Before (end of 2011) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 12 · SNP 9 · Conservative 3 · Labour 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 10 · SNP 10 · Labour 3 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Buckie3 seats
| Gordon McDonald | SNP | 967 ✓ |
| Anne McKay | Independent | 648 ✓ |
| Joe Mackay | Independent | 557 ✓ |
| Margaret Gambles | Conservative | 179 |
| Linda McDonald | SNP | 169 |
Elgin City North3 seats
| Barry Jarvis | Labour | 766 ✓ |
| Mike Shand | SNP | 596 ✓ |
| Patsy Gowans | SNP | 515 ✓ |
| Frank Brown | Conservative | 448 |
| Darren Margach | Independent | 241 |
Elgin City South3 seats
| John Divers | Labour | 1,073 ✓ |
| James Allan | Conservative | 714 ✓ |
| Graham Leadbitter | SNP | 675 ✓ |
| Joanne Sharp | SNP | 394 |
Fochabers Lhanbryde3 seats
| Douglas Gordon Ross | Conservative | 1,318 ✓ |
| Margo Howe | SNP | 728 ✓ |
| Anita McDonald | SNP | 612 |
| Sean Morton | Labour | 512 ✓ |
| Peter Jonathan Horton | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
Forres4 seats
| George Alexander | Independent | 1,134 ✓ |
| Lorna Creswell | Independent | 575 ✓ |
| Aaron McLean | SNP | 547 ✓ |
| Paul McBain | Conservative | 466 |
| Fabio Villani | Green | 457 |
| Irene Ogilvie | SNP | 429 |
| Anne Skene | Independent | 410 ✓ |
| Jeff Hamilton | Independent | 314 |
| Paddy Meiklejohn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 91 |
| Andy Anderson | — | 78 |
Heldon and Laich4 seats
| Carolle Ralph | SNP | 797 ✓ |
| Eric McGillivray | Independent | 735 ✓ |
| Andrew Wright | Conservative | 688 ✓ |
| David Stewart | SNP | 678 |
| Chris Tuke | Independent | 584 ✓ |
| James Mackessack-Leitch | Green | 262 |
| John Gordon | Independent | 241 |
Keith and Cullen3 seats
| Gary Coull | SNP | 1,319 ✓ |
| Ron Shepherd | Independent | 702 ✓ |
| Stewart Cree | Independent | 474 ✓ |
| Valery Dickson | Conservative | 312 |
| Hazel Thain | SNP | 300 |
Speyside Glenlivet3 seats
| Fiona Murdoch | Independent | 771 ✓ |
| Pearl Paul | SNP | 759 ✓ |
| Michael McConachie | SNP | 639 ✓ |
| David Gambles | Conservative | 376 |
| Matthew Desmond | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 160 |
| Don Gatt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 89 |