Buckie (ward)

Location of the ward^[1]

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

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Anne McKay (Independent)		Joe McKay (Independent)		Gordon McDonald (SNP)
2012
2014 by	Gordon Cowie (Independent)
2015 by			Sonya Warren (SNP)
2017				Tim Eagle (Conservative)
2022		Christopher Price (Liberal Democrats)		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	48.7	1,172	1,181	1,192	1,269
	Conservative	Tim Eagle	36.5	879	884	904	989
	Labour	Keighly Goudie	9.9	239	247	276
	Liberal Democrats	Les Tarr	2.8	67	78
	Independent	Neil Houlden	1.6	38
Electorate: 8,139   Valid: 2,395   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 1,199   Turnout: 29.6%

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Moray Council election

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.

Buckie - 3 seats
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Neil McLennan
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Thomas Price
	SNP	Sonya Warren (incumbent)

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Moray Council election

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
	SNP	Sonya Warren (incumbent)	22.8	716	728	734	1,369
	SNP	Gordon McDonald (incumbent)	22.0	691	702	710
Electorate: 7,962   Valid: 3,140   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 786   Turnout: 40.0%

2015 by-election

Buckie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat^[4]

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: 32.3%

2014 by-election

Buckie by-election (30 January 2014) - 1 seat^[5]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Independent	Gordon Cowie	43.9	830	907	1,034
	SNP	Linda McDonald	35.5	670	679	710
	Independent	Marc Macrae	11.7	220	248
	Conservative	Margaret Gambles	7.6	143
Electorate: 7,872   Valid: 1,889   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 933   Turnout: 24.3%

2012 election

Main article: 2012 Moray Council election

Buckie - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	SNP	Gordon McDonald (incumbent)	38.4	967
	Independent	Anne McKay (incumbent)	25.7	648
	Independent	Joe Mackay (incumbent)	22.1	557	597	607	729
	Conservative	Margaret Gambles	7.1	179	183	185
	SNP	Linda Scobie McDonald	6.7	169	449	452	458
Electorate: 7,336   Valid: 2,520   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 631   Turnout: 34.4%

2007 election

Main article: 2007 Moray Council election

Buckie- 3 Seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Gordon McDonald	32.4	1,188
	Independent	Anne McKay	19.3	708	755	829	969
	Independent	Joe Mackay	19.0	698	755	790	902	927
	Labour	John Leslie	13.8	507	551	573	622	631
	Conservative	Ian Moir	10.8	397	413	436
	Independent	Bruce Smith	4.6	169	187
Valid: 3,667   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 917   Turnout: 50.4%

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. "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 - Buckie" (PDF). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. "Local Government By-Election - Ward 3 – Buckie" (PDF). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2023.