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Moray Council

Moray Council is the local authority for Moray, one of the 32 council areas in Scotland. The council is based in Elgin. The Moray Firth lies off the area's north coast.

Moray Council

Moray District Council

John Cowe,
Independent
since 10 August 2022
Kathleen Robertson,
Conservative
since 18 May 2022[1]
Roddy Burns
since 1 October 2012

26 councillors

Administration
  Conservative (9)
Other parties
  SNP (9)
  Independent (4)
  Labour (3)
  Green (1)

Full council elected every 5 years

6 May 2027

History[edit]

Moray District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. It became one of the newly created single tier local authorities in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.[2]

Political control[edit]

Composition[edit]

Following the 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance in July and August 2022, the composition of the council was:[3][4]

One of the independent councillors describes themselves as a "non-aligned Conservative".[5] The next election is due in 2027.