Nominations to open for May elections

Nominations open tomorrow for the Moray Council elections on Thursday, May 4.

Completed nomination papers will require to be lodged with the council’s elections office by the deadline of 4pm on Wednesday, March 29.

Nomination packs are available by e-mailing election.enquiries@moray.gov.uk or by calling 01343 563334.

Voters will go to the polls to elect 26 councillors in eight multi-member wards and successful candidates will serve a five-year term as councillors.

The elections will be conducted using the single transferable vote (STV) system which enables electors to vote for more than one candidate by ranking them in order of preference on the ballot paper using the number 1, 2, 3 and so on.

The count in all eight wards will take place at Elgin Town Hall on Friday, May 5.

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.