# 1977 Moray District Council election

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1977, 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 1974, the Independent group took 17 seats, to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 1 seat.
1974 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| Independent | 17 | 86.7% |
| SNP | 1 | 8.3% |
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## Results

1977 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 10,791 | 8.7 |
| SNP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 2,144 | 7.2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.6 | 501 | New |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.9 | 400 | 2.1 |
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## Ward results
### Bishopmill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 529 | 66.4 |
| | Labour | W MacKenzie | 292 | 35.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 24.9 |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 522 | 60.4 |
| | Independent | D McColville | 342 | 39.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 27.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### New Elgin

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | 966 | 89.9 |
| | Labour | F Curran | 108 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 79.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 34.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### West Central

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Stephens | 631 | 50.2 |
| | Independent | T McMillan (Incumbent) | 627 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 39.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Forres

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Forbes (Incumbent) | 854 | 69.1 |
| | Independent | A Reid | 382 | 30.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 38.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 26.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Findhorn Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Carr (Incumbent) | 577 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal | W Anderson | 501 | 34.3 |
| | SNP | L Munro | 382 | 26.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 41.5 |
| | 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 | % |
| | SNP | H Munro | 562 | 41.9 |
| | Independent | A Wilson | 406 | 30.3 |
| | Independent | E Brown (Incumbent) | 374 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 43.8 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Buckie East

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | F Anderson | 729 | 57.1 |
| | Independent | E Douglas (Incumbent) | 548 | 42.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,286 | 40.8 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W Mair (Incumbent) | 976 | 61.3 |
| | Independent | D Pirie | 617 | 38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 42.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lennox

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | T Howe | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 946 | 66.4 |
| | Independent | L Hall | 478 | 33.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 42.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Strathisla

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | P Watt | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | 1,016 | 68.3 |
| | SNP | P MacPherson | 471 | 31.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 48.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W McKenzie (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |