# Buckie (ward)

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

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Anne McKay (Independent) | | Joe McKay (Independent) | Gordon McDonald (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Anne McKay (Independent) | | Joe McKay (Independent) | Gordon McDonald (SNP) |
| 2014 by | Gordon Cowie (Independent) | | | Joe McKay (Independent) | Gordon McDonald (SNP) |
| 2015 by | Gordon Cowie (Independent) | | Sonya Warren (SNP) | | Gordon McDonald (SNP) |
| 2017 | Gordon Cowie (Independent) | | Sonya Warren (SNP) | Tim Eagle (Conservative) |
| 2022 | | Christopher Price (Liberal Democrats) | Sonya Warren (SNP) | Neil McLennan (Independent) |
| 2022 by | | John Stuart (SNP) | Sonya Warren (SNP) | Neil McLennan (Independent) |

## Election results
### 2022 by-election

A by-election was called following Lib Dem councillor Christopher Price's resignation after just three months in the role.
Buckie by-election (3 November 2022) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | John Stuart | 48.7 | 1,172 | 1,181 | 1,192 | 1,269 |
| | Conservative | Tim Eagle | 36.5 | 879 | 884 | 904 | 989 |
| | Labour | Keighly Goudie | 9.9 | 239 | 247 | 276 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Tarr | 2.8 | 67 | 78 | | |
| | Independent | Neil Houlden | 1.6 | 38 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,139 Valid: 2,395 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 1,199 Turnout: 29.6% ||||||||

### 2022 election

This election was uncontested because the number of candidates who stood was equal to the number of available seats. There are three seats in Buckie ward, and only three candidates' names were registered.
Buckie - 3 seats :
| Party | Candidate |
| Conservative | Neil McLennan |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Thomas Price |
| SNP | Sonya Warren (incumbent) |

### 2017 election

Buckie - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Eagle | 33.8 | 1,060 | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Cowie (incumbent) | 21.4 | 673 | 826 | | |
| | SNP | Sonya Warren (incumbent) | 22.8 | 716 | 728 | 734 | 1,369 |
| | SNP | Gordon McDonald (incumbent) | 22.0 | 691 | 702 | 710 | |
| Electorate: 7,962 Valid: 3,140 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 786 Turnout: 40.0% ||||||||

### 2015 by-election

Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Sonya Warren | 59.5 | 1,485 |
| | Independent | Norman Calder | 27.9 | 696 |
| | Conservative | Tim Eagle | 12.6 | 315 |
| Electorate: 7,798 Valid: 2,496 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,249 Turnout: 32.3% |||||

### 2014 by-election

Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Gordon Cowie | 43.9 | 830 | 907 | 1,034 |
| | SNP | Linda McDonald | 35.5 | 670 | 679 | 710 |
| | Independent | Marc Macrae | 11.7 | 220 | 248 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Gambles | 7.6 | 143 | | |
| Electorate: 7,872 Valid: 1,889 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 933 Turnout: 24.3% |||||||

### 2012 election

Buckie - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Gordon McDonald (incumbent) | 38.4 | 967 | | | |
| | Independent | Anne McKay (incumbent) | 25.7 | 648 | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Mackay (incumbent) | 22.1 | 557 | 597 | 607 | 729 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Gambles | 7.1 | 179 | 183 | 185 | |
| | SNP | Linda Scobie McDonald | 6.7 | 169 | 449 | 452 | 458 |
| Electorate: 7,336 Valid: 2,520 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 631 Turnout: 34.4% ||||||||

### 2007 election

Buckie- 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Gordon McDonald | 32.4 | 1,188 | | | | |
| | Independent | Anne McKay | 19.3 | 708 | 755 | 829 | 969 | |
| | Independent | Joe Mackay | 19.0 | 698 | 755 | 790 | 902 | 927 |
| | Labour | John Leslie | 13.8 | 507 | 551 | 573 | 622 | 631 |
| | Conservative | Ian Moir | 10.8 | 397 | 413 | 436 | | |
| | Independent | Bruce Smith | 4.6 | 169 | 187 | | | |
| Valid: 3,667 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 917 Turnout: 50.4% |||||||||