# Heldon and Laich (ward)

Heldon and Laich 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 | | Allan Wright (Conservative) | | Eric McGillivray (Independent) | | John Hogg (Independent) | David Stewart (SNP) |
| 2012 | Chris Tuke (Independent) | Allan Wright (Conservative) | Carolle Ralph (SNP) | Eric McGillivray (Independent) |
| 2013 by | Chris Tuke (Independent) | Allan Wright (Conservative) | | Eric McGillivray (Independent) | John Cowe (Independent) |
| 2015 by | Chris Tuke (Independent) | Allan Wright (Conservative) | Dennis Slater (Independent) | | John Cowe (Independent) |
| 2017 | James Allan (Conservative) | Ryan Edwards (Independent) | | Amy Patience (SNP) | John Cowe (Independent) |
| 2022 | James Allan (Conservative) | | Bridget Mustard (Conservative) | Neil Cameron (SNP) | John Cowe (Independent) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

Heldon and Laich - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Neil Cameron | 29.5 | 1,455 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | James Allan (incumbent) | 27.0 | 1,331 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Cowe (incumbent) | 18.5 | 914 | 1,045 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Bridget Mustard | 12.7 | 629 | 639 | 885 | 898 | 947 | 1,150 |
| | Labour | Andrew O'Neill | 7.7 | 404 | 489 | 512 | 526 | 725 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Calum Cameron | 4.6 | 228 | 307 | 326 | 337 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,936 Spoilt: 60 Quota: 988 Turnout: 46.3% ||||||||||

### 2017 Election

Heldon and Laich - 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 | James Allan | 37.9 | 1,953 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Cowe (incumbent) | 15.3 | 789 | 1,044.9 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Amy Patience | 18.9 | 976 | 995.9 | 996.5 | 1,013.9 | 1,110.3 | | |
| | Independent | Ryan Edwards | 10.5 | 541 | 662.1 | 667.9 | 706.01 | 769.04 | 788.4 | 1,169.5 |
| | Independent | Dennis Slater (incumbent) | 10.2 | 527 | 657.6 | 662.8 | 692.6 | 760.3 | 778.2 | |
| | Scottish Green | James Mackessack-Leitch | 4.7 | 240 | 286.8 | 287.8 | 346.8 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mitchell | 2.3 | 116 | 200.7 | 201.3 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,737 Valid: 5,142 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,029 Turnout: 5,186 (48.3%) |||||||||||

### 2015 by-election

Heldon and Laich by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Dennis Slater | 41.1 | 1,323 | 1,382 | 1,775 |
| | SNP | Joyce O'Hara | 31.1 | 1,003 | 1,054 | 1,100 |
| | Conservative | Pete Bloomfield | 21.8 | 703 | 725 | |
| | Scottish Green | James Edward Mackessack-Leitch | 6.0 | 192 | | |
| Electorate: 11,070 Valid: 3,221 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,612 Turnout: 29.3% |||||||

### 2013 by-election

Heldon and Laich by-election (7 March 2013) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | John Cowe | 31.4 | 972 | 1,020 | 1,058 | 1,273 | 1,507 |
| | SNP | Stuart Crowther | 26.9 | 833 | 844 | 891 | 960 | 1,005 |
| | Conservative | Pete Bloomfield | 15.3 | 473 | 490 | 516 | 558 | |
| | Independent | Nick Traynor | 13.5 | 418 | 459 | 496 | | |
| | Scottish Green | James Edward Mackessack-Leitch | 7.4 | 228 | 242 | | | |
| | Independent | Jeff Hamilton | 5.7 | 175 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,579 Valid: 3,099 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 29.7% |||||||||

### 2012 Election

Heldon and Laich - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Carolle Ralph | 20.0 | 797 | 807 | | | | |
| | Independent | Eric McGillivray (incumbent) | 18.4 | 735 | 828 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Allan Wright (incumbent) | 17.3 | 688 | 699 | 703 | 704 | 764 | 836 |
| | SNP | David Stewart (incumbent) | 17.0 | 678 | 687 | 692 | 699 | 741 | |
| | Independent | Chris Tuke | 14.7 | 584 | 659 | 670 | 670 | 764 | 922 |
| | Scottish Green | James Mackessack-Leitch | 6.6 | 262 | 279 | 281 | 282 | | |
| | Independent | John Gordon | 6.1 | 241 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,287 Valid: 3,985 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 798 Turnout: 38.7% ||||||||||

### 2007 Election

Heldon and Laich- 4 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | David Stewart | 21.0 | 1,646 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eric McGillivray | 15.3 | 813 | 886 | 905 | 945 | 957 | 1,002 | 1,062 | | |
| | Independent | John Hogg | 14.0 | 744 | 781 | 787 | 797 | 810 | 844 | 941 | 952 | 1,099 |
| | Conservative | Allan Wright | 11.4 | 606 | 634 | 640 | 645 | 653 | 671 | 726 | 730 | 799 |
| | Independent | Chris Tuke | 10.0 | 531 | 564 | 594 | 607 | 615 | 635 | 677 | 688 | |
| | Independent | Harry Halkett | 6.7 | 354 | 399 | 401 | 418 | 502 | 621 | | | |
| | Independent | Eric Paton | 4.8 | 254 | 311 | 315 | 326 | 366 | | | | |
| | Independent | Des Donaldson | 2.9 | 155 | 196 | 203 | 215 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Martyn Harris | 2.2 | 114 | 126 | 141 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Neil Hutchinson | 1.7 | 92 | 104 | | | | | | | |
| Valid: 5,309 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,062 Turnout: 54.4% |||||||||||||