 755 | 43.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 45.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Forres

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | H Cumiskie | 945 | 54.7 |
| | Independent | C White | 780 | 45.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,728 | 38.5 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Findhorn Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R Laing | 644 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | W Anderson | 613 | 34.2 |
| | Independent | B Brands | 536 | 29.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 37.0 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Laich

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | D Scaife | 872 | 61.2 |
| | Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | 551 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,426 | 38.3 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Lossiemouth

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R Murdoch (Incumbent) | 1,379 | 75.6 |
| | Conservative | K Smith | 438 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 51.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,825 | 43.8 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Heldon

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | I Lawson | 383 | 38.7 |
| | SSLD | A Skene | 369 | 37.3 |
| | SNP | W Ross | 232 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 34.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Innes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Shaw (Incumbent) | 985 | 58.1 |
| | SNP | K Stuart | 700 | 41.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 43.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Buckie West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | W Jappy | 941 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | J Reid | 493 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | L Forbes | 236 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 52.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Buckie East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | H Munro | 971 | 66.1 |
| | Conservative | A Thain | 496 | 33.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | 46.6 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M Wilson | 794 | 46.3 |
| | SNP | J Hepburn | 412 | 24.0 |
| | Independent | W Cook | 275 | 16.0 |
| | Conservative | J Smith | 231 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,714 | 52.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lennox

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | 1,110 | 68.4 |
| | Conservative | N Robertson | 505 | 31.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | 55.6 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 1,276 | 73.1 |
| | SNP | L Esslemont | 468 | 26.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 46.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 | 50.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Strathisla

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Watt (Incumbent) | 486 | 51.8 |
| | SNP | D Barr | 452 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 38.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,167 | 65.3 |
| | SNP | H McBain | 620 | 34.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 53.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |