| Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Highland and Moray |
| Major settlements | Elgin, Nairn |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Leadbitter (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Moray & Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, and is currently represented by Graham Leadbitter.
Contents
Map of boundaries from 2024The constituency comprises all or part of the following wards of the Highland council area and Moray:
- Elgin City North; Elgin City South; Fochabers Lhanbryde; Forres; Heldon and Laich; and Speyside Glenlivet from the Moray constituency
- Badenoch and Strathspey; a small part of the east end of Culloden and Ardersier; and Nairn and Cawdor from the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency
(The former Moray constituency coincided with the Moray council area, so the above Moray constituency list also shows which of these wards are wards of Moray council area.)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Graham Leadbitter | SNP | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Graham Leadbitter | 14,961 | 32.1 | −14.0 | |
| Conservative | Kathleen Robertson | 13,960 | 30.0 | −10.9 | |
| Labour | James Hynam | 8,259 | 17.7 | +13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Alexander | 3,785 | 8.1 | +2.2 | |
| Reform UK | Steve Skerret | 3,490 | 7.5 | +6.9 | |
| Scottish Green | Draeyk Van Der Horn | 1,676 | 3.6 | +2.4 | |
| Scottish Family | Euan Morrice | 423 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,001 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 46,554 | 60.4 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- "New Seat Details - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- "UK Parliamentry Election 2024 Results Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey". Moray Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- "Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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