Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Aberdeenshire North and Moray East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since which time Seamus Logan of the Scottish National Party has served as its Member of Parliament.
| Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East in Scotland | |
| Subdivision | Aberdeenshire and Moray |
| Electorate | 71,485 (March 2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Seamus Logan (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Banff and Buchan & Moray |
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following:[3][4]
- In full: the Aberdeenshire Council wards of Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, Peterhead South and Cruden; and the Moray Council wards of Keith and Cullen, and Buckie.
- In part: the Aberdeenshire Council ward of Central Buchan (majority, comprising northeastern areas); and the Moray Council ward of Fochabers Lhanbryde (to the east of the River Spey).
The areas in Aberdeenshire Council, comprising the bulk of the seat, were previously part of the abolished Banff and Buchan constituency; the areas in Moray Council were previously part of the abolished constituency of Moray.[5]
History
Following a significant illness and period in hospital, David Duguid, the incumbent MP for the constituency's predecessor Banff and Buchan, was informed that he had not been selected as the Conservative candidate on the evening of 5 June 2024. This was despite having been previously selected by his local constituency association and indicating he was fit to stand.[6]
Although he had previously said that he was stepping down from Westminster, Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross announced that he would be the candidate on the morning of the 6 June, with nomination deadline falling on 7 June.[7]
Labour candidate Andy Brown was suspended on 19 June 2024 following allegations that he questioned Russia's involvement in the Salisbury poisonings and downplayed the level of antisemitism in the Labour party.[8]
The general election held on 4 July 2024 was won by the SNP's Seamus Logan, with a majority of 2.4% over Ross. This represented a notional gain on a swing of 11.7% and was the only seat in Scotland to be gained by the SNP and lost by the Conservatives. Reform UK came in third place with 14.6% of the vote, representing its best result in Scotland.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seamus Logan | Scottish National Party | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Seamus Logan | 13,455 | 35.2 |  7.9 | |
| Conservative | Douglas Ross | 12,513 | 32.8 | 15.5 | |
| Reform | Jo Hart | 5,562 | 14.6 | new | |
| Labour | Andy Brown[a] | 3,876 | 10.1 |  5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Bailey | 2,782 | 7.3 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | 942 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,188 | 54.5 | |||
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.8 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [b] [12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,174 | 48.3 | |
| SNP | 19,775 | 43.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,028 | 4.4 | |
| Labour | 1,914 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 2,399 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | 50,122 | 64.2 | |
| Electorate | 75,655 | ||
Notes
- After nominations for the 2024 general election closed, Labour suspended Andy Brown and withdrew all support for his campaign on 19 June 2024 for spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Salisbury poisoning incident.[11]
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place