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Heldon and Laich (ward)

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Electoral ward in Moray, Scotland

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Heldon and Laich is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Moray Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Allan Wright
(Conservative)
Eric McGillivray
(Independent)
John Hogg
(Independent)
David Stewart
(SNP)
2012 Chris Tuke
(Independent)
Carolle Ralph
(SNP)
2013 by John Cowe
(Independent)
2015 by Dennis Slater
(Independent)
2017 James Allan
(Conservative)
Ryan Edwards
(Independent)
Amy Patience
(SNP)
2022 Bridget Mustard
(Conservative)
Neil Cameron
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

Main article: 2022 Moray Council election
Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Neil Cameron 29.5 1,455          
Conservative James Allan (incumbent) 27.0 1,331          
Independent John Cowe (incumbent) 18.5 914 1,045        
Conservative Bridget Mustard 12.7 629 639 885 898 947 1,150
Labour Andrew O'Neill 7.7 404 489 512 526 725  
Liberal Democrats Calum Cameron 4.6 228 307 326 337    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,936   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 988   Turnout: 46.3%  

2017 Election

Main article: 2017 Moray Council election
Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative James Allan 37.9 1,953            
Independent John Cowe (incumbent) 15.3 789 1,044.9          
SNP Amy Patience 18.9 976 995.9 996.5 1,013.9 1,110.3    
Independent Ryan Edwards 10.5 541 662.1 667.9 706.01 769.04 788.4 1,169.5
Independent Dennis Slater (incumbent) 10.2 527 657.6 662.8 692.6 760.3 778.2  
Scottish Green James Mackessack-Leitch 4.7 240 286.8 287.8 346.8      
Liberal Democrats John Mitchell 2.3 116 200.7 201.3        
Electorate: 10,737   Valid: 5,142   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,029   Turnout: 5,186 (48.3%)  

2015 by-election

Heldon and Laich by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Dennis Slater 41.1 1,323 1,382 1,775
SNP Joyce O'Hara 31.1 1,003 1,054 1,100
Conservative Pete Bloomfield 21.8 703 725  
Scottish Green James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 6.0 192    
Electorate: 11,070   Valid: 3,221   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,612   Turnout: 29.3%  

2013 by-election

Heldon and Laich by-election (7 March 2013) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent John Cowe 31.4 972 1,020 1,058 1,273 1,507
SNP Stuart Crowther 26.9 833 844 891 960 1,005
Conservative Pete Bloomfield 15.3 473 490 516 558  
Independent Nick Traynor 13.5 418 459 496    
Scottish Green James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 7.4 228 242      
Independent Jeff Hamilton 5.7 175        
Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 3,099   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,550   Turnout: 29.7%  

2012 Election

Main article: 2012 Moray Council election
Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Carolle Ralph 20.0 797 807        
Independent Eric McGillivray (incumbent) 18.4 735 828        
Conservative Allan Wright (incumbent) 17.3 688 699 703 704 764 836
SNP David Stewart (incumbent) 17.0 678 687 692 699 741  
Independent Chris Tuke 14.7 584 659 670 670 764 922
Scottish Green James Mackessack-Leitch 6.6 262 279 281 282    
Independent John Gordon 6.1 241          
Electorate: 10,287   Valid: 3,985   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 798   Turnout: 38.7%  

2007 Election

Main article: 2007 Moray Council election
Heldon and Laich- 4 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP David Stewart 21.0 1,646                
Independent Eric McGillivray 15.3 813 886 905 945 957 1,002 1,062    
Independent John Hogg 14.0 744 781 787 797 810 844 941 952 1,099
Conservative Allan Wright 11.4 606 634 640 645 653 671 726 730 799
Independent Chris Tuke 10.0 531 564 594 607 615 635 677 688  
Independent Harry Halkett 6.7 354 399 401 418 502 621      
Independent Eric Paton 4.8 254 311 315 326 366        
Independent Des Donaldson 2.9 155 196 203 215          
Independent Martyn Harris 2.2 114 126 141            
Independent Neil Hutchinson 1.7 92 104              
Valid: 5,309   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,062   Turnout: 54.4%  

References

  1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Local Government By-Election Ward 5 Heldon and Laich 2015". Moray Council. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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