# 1980 Moray District Council election

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Background

At the previous election in 1977, the Independent group won the most seats on the council, taking 15 to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 3.
1977 Moray District council election result :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| Independent | 15 | 78.0% |
| SNP | 3 | 15.5% |
Source:

## Results

1980 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Independent | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 83.3 | 64.0 | 4,141 | 14.0 |
| | SNP | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 16.7 | 36.0 | 2,327 | 20.5 |
Source:

## Ward results
### Bishopmill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 488 | 54.3 |
| | SNP | A Beattie | 409 | 45.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 29.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### New Elgin

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### West Central

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Stephens (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Forres

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Slorach | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Findhorn Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Haim | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Laich

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lossiemouth

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Taylor (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Heldon

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Innes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Baxter (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Buckie West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Cole | 832 | 61.9 |
| | SNP | H Munro (Incumbent) | 509 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 44.6 |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |

### Buckie East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | F Anderson (Incumbent) | 902 | 66.2 |
| | Independent | A Wilson | 456 | 33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 42.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Innes | 827 | 52.9 |
| | Independent | W Mair (Incumbent) | 731 | 46.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 51.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lennox

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Strathisla

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | P Watt (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Marshall | 700 | 53.3 |
| | SNP | W Grant | 507 | 38.6 |
| | Independent | B Duncan | 107 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 47.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |