Local Government By-Election 2022
A council by-election was held on Thursday 3 November for the vacancy of one local councillor in Ward 3 - Buckie. This election was conducted by Single Transferable Vote.
Results of the Election
| Moray Council Local By-Election Results 2022 - Ward 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Description | Number of Votes | |
| Tim EAGLE | Scottish Conservative and Unionist |
879 |
|
| Keighly GOUDIE | Scottish Labour Party |
239 |
|
| Neil HOULDEN | - |
38 |
|
| John STUART | Scottish National Party (SNP) |
1172 |
|
| Les TARR | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
67 |
|
The following ballot papers were rejected as void and not counted on account of :-
| Rejected ballot papers | Number |
| Want of Official Mark | 0 |
| On which a number standing alone is not placed so as to indicated a first preference for some candidate | 9 |
| On which the figure "1" standing alone indicating a 1st preference is set opposite the name of more than 1 candidate | 0 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 0 |
| Unmarked for void uncertainty | 4 |
| Total Number Rejected | 13 |
At the conclusion of the count, John STUART (Scottish National Party (SNP)) was elected at the end of Stage 4 with 1172 votes. Turnout was 29.6%
This by-election was counted manually.