Moray Council

Moray Council
Moray Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Preceded by	Moray District Council
Leadership
Civic Leader	John Cowe, ; Independent ; since 10 August 2022
Leader	Kathleen Robertson, ; Conservative ; since 18 May 2022
Chief Executive	Roddy Burns ; since 1 October 2012
Structure
Seats	26 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (9)Other parties SNP (9) Independent (4) Labour (3) Green (1)
Length of term	Full council elected every 5 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX
Website
	www.moray.gov.uk

Moray Council is the local authority for Moray, one of the 32 council areas in Scotland. The council is based in Elgin. The Moray Firth lies off the area's north coast.

History

Moray District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. It became one of the newly created single tier local authorities in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.^[2]

Political control

Composition

Following the 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance in July and August 2022, the composition of the council was:^[3]^[4]

Party		Councillors
	Conservative	9
	SNP	9
	Independent	4
	Labour	3
	Scottish Green	1
Total		26

One of the independent councillors describes themselves as a "non-aligned Conservative".^[5] The next election is due in 2027.

Premises

The council meets at the Council Offices on High Street in Elgin. The older part of the building facing High Street was completed in 1952 adjoining Elgin Sheriff Court for the former joint Moray and Nairn County Council.^[6] Large extensions were later added to the south of the building, facing Greyfriars Street. In 2012 the council opened an additional annexe nearby at 2–10 High Street in a converted supermarket.^[7]