A big upset, as the most Labour-friendly town in the north east of Scotland experiences a big Lib Dem surge, leading to the Conservatives pipping the SNP for the seat
Moray
By-Election Preview: Elgin City South (Moray) 7th of November 2024
Ward Profile Cause of By-Election Although the circumstances for this by-election aren’t uncommon at the moment … By-Election Preview: Elgin City South (Moray) 7th of November 2024Read more
By-Election Result: Buckie
Given the opportunity to vote they were denied in May, this ward snaps back to normality after the oddity of an uncontested Lib Dem councillor, with the SNP asserting what would likely have been May’s result of a double had they not failed to stand enough candidates.
By-Election Preview: Buckie (Moray) 3rd of November 2022
A surprise Lib Dem elected uncontested in May resigned over the summer, triggering both this by-election and some deeply unedifying behaviour that it would do well to reflect on.
Wards Worth Watching: Moray
Expect a fierce Conservative-SNP contest in the home territory of the Scottish Conservative leader – albeit one likely to be rooted in a seemingly odd lack of gains.
Back Catalogue Bonus: Elgin City North 13th of July 2017
In the first entry looking back at 2017’s pre-BBS by-elections, we encounter a time waster that packed it in after four days.
Aberdeen and Moray Council By-Election Results, 21/11/19
We bring our busy November to a close with two by-elections in the former Grampian (gone but not forgotten) region. With the general election looming ever closer, I again remind folk that these are not predictive of results for MP seats that could see turnout twice as high.
Keith and Cullen (Moray) By-Election, 21/11/19
The next in our sudden spate of by-elections is up in Moray, where Independent Councillor for the Keith and Cullen Ward Ron Shepherd has announced his resignation. Shepherd has served a solid two decades on the council, having originally been elected in 1999.