Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandAberdeenshire and Moray
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentSeamus Logan (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created fromBanff 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.

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

Map
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.

  • 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

General election 2024: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East [7][8]
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 N/A
Labour Andy Brown[a] 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

Notes

  1. ^ After 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]

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. ^ "Tory candidate replaced by Douglas Ross says he is 'fit to stand'". 7 June 2024.
  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. 19 June 2024. 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. ^ Adu, Aletha (19 June 2024). "Labour suspends candidate after he reportedly shared pro-Russia posts". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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