The Scottish National Party has ten representatives at Moray Council following victory for their candidate Kirsty Reid in the Elgin City North by-election. At a tense count in Elgin Town Hall this morning Reid led the field after the first round with 728 votes against 472 recorded by the Independent candidate Sandy Cooper. Green candidate … Read more
The Scottish Nationalists are pinning their hopes of claiming a tenth seat at the Moray Council on 32-year-old mother of three Kirsty Reid. Mrs Reid will contest the Elgin City North by-election next month, her candidacy confirmed yesterday – just 24 hours before nominations for the seat vacated by Barry Jarvis are due to close. … Read more
Membership of the Scottish National Party in Moray has quadrupled since the Scottish independence referendum in September. The party is now boasting 1500 members in the region – with many of them turning out at a packed meeting this week where candidates for the deputy leadership of the party sought to attract support. Around 10% … Read more
SNP Councillors have asked the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Government Minister for Culture to clarify the legal position of Moray Council over their decision to close seven libraries in the region. The SNP opposition group voted against the Tory/Independent administration on Tuesday when they pressed forward plans to close seven community … Read more