2022 Moray Council election

The 2022 election to Moray Council took place on 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 26 Councillors elected. Each ward elects either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

2022 Moray Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tim Eagle (not running for re-election) Graham Leadbitter & Shona Morrison John Divers
Party Conservative SNP Labour
Leader's seat Buckie Elgin South & Fochabers Lhanbryde Elgin South
Last election 8 seats, 36.1% 9 seats, 31.6% 1 seats, 4.3%
Seats before 9 7 1
Seats won 11 8 3
Seat change 3 1 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Various Lisa Mead & Fabio Villani
Party Independent Scottish Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Various Did not contest
Last election 8 seats, 24.1% 0 seats, 2.6% 0 seats, 1.2%
Seats before 8 0 0
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change 6 1 1
Council Leader before election

Graham Leadbitter
SNP

 Council Leader after election

Neil McLennan & Kathleen Robertson
Conservative

On 18 May 2022, it was announced that the council would be run by a minority Conservative group, alongside two Independents.

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