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Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)

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Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandHighland and Moray
Major settlementsElgin, Nairn
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentGraham Leadbitter (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created fromMoray & Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] 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

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises all or part of the following wards of the Highland council area and Moray:[2]

(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

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Election Member Party
2024 Graham Leadbitter SNP

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey[3] [4]
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

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  1. ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "New Seat Details - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ "UK Parliamentry Election 2024 Results Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey". Moray Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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