Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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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.
Electorate76,237 (March 2020)[1]
Created2024
| 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 | |
| Subdivision | Highland and Moray |
| Electorate | 76,237 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Elgin, Nairn, Forres |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Leadbitter (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Moray & Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
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 | Steve Skerret | 3,490 | 7.5 | +6.9 | |
| 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 | −1.5 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 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 | |
| UKIP | 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