Elections to The Moray Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the first using the eight new wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. 26 councillors were elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Previously there were single-member wards which used the first past the post electoral system. The election resulted in a previously Independent council becoming an Independent/Conservative coalition, with a majority of four. An SNP victory in a subsequent by-election held in February 2008 has reduced the Independent/Conservative majority to 2 seats.
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| The Moray Council elections 2007 | ||||||||||
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| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Independent | 12 | n/a | n/a | –4 | ||||||
| SNP | 9 | n/a | n/a | +6 | ||||||
| Conservative | 3 | n/a | n/a | +2 | ||||||
| Labour | 2 | n/a | n/a | -3 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | n/a | n/a | -1 | ||||||
| Speyside Glenlivet | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Pearl Paul | 1,107 | 1 | 1 | ||
| SNP | Mike McConnachie | 881 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Conservative | Gordon Henderson | 658 | ||||
| Independent | Fiona Murdoch | 571 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Independent | Andrina Taylor | 462 | ||||
| UKIP | Matthew Desmond | 116 | ||||
| Keith and Cullen | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Gary Coull | 1,555 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Ron Shepherd | 827 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Independent | Stewart Cree | 698 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Independent | Percy Watt | 582 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Matheson | 300 | ||||
| Conservative | Olive Starsmore | 256 | ||||
| Buckie | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Gordon McDonald | 1,188 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Anne McKay | 708 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Independent | Joe Mackay | 698 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Labour | John Leslie | 507 | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Moir | 397 | ||||
| Independent | Bruce Smith | 169 | ||||
| Fochabers Lhanbryde | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Anita McDonald | 1,159 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Conservative | Douglas Ross | 727 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Independent | George McIntyre | 608 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Labour | Lans Bangura | 440 | ||||
| Independent | Eddie Coutts | 374 | ||||
| Independent | Paul McBain | 333 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Horton | 287 | ||||
| Independent | Gordon Davidson | 56 | ||||
| Independent | Alan Bodman | 32 | ||||
| Heldon and Laich | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | David Stewart | 1,646 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Eric McGillivray | 813 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Independent | John Hogg | 744 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Wright | 606 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Independent | Chris Tuke | 531 | ||||
| Independent | Harry Halkett | 354 | ||||
| Independent | Eric Paton | 254 | ||||
| Independent | Des Donaldson | 155 | ||||
| Independent | Martyn Harris | 114 | ||||
| Independent | Neil Hutchinson | 92 | ||||
| Elgin City North | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Mike Shand | 1,500 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Labour | Barry Jarvis | 866 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Independent | John Russell | 671 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Brown | 592 | ||||
| Elgin City South | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Graham Leadbitter | 1,304 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Labour | John Divers | 1,132 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Alistair Bisset | 904 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Thompson | 592 | ||||
| Forres | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Irene Ogilvie | 1,602 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Conservative | Iain Young | 1,546 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Hamilton | 716 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Independent | Lee Bell | 482 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Thomas Anderson | 438 | ||||
| Independent | Pat Carroll | 326 | ||||
| Independent | Rick Walker | 261 | ||||
On 14 February 2008, a by-election was held for the Elgin City South ward, after the death of Cllr A G K Bisset (Independent).
| Elgin City South By-election | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | John Alexander Sharp | 670 | 31.7 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Hamish Simpson | 513 | 24.3 | |||
| Labour | Mark Cascarino | 358 | 17.0 | |||
| Independent | James Scott Allan | 223 | 10.6 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Brown | 206 | 9.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Horton | 48 | 2.3 | |||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 32 | 1.5 | |||
| UKIP | Matthew Coughlan Desmond | 20 | 1.0 | |||
| Independent | Martyn Harris | 16 | 0.8 | |||
| Independent | Gordon Davidson | 1 | 0.0 | |||
On 11 November 2010, a by-election was held for the Forres ward, after the retirement of Cllr Iain Young (Conservative). Aaron McLean (SNP) received the most 1st preference votes, however as other candidates were eliminated and votes were transferred to other candidates, the eventual winner was Lorna Creswell.
| Forres By-election | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Independent | Lorna Creswell | 562 | 17.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| SNP | Aaron McLean | 773 | 24.1 | |||
| Independent | Anne Skene | 463 | 14.4 | |||
| Conservative | Paul McBain | 463 | 14.4 | |||
| Scottish Green | Fabio Villani | 401 | 12.5 | |||
| Labour | Mark Cascarino | 195 | 6.1 | |||
| Independent | Janet Kennedy | 192 | 6.0 | |||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Andy Anderson | 132 | 4.1 | |||
| Independent | Jane Cotton | 30 | 0.9 | |||