# Forres (ward)

Forres is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Irene Ogilvie (SNP) | | Jeff Hamilton (Independent) | | Lee Bell (Independent) | Iain Young (Conservative) |
| 2010 by | | Irene Ogilvie (SNP) | Lorna Creswell (Independent) | Jeff Hamilton (Independent) | | Lee Bell (Independent) |
| 2012 | Aaron McLean (SNP) | George Alexander (Independent) | Lorna Creswell (Independent) | Anne Skene (Independent) |
| 2017 | Aaron McLean (SNP) | George Alexander (Independent) | Lorna Creswell (Independent) | | Claire Feaver (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Scott Lawrence (SNP) | | Paul McBain (Conservative) | Kathleen Robertson (Conservative) | | Draeyk Van Der Horn (Green) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

Forres - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Scott Lawrence | 34.3 | 2,077 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Robertson | 25.0 | 1,516 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Paul McBain | 15.9 | 962 | 991 | 1,240 | | | |
| | Labour | James Hynam | 10.6 | 643 | 830 | 845 | 852 | 1,001 | |
| | Scottish Green | Draeyk Van der Horn | 9.1 | 550 | 928 | 933 | 934 | 1,047 | 1,514 |
| | Independent | Shaun Moat | 5.1 | 309 | 403 | 417 | 424 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,128 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 49.0% ||||||||||

### 2017 Election

Forres - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Claire Feaver | 35.4 | 2,094 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Aaron McLean (incumbent) | 23.5 | 1,389 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | George Alexander (incumbent) | 16.6 | 981 | 1,247 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fabio Villani | 10.4 | 613 | 671 | 767 | 773 | 778 | 835 | |
| | Independent | Lorna Creswell (incumbent) | 9.4 | 555 | 739 | 779 | 815 | 841 | 1,015 | 1,505 |
| | Independent | Jeff Hamilton | 4.1 | 243 | 335 | 349 | 360 | 381 | | |
| | Independent | Terry Monaghan | 0.6 | 36 | 54 | 60 | 62 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,116 Valid: 5,911 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 49.2% |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

Forres - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | George Alexander | 25.2 | 1,134 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Lorna Creswell (incumbent) | 12.8 | 575 | 650 | 676 | 690 | 815 | 867 | 871 | 987 | | |
| | SNP | Aaron McLean | 12.2 | 547 | 559 | 569 | 575 | 588 | 924 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Paul McBain | 10.4 | 466 | 484 | 487 | 507 | 529 | 540 | 541 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fabio Villani | 10.2 | 457 | 475 | 488 | 492 | 524 | 549 | 552 | 614 | 631 | |
| | SNP | Irene Ogilvie (incumbent) | 9.5 | 429 | 440 | 444 | 447 | 478 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anne Audrey Skene | 9.1 | 410 | 441 | 451 | 469 | 550 | 569 | 572 | 732 | 764 | 1,073 |
| | Independent | Jeff Hamilton (incumbent) | 7.0 | 314 | 344 | 350 | 356 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Ian Meiklejohn | 2.0 | 91 | 96 | 99 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 1.7 | 78 | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,999 Valid: 4,501 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 901 Turnout: 40.9% ||||||||||||||

### 2010 by-election

Forres by-election (11 November 2010) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Aaron John McLean | 24.1 | 773 | 774 | 789 | 800 | 837 | 899 | 950 | 1,045 |
| | Independent | Lorna Creswell | 17.5 | 562 | 576 | 615 | 686 | 726 | 878 | 999 | 1,399 |
| | Independent | Anne Audrey Skene | 14.4 | 463 | 464 | 491 | 541 | 572 | 695 | 860 | |
| | Conservative | Paul McBain | 14.4 | 463 | 464 | 476 | 486 | 491 | 511 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fabio Villani | 12.5 | 401 | 405 | 419 | 433 | 459 | | | |
| | Labour | Mark Cascarino | 6.1 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 205 | | | | |
| | Independent | Janet Kennedy | 6.0 | 192 | 194 | 201 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 4.1 | 132 | 135 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jane Elizabeth Cotton | 0.9 | 30 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,224 Valid: 3,210 Spoilt: 23 Quota: 1,606 Turnout: 28.8% ||||||||||||
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### 2007 Election

Forres- 4 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Irene Ogilvie | 29.8 | 1,602 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Iain Young | 28.8 | 1,546 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jeff Hamilton | 13.3 | 716 | 789 | 880 | 992 | 1,122 | | |
| | Independent | Lee Bell | 9.0 | 482 | 540 | 610 | 672 | 831 | 849 | 1,160 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Thomas Anderson | 8.2 | 438 | 549 | 615 | 653 | 719 | 726 | |
| | Independent | Pat Carroll | 6.1 | 326 | 368 | 413 | 492 | | | |
| | Independent | Rick Walker | 4.9 | 261 | 294 | 356 | | | | |
| Valid: 5,371 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,075 Turnout: 51.1% |||||||||||