Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey is a

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of the

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in the

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. Further to the completion of the

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, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, and is currently represented by

Graham Leadbitter Graham Leadbitter is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey since 2024. Early life and career Leadbitter was educated at Biggar High School, and studied comput ...

of the

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Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following: * In full: the

Highland Council The Highland Council (' ) is the local authority for Highland, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council is based at the Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness. History The Highland area had been created as an administrative a ...

wards of Nairn and Cawdor,

Badenoch and Strathspey Badenoch and Strathspey was a Districts of Scotland, local government district, created in 1975 as one of eight districts within the Highland (region), Highland region in Scotland. The district was abolished in 1996 when Highland was made a s ...

; and the

Moray Council Moray Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Mhoireibh'') is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for Moray, Moray council area. History Moray District Council Local government across Scotland was reorganised in 1975 u ...

wards of Elgin City North, Elgin City South,

Forres Forres (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the County of Moray, Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin, Moray, Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several ...

, 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

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). 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.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Notes

References

External links

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Scottish Westminster constituencies (style 1) Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Highland constituencies, UK Parliament Politics of Moray Nairn Elgin, Moray Forres Aberlour Dufftown