Four new councillors elected to serve Forres

Four new councillors have been declared for Forres (ward 8) following the local elections yesterday (5 May).

They are:

  • Scott Lawrence (SNP)
  • Kathleen Robertson (Conservative)
  • Paul McBain (Conservative)
  • Dræyk van der Hørn (Green)

The two unsuccessful candidates were:

  • James Hynam (Labour)
  • Shaun Moat (Independent)

The electorate is 12,511and the turnout was 6126 (49%).

We congratulate all four on their win today and look forward to their work in our community.

The new councillors replace four who stood down at this election: Graham Alexander, Lorna Creswell BEM, Aaron MacLean and Claire Feaver.

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