Constituency view

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Scotland

SNP hold

Current MP

Current representation

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National Party

Male

Majority1,001

Turnout60.3%

Electorate77,243

Valid votes46,554

2024 Results

Party breakdown

SNP14,961 - 32.1%

Conservative13,960 - 30.0%

Labour8,259 - 17.7%

Lib Dem3,785 - 8.1%

Reform3,490 - 7.5%

Green1,676 - 3.6%

Other423 - 0.9%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 97.5%White British 71.9%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011 data not available for this constituency.

2001 data not available for this constituency.

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

Country of birth

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (2021)

UK 92.8%Other EU 3.7%Other countries 3.5%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

2011 data not available for this topic.

2001 data not available for this topic.

1991 data not available for this topic.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	National	Difference
% White	97.5%	83.0%	+14.5pp
% White British	71.9%	74.4%	-2.5pp
% Asian	0.9%	8.6%	-7.7pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.3%	3.7%	-3.4pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9pp
% Other ethnic group	0.4%	2.0%	-1.5pp
% UK-born	92.8%	84.0%	+8.9pp
% Non-UK-born	7.2%	16.0%	-8.9pp
% Other EU-born	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3pp
% Other countries-born	3.5%	10.1%	-6.6pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.