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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. [11] Large extensions were later added to the south of the building, facing Greyfriars Street.
Moray (/ ˈ m ʌ r i / listen ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Its council is based in Elgin, the area's largest town. The main towns are generally in ...
Map of places in Moray compiled from this list This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, village or hamlet in the Moray council area of Scotland.
The County of Moray, (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county in Scotland. The county town was Elgin. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since 1996 most of the historic county's area has been included in the Moray council area.
The council areas have been in existence since 1 April 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires. Although these no longer have any administrative function, they are still used to some extent in Scotland for cultural and geographical purposes, and ...
There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A. [4] The council area of Moray covers 2,238 square kilometres (864 sq mi), and has a population of around 87,700. There are 117 Category A listed buildings in the area.
The 2022 Moray Council election was held on 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 26 Councillors elected.
Moray (/ ˈ m ʌr i / MURR-ee; Scots: Moray; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering most of the council area of Moray.It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.