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Forres - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative: Claire Feaver: 35.4 2,094 SNP: Aaron McLean () : 23.5 1,389 Independent
The first election to Moray District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the reforms which came into force on 1 April 1996.
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , it was first contested at the 2024 general election , and is currently represented by Graham Leadbitter .
Forres (/ ˈ f ɒr ɪ s /; Scottish Gaelic: Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Inverness and 12 miles (19 km) west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. [2]
Moray Council is also responsible for the maintenance of 1,000 miles of roads, 450 miles of footpaths, 468 bridges, 16,000 street lights and 10,500 road signs. [citation needed] As a housing authority, Moray Council manages nearly 6,000 council properties and operates a council house waiting list. It also provides housing which has been ...
Map of places in Moray compiled from this list This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, village or hamlet in the Moray council area of Scotland.
The building was transferred from Moray Council to the newly-formed Forres Heritage Trust in 2014. After extensive restoration works, which included refurbishment of the courtroom, a new staircase in the tower and masonry repairs, the building re-opened as a visitor attraction in 2022. [7]
The Moray district became one of the new council areas. [25] The boundaries of the pre-1975 county of Moray are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a registration county. [26] The pre-1975 county of Moray excluding Cromdale and Grantown-on-Spey also serves as a lieutenancy area. [27]