| Election Name: | 2007 Moray Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | File:Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2003 Moray Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Moray Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 26 seats to The Moray Council |
| Majority Seats: | 14 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Party4: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Percentage1: | 36.9% |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Percentage4: | 15.8% |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,535 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,942 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,374 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Swing1: | 12.4% |
| Swing2: | 10.0% |
| Swing4: | 11.5% |
| After Election: | Gordon McDonald |
| After Party: | Independent |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| Before Election: | Gordon McDonald |
| Council Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| Party5: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Swing5: | 4.0% |
| Percentage5: | 8.7% |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,945 |
Elections to The Moray Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the first using the eight new wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. 26 councillors were elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Previously there were single-member wards which used the first past the post electoral system.
The election resulted in a previously Independent council becoming an Independent/Conservative coalition, with a majority of four. The use of STV electoral system benefited the SNP and the Conservatives, with them gaining 6 and 2 seats respectively. It did not benefit Labour at all, which fell from second place in terms of seats to last. In addition, the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost their sole representative on the council
The previous election in 2003 were the last to use the first-past-the-post voting system. At that election, the Independent group received 16 seats and were able to form a majority administration.
| Independent | 16 | 49.3% | |
| Labour | 5 | 12.7% | |
| SNP | 3 | 25.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 7.9% | |
| Conservative | 1 | 4.3% |
There were 3 by-elections in the 2003-07 term. One by-election was held in the Buckie West ward and was an Independent hold. The other two by-elections were held in the Speyside ward, one resulted in a SNP gain from Independent, and the other resulted in an Independent gain from SNP. As such the composition of the council did not change between 2003 and 2007.
| Independent | 16 | 16 | |
| Labour | 5 | 5 | |
| SNP | 3 | 3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 1 May 2003. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
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As no single political grouping on the council had enough seats to form a majority administration, the Independent and Conservative groupings together formed a coalition.
On 14 February 2008, a by-election was held for the Elgin City South ward, after the death of Cllr A G K Bisset (Independent). It was won by the SNP candidate, John Sharp.
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On 11 November 2010, a by-election was held for the Forres ward, after the retirement of Cllr Iain Young (Conservative). It was won by an Independent candidate: Lorna Creswell.
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