Moray Council election nominations

A total of 45 candidates have put themselves forward for the upcoming Moray Council elections.

Nominations for the Thursday, May 4 elections closed at 4pm today.

The candidates are:

Speyside Glenlivet

Angus Anderson (SNP)

Louise Laing (SNP)

Derek Ross (Independent)

Walter Wilson (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Keith and Cullen

Rob Barsby (Independent)

Theresa Coull (SNP)

Donald Gatt (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Iain Grieve (SNP)

Ron Shepherd (Independent)

Buckie

Gordon Cowie (Ind)

Tim Eagle (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Gordon McDonald (SNP)

Sonya Warren (SNP)

Fochabers Lhanbryde

David Bremner (SNP)

Donald Cameron (Scottish Lib Dem)

Kenneth Gillespie (Independent)

Peter Horton (Scottish Lib Dem)

Marc Macrae (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Shona Morrison (SNP)

Sean Morton

Ian Taylor (Independent)

Heldon and Laich

James Allan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

John Cowe (Independent)

Ryan Edwards (Independent)

James MacKessack-Leitch (Scottish Greens)

John Mitchell (Scottish Lib Dem)

Amy Patience (SNP)

Dennis Slater (Independent)

Elgin City North

Billy Adams (Independent)

Frank Brown (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Sandy Cooper

Paula Coy (SNP)

Patsy Gowans (SNP)

Nick Taylor (Scottish Labour)

Elgin City South

John Divers (Scottish Labour)

Graham Leadbitter (SNP)

Sean Malone (Independent)

Ray McLean (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Forres

George Alexander (Independent)

Lorna Creswell (Independent)

Claire Feaver (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Jeff Hamilton (Independent)

Aaron McLean (SNP)

Terry Monaghan (Independent)

Fabio Villani (Scottish Greens)

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.