Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

Buckie is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council in Scotland. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Anne McKay
(Ind.) 		Joe McKay
(Ind.) 		Gordon McDonald
(SNP)
2012
2014 by Gordon Cowie
(Ind.)
2015 by Sonya Warren
(SNP)
2017 Tim Eagle
(Conservative)
2022 vacant
(vacant) 		Neil McLennan
(Independent)
2022 by John Stuart
(SNP)

Election results

2022 by-election

A by-election was called following Lib Dem councillor Christopher Price's resignation after just three months in the role.[2]

Buckie by-election (3 November 2022) - 1 seat[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP John Stuart 48.67 1,172 1,181 1,192 1,269
Conservative Tim Eagle 36.5 879 884 904 989
Labour Keighly Goudie 9.92 239 247 276
Liberal Democrats Les Tarr 2.78 67 78  
Independent Neil Houlden 1.57 38    
Electorate: 8,139   Valid: 2,395   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,199   Turnout: 2,408 (29.6%)  

2022 election

2022 Moray Council election[4]

This election was uncontested because the number of candidates who stood was equal to the number of available seats. There are three seats in Buckie ward, and only three candidates' names were registered.

Candidate Party
Neil McLennan Conservative
Christopher Thomas Price Liberal Democrat
Sonya Warren (incumbent) SNP

2017 election

2017 Moray Council election[5]

Buckie - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Tim Eagle 33.8 1,060      
Independent Gordon Cowie (incumbent) 21.4 673 826.3    
SNP Sonya Warren (incumbent) 22.8 716 728.1 734.4 1,369.4
SNP Gordon McDonald (incumbent) 22.0 691 701.6 710.3  
Electorate: 7,962   Valid: 3,140   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 786   Turnout: 3,187 (40%)  

2015 by-election

Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Sonya Warren 59.5% 1,485
Independent Norman Calder 27.9% 696
Conservative Tim Eagle 12.6% 315
Electorate: 7,798   Valid: 2,496   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 1,249   Turnout: 2,521 (32.3%)  

2014 by-election

Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) - 1 seat[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Gordon Cowie 43.94 830 907 1,034
SNP Linda McDonald 35.47 670 679 710
Independent Marc Macrae 11.65 220 248  
Conservative Margaret Gambles 7.57 143    
Electorate: 7,872   Valid: 1,889   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 933   Turnout: 1,915 (24.33%)  

2012 election

2012 Moray Council election

Buckie - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP Gordon McDonald (incumbent) 38.37% 967      
Independent Anne McKay (incumbent) †† 25.71% 648      
Independent Joe Mackay (incumbent) †††† 22.10% 557 596.9 607.2 728.6
Conservative Margaret Gambles 7.1% 179 183.2 184.9  
SNP Linda Scobie McDonald 6.71% 169 449.1 451.7 457.5
Electorate: 7,336   Valid: 2,520   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 631   Turnout: 2,559 (34.35%)  

2007 election

2007 Moray Council election

Buckie
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Gordon McDonald 1,188 32.40 1 1
Independent Anne McKay 708 19.31 2 4
Independent Joe Mackay 698 19.03 3 4
Labour John Leslie 507 13.83
Conservative Ian Moir 397 10.83
Independent Bruce Smith 169 4.61

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ McAngus, Sean (18 August 2022). "Christopher Price resignation: Moray Labour demands Lib Dems pay by-election costs". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Government By-Election 2022 - Moray Council". 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Moray Council Election Results 2022". Moray Council. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Moray Council Election Results 2017". Moray.gov. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 – Buckie" (PDF). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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