Moray Council elections will be contested by 45 candidates
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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 on Wednesday.
The candidates for the 26 seats are:
Speyside Glenlivet
Angus Alexander (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)