Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
| Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey in Scotland | |
| County | Highland and Moray |
| Major settlements | Elgin, Nairn |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | Next United Kingdom general election |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Moray & Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Contents edit
The constituency will comprise the following wards of the Highland council area and Moray:[2]
- Elgin City North; Elgin City South; Fochabers Lhanbryde; Forres; Heldon and Laich; and Speyside Glenlivet from the Moray constituency
- Badenoch and Strathspey; 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.)
Election results edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Alexander[3] | ||||
| Labour | James Hynam[4] | ||||
| SNP | Graham Leadbitter[5] | ||||
| Scottish Family | Euan Morrice [6] | ||||
| Conservative | Kathleen Robertson[7] | ||||
| Scottish Green | Draeyk Van Der Horn[8] | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Game designer's promise as Lib dem candidate for new Strathspey constituency". 4 December 2023.
- ^ Whitfield, Alistair (8 April 2024). "Labour chooses NHS worker James Hynam from Forres as its Moray West candidate for 2024 general election". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Councillor is new SNP candidate for new Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency". 18 October 2023.
- ^ "ScottishFamilyParty". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-04-20. [user-generated source]
- ^ "Tories choose Kathleen Robertson as MP candidate". 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Forres Councillor announced as MP candidate". 10 December 2023.
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