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.
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
The constituency comprises the following wards of Aberdeenshire and Moray:[5]
The vast majority of the constituency comes from the Banff and Buchan constituency.
- In full: From Aberdeenshire Council the wards of Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, Peterhead South and Cruden; from Moray Council the wards of Keith and Cullen, and Buckie;
- In part: from Aberdeenshire Council the ward of Central Buchan; from Moray Council the ward of Fochabers Lhanbryde[6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seamus Logan | Scottish National Party | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Seamus Logan | 13,455 | 35.2 | -7.9
| |
| Conservative | Douglas Ross | 12,513 | 32.8 | -15.5
| |
| Reform UK | Jo Hart | 5,562 | 14.6 | New | |
| Labour | Andy Brown | 3,876 | 10.1 | +5.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Bailey | 2,782 | 7.3 | +2.9
| |
| Majority | 942 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,188 | 54.5 | |||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 22,174 | 48.3 | |||
| SNP | 19,775 | 43.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2,028 | 4.4 | |||
| Labour | 1,914 | 4.2 | |||
| Majority | 2,399 | 5.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggj3ql5r4o
- ^ "Former minister David Duguid not selected to stand in election". BBC News. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Labour suspends candidate over 'pro-Russian' post". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "General Election candidates confirmed for Aberdeenshire constituencies". 7 June 2024.
- ^ "General election results 2024 - BBC". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour suspends candidate after he reportedly shared pro-Russia posts". The Guardian. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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