# 1974 Moray District Council election

Elections to the newly created Moray District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
A new system of regional and district governance had been created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with Moray District Council encompassing the bulk of the territory covered by the prior Moray County Council. The election saw Independent candidates winning near total dominance of the council, with only 1 seat being taken by a party affiliated candidate.

## Results

1974 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 17 | - | - | 94.4 | 86.7 | 14,292 | New |
| SNP | 1 | - | - | 5.6 | 8.3 | 1,360 | New |
| Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 5.0 | 832 | New |
Source:

## Ward results
### Bishopmill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A Anderson | 703 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | W MacKenzie | 443 | 38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | 36.3 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Russell | 612 | 53.5 |
| | SNP | E Hendry | 531 | 46.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 36.8 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### New Elgin

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Hossack | 385 | 50.4 |
| | Independent | W Adam | 199 | 26.0 |
| | SNP | A Stuart | 126 | 16.5 |
| | Labour | R McLeod | 54 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | 40.3 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Central West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | T McMillan | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Forres

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Forbes | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Findhorn Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Carr | 689 | 55.4 |
| | Independent | J Bichan | 554 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | 39.4 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Laich

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D Thompson | 536 | 49.3 |
| | Independent | R Keith | 287 | 26.4 |
| | Independent | N McGillivray | 264 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 39.9 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lossiemouth

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Taylor | 1,535 | 71.4 |
| | Independent | D Herd | 614 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 55.6 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Heldon

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Anderson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Innes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Baxter | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Buckie West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Brown | 818 | 69.4 |
| | Independent | P Jappy | 360 | 30.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 38.8 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Buckie East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Douglas | 612 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | J Reid | 335 | 27.0 |
| | Independent | A Gowrie | 292 | 23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 43.3 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Mair | 650 | 51.3 |
| | Independent | P Flett | 371 | 29.3 |
| | Independent | J Mair | 247 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,268 | 33.8 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lennox

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Shirran | 589 | 63.5 |
| | Independent | G Cowie | 338 | 36.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | 39.8 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L Mann | 936 | 56.6 |
| | Independent | E Ettles | 718 | 43.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 54.1 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Strathisla

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Hendry | 644 | 66.7 |
| | Independent | W Stephen | 321 | 33.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | 43.6 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge | 758 | 44.0 |
| | Independent | D Mackay | 456 | 26.5 |
| | Independent | D MacPherson | 262 | 15.2 |
| | Independent | J Garden | 212 | 12.3 |
| | Independent | J Allan | 33 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | 56.3 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W McKenzie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |