Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Aberdeenshire and Moray
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Seamus Logan (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created from Banff and Buchan & Moray

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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The seat is currently held by Seamus Logan of the Scottish National Party since the 2024 general election.

History

Following a significant illness and period in hospital, David Duguid, the incumbent MP for the constituency's predecessor Banff and Buchan, was informed that he had not been selected as the Conservative candidate on the evening of 5 June 2024. This was in spite of being previously selected by his local constituency association and indicating he was fit to stand. [2]

Although he had previously said that he was stepping down from Westminster, Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross announced that he would be the candidate on the morning of the 6 June, with nomination deadline falling on 7 June. [3]

Labour candidate Andy Brown was suspended on 19 June 2024 following allegations that he questioned Russia's involvement in the Salisbury poisonings and downplayed the level of antisemitism in the Labour party. [4]

Contents

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards of Aberdeenshire and Moray: [5]

The vast majority of the constituency comes from the Banff and Buchan constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Seamus Logan Scottish National Party

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Seamus Logan 13,455 35.2 -7.9
Conservative Douglas Ross 12,51332.8-15.5
Reform UK Jo Hart5,56214.6New
Labour Andy Brown3,87610.1+5.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Bailey2,7827.3+2.9
Majority9422.4
Turnout 38,35854.75-9.70
Registered electors 70,058
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +4.3

1After nominations for the 2024 general election closed, Labour suspended Andy Brown and withdrew all support for his campaign on 19 June 2024 for spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Salisbury poisoning incident. [9]

Notional 2019 result

UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 22,174 48.3
SNP 19,77543.1
Liberal Democrats 2,0284.4
Labour 1,9144.2
Majority2,3995.5
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggj3ql5r4o
  3. ↑ "Former minister David Duguid not selected to stand in election". BBC News. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Labour suspends candidate over 'pro-Russian' post". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East". Electoral Calculus . Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
  7. ↑ "Results: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "General election results 2024 - BBC". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Labour suspends candidate after he reportedly shared pro-Russia posts". The Guardian . 19 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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