Heldon & Laich (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

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

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Moray Council election

Candidate Party
James Allan (incumbent) Conservative
Calum Cameron Liberal Democrat
Neil Cameron SNP
John Cowe (incumbent) Independent
Bridget Mustard Conservative
Andrew O'Neill Labour

2017 Election

2017 Moray Council election[2]

Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    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% 192    
    Electorate: 11,070   Valid: 3,221   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 1,612   Turnout: 3,248 (29.3%)  

      2013 by-election
      Heldon and Laich By-election (7 March 2013) - 1 Seat[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent John Cowe 31.36% 972 1,020 1,058 1,273 1,507
      SNP Stuart Crowther 26.88% 833 844 891 960 1,005
      Conservative Pete Bloomfield 15.26% 473 490 516 558  
      Independent Nick Traynor 13.49% 418 459 496    
      Scottish Green James Edward Mackessack-Leitch 7.36% 228 242      
      Independent Jeff Hamilton 5.65% 175        
      Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 3,099   Spoilt: 38 (1.21%)   Quota: 1,550   Turnout: 3,137 (29.65%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Moray Council election

        Heldon and Laich - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP Carolle Ralph† 20.0% 797 807        
        Independent Eric McGillivray (incumbent)††††† 18.44% 735 828        
        Conservative Allan Wright (incumbent) 17.26% 688 699 703.4 703.5 763.7 835.8
        SNP David Stewart (incumbent) 17.01% 678 687 692.1 699.4 740.9  
        Independent Chris Tuke 14.65% 584 659 670 670.4 764.1 921.7
        Scottish Green James Mackessack-Leitch 6.57% 262 279 281.3 281.7    
        Independent John Gordon 6.05% 241          
        Electorate: 10,287   Valid: 3,985   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 798   Turnout: 4,041 (38.74%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Moray Council election

          Heldon and Laich
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          SNP David Stewart 1,646 31.0 1 1
          Independent Eric McGillivray 813 15.31 2 7
          Independent John Hogg 744 14.01 3 8
          Conservative Allan Wright 606 11.41 4 8
          Independent Chris Tuke 531 10.0
          Independent Harry Halkett 354 6.67
          Independent Eric Paton 254 4.78
          Independent Des Donaldson 155 2.92
          Independent Martyn Harris 114 2.15
          Independent Neil Hutchinson 92 1.73

          References
          1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
          2. "Moray Council Election Results 2017". Moray.gov. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
          3. "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.
          4. "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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