1992 Scottish local government election
1992 Moray District Council election
First party
Second party
Party
Independent
SNP
Last election
9 seats, 36.8%
7 seats, 45.4%
Seats won
9
7
Seat change
Popular vote
8,853
11,454
Percentage
35.7%
46.1%
Swing
1.1%
0.7%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Last election
0 seats, 8.0%
2 seats, 8.4%
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
2,508
1,004
Percentage
10.1%
4.1%
Swing
2.1%
4.3%
Elections to Moray District Council were held on 7 May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections . Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system .
Background
As in this election to the Moray District Council, the Independent group at the 1988 election also took 9 seats, with the SNP a close second at 7. Labour held the remaining 2 seats.
1988 Moray District Council election results
Party
Seats
Vote share
Independent
9
36.8%
SNP
7
45.4%
Labour
2
8.4%
Source:[ 1]
Results
1992 Moray District Council election result
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Independent
9
2
2
50.0
35.7
8,853
1.1
SNP
7
2
2
38.9
46.1
11,454
0.7
Conservative
1
1
0
1
5.6
10.1
2,508
2.1
Labour
1
0
1
1
5.6
4.1
1,004
4.3
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0.0
4.2
1,031
2.8
Source:[ 2]
Ward results
Bishopmill
Cathedral
New Elgin
Central West
Forres
Findhorn Valley
Laich
Lossiemouth
Heldon
Innes
Buckie West
Buckie East
Rathford
Lennox
Keith
Strathisla
Speyside
Glenlivet
References