Elections to Moray Council were held on 1 May 2003, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the unitary council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election used the 26 wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.
Background
The 1999 election to the Moray Council saw the Independent group on the council expand by 13 seats, with the SNP losing 11. It is of note that the number of seats grew from 18 in 1995 to 26 in 1999. +1999 Moray Council election resultsPartySeatsVote shareIndependent1536.9%Labour620.5%SNP230.4%Liberal Democrat28.3%Conservative13.8% Source:
Results
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Ward results
Buckie Central
Buckie East & Findochty
Buckie West
Burghsea
Cathedral
Central West
Elgin-Bishopmill East
Elgin-Bishopmill West
Fife-Keith & Strathisla
Finderne
Forres Central
Forres East
Forres West & Altyre
Glenlivet
Heldon & Laich
Innes
Keith
Lennox
Lhanbryde & Birnie
Lossiemouth East
Lossiemouth West
New Elgin East
New Elgin West
Rathford
Rural Keith & Rothes
Speyside
Aftermath
Buckie West by-election On 1 July 2004 a by-election was held in the Buckie West ward after the death of independent councillor Bill Jappy. It was won by independent candidate Joseph Mackay.
August 2004 Speyside by-election On 4 June 2004, independent councillor Edward Aldridge, convener of the Moray Council, resigned after pleading guilty to fraud. On 12 August 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward, and was won by the SNP candidate.
November 2004 Speyside by-election On 11 November 2004 a by-election was held in the Speyside ward, and was won by independent candidate Andrina Taylor.
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