Current MSP: Richard Lochhead (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Richard Lochhead * | 16817 | +2810 | 58.8 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Douglas Ross | 5873 | -848 | 20.5 | -3.3 | |
| Labour | Kieron Green | 3580 | -379 | 12.5 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jamie Paterson # | 1327 | -2086 | 4.6 | -7.5 | |
| UKIP | Donald Gatt # | 999 | +999 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 10944 | Turnout | 28596 | Swing | +6.2% | SNP hold |
Richard Lochhead has been an MSP since 1999, holding Moray for the SNP in a by-election in 2006 following the death of Margaret Ewing, then winning the seat in 2007 with a near 11,000 majority. Two candidates lost their deposits, with the Lib Dems not far ahead of UKIP.
Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.
Symbols used:
* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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