# 1999 Moray Council election

The 1999 Moray Council election was held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The number of seats on the council grew from 18 in 1995 to 26. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Background

The 1995 election to the Moray Council saw the SNP take 13 seats, and therefore the SNP were able to form a majority administration as the council only had 18 seats at that time.
1995 Moray Council election results :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| SNP | 13 | 50.2% |
| Labour | 3 | 19.7% |
| Independent | 2 | 19.8% |
Source:

## Results

1999 Moray Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 15 | - | - | 13 | 57.7 | 36.9 | 13,504 | 17.1 |
| Labour | 6 | - | - | 3 | 23.1 | 20.5 | 7,514 | 0.8 |
| SNP | 2 | - | - | 11 | 7.7 | 30.4 | 11,147 | 19.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 3,052 | 0.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1,405 | 1.6 |
Source:

## Ward results
### Buckie Central

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J Leslie | 781 | 59.6 |
| | SNP | G McDonald (Incumbent) | 530 | 40.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | 53.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Buckie East & Findochty

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S Longmore | 507 | 36.4 |
| | SNP | L McDonald | 430 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | D Wild | 307 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Holm | 147 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,391 | 54.9 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Buckie West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Jappy (Incumbent) | 549 | 37.7 |
| | SNP | K McKay | 455 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | J MacKay | 454 | 31.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,458 | 56.8 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Burghsea

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Towns | 593 | 38.0 |
| | Independent | C Millar | 408 | 26.1 |
| | SNP | W Clark | 349 | 22.3 |
| | Independent | D Scaife (Incumbent) | 212 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Farquharson (Incumbent) | 830 | 71.7 |
| | SNP | M Hardie | 328 | 28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 43.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 45.4 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Central West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Bisset | 1,380 | 85.8 |
| | SNP | H McDonald (Incumbent) | 228 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | 71.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | 61.4 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Elgin-Bishopmill East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Keith (Incumbent) | 1,047 | 71.2 |
| | SNP | B Ewan | 423 | 28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 42.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | 57.3 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elgin-Bishopmill West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Burgess | 794 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Cameron | 395 | 26.8 |
| | SNP | J Sharp | 285 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 60.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Fife-Keith & Strathisla

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Watt | 528 | 36.2 |
| | SNP | R Patterson (Incumbent) | 423 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Duncan | 289 | 19.8 |
| | Labour | F Copland | 220 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,460 | 58.4 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Finderne

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Gregory | 610 | 47.8 |
| | SNP | R Laing (Incumbent) | 346 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | E Emerson | 319 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,275 | 51.9 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Forres Central

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R McIntosh | 1,033 | 72.5 |
| | SNP | G MacDonald | 392 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 45.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 53.7 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Forres East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | I Young | 547 | 34.9 |
| | SNP | J Dingwall | 365 | 22.3 |
| | Independent | D Black | 345 | 22.0 |
| | Independent | F Villani | 312 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 61.5 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Forres West & Altyre

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Urquhart | 700 | 63.2 |
| | SNP | M Whyte | 407 | 36.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | 49.1 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Wilson | 773 | 57.7 |
| | SNP | M MacConachie | 566 | 42.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 55.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Heldon & Laich

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Hogg | 492 | 34.5 |
| | Independent | G Mackessack-Leitch | 464 | 32.5 |
| | SNP | W Stewart | 308 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Kellock | 164 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 61.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Innes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Coutts | 538 | 33.5 |
| | Labour | C Heathcote | 388 | 24.2 |
| | SNP | M Howe (Incumbent) | 379 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Cromar | 300 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | 62.1 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | L Gorn | 633 | 45.1 |
| | SNP | D Barr | 467 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | P Mann (Incumbent) | 303 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 57.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Lennox

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | T Howe (Incumbent) | 584 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | C Findlay | 539 | 36.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Milton | 373 | 24.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 65.1 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |

### Lhanbryde & Birnie

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Shaw (Incumbent) | 727 | 53.5 |
| | SNP | I Hamilton | 310 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | C Hamilton | 164 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Cameron | 158 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 57.2 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lossiemouth East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Fleming | 1,023 | 71.4 |
| | SNP | D Crawford (Incumbent) | 409 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 42.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 57.5 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lossiemouth West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Flynn | 809 | 62.2 |
| | SNP | J Stewart (Incumbent) | 492 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | 52.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### New Elgin East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J Divers | 897 | 65.5 |
| | SNP | M Anderson (Incumbent) | 473 | 34.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 53.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### New Elgin West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M Ettles | 804 | 57.4 |
| | SNP | R Burns | 596 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 52.4 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Shepard | 853 | 63.6 |
| | SNP | M Manson | 489 | 36.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 54.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Rural Keith & Rothes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | P Paul | 763 | 59.2 |
| | Labour | P Radtke | 525 | 40.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | 57.8 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,241 | 78.0 |
| | SNP | K Braithwaite | 350 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 56.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 63.4 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |