Date set for by-election

The by-election in Moray Council’s Elgin City North ward will be held on Thursday, July 13.

The vacancy in the three-member ward has been caused by the resignation of Councillor Sandy Cooper earlier this week.

Nominations for the by-election will open on Friday, May 26 and close at 4pm on Monday, June 12.

The count, which will be carried out manually, will take place at Elgin Town Hall on Friday, July 14.

Moray Council area stretches from Tomintoul in the south to the shores of the Moray Firth, from Keith in the east to Forres in the west. The council and its 4,500 employees respond to the needs of 95,510 residents in this beautiful part of Scotland, which nestles between Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.

Famous for its colony of dolphins, fabulous beaches and more malt whisky distilleries than any where else in Scotland, Moray is a thriving area and a great place to live.

Headquartered in  Elgin, the administrative capital of Moray.