Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)
| Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Highland and Moray |
| Electorate | 76,237 (March 2020)[1] |
| 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.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, and is currently represented by Graham Leadbitter of the Scottish National Party.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following:[3][4]
- In full: the Highland Council wards of Nairn and Cawdor, Badenoch and Strathspey; and the Moray Council wards of Elgin City North, Elgin City South, Forres, Heldon and Laich, Speyside Glenlivet.
- In part: the Highland Council ward of Culloden and Ardersier (eastern areas comprising minority of electorate); and the Moray Council ward of Fochabers Lhanbryde (west of the River Spey).
The majority of the electorate, comprising the areas in Moray Council were previously part of the former Moray constituency; the areas in Highland Council were part of the abolished Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency.[5]
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 | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Scottish National Party | 25,941 | 46.1 | |
| Conservative | 23,035 | 40.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,307 | 5.9 | |
| Labour | 2,606 | 4.6 | |
| Scottish Greens | 649 | 1.2 | |
| UK Independence Party | 413 | 0.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 321 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,906 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | 56,272 | 73.8 | |
| Electorate | 76,237 | ||
Notes
- ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
- ^ "2023 review final recs news release" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
