# 1984 Moray District Council election

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1984, 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. The Independent grouping on the council remained significant due to a large number of wards having members being elected unopposed.
The first Labour councillor to ever sit on the Moray District Council was elected at this election.

## Background

At the previous election in 1980 to the Moray District Council Independents took the vast majority of seats.
1980 Moray District Council election results :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| Independent | 15 | 64.0% |
| SNP | 3 | 36.0% |
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## Results

1984 Moray District Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 15 | 2 | 2 | | 83.3 | 81.0 | 7154 | 17.0 |
| SNP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 1047 | 24.1 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 630 | New |
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## Ward results
### Bishopmill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 696 | 73.0 |
| | Independent | N Baird | 258 | 27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 46.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 25.5 |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |

### Cathedral

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Farquharson | 630 | 53.2 |
| | Independent | J Russell (Incumbent) | 551 | 46.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | 30.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### New Elgin

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Hossack (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Central West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H Proctor | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Forres

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A Slorach (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Findhorn Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Cochrane | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Laich

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D Thomson (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lossiemouth

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R Murdoch | 918 | 54.3 |
| | Independent | M Hancock | 770 | 45.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 41.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Heldon

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H Mustard | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Innes

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J Shaw | 783 | 62.8 |
| | Independent | C Gray | 291 | 23.3 |
| | Independent | P Jappy | 172 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | 33.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Buckie West

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | H Watt | 634 | 58.8 |
| | Independent | J Cole (Incumbent) | 444 | 41.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 35.0 |
| | 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 (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |

### Rathford

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G Innes (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lennox

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

### Keith

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L Mann (Incumbent) | 887 | 56.0 |
| | Independent | W Ettles | 694 | 43.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 48.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Strathisla

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

### Speyside

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E Aldridge (Incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Glenlivet

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M Marshall | 690 | 62.4 |
| | SNP | I Murray | 413 | 37.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 41.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |