Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire and Moray |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Banff and Buchan & Moray |
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
History[edit]
Following a significant illness and period in hospital, incumbent MP David Duguid 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, Douglas Ross announced that he would be the candidate on the morning of the 6 June, with nomination deadline falling on 7 June.[3]
Contents[edit]
The constituency will comprise the following wards of Aberdeenshire and Moray:[4]
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[5]
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Bailey | ||||
Labour | Andrew Brown | ||||
Reform UK | Jo Hart | ||||
SNP | Seamus Logan | ||||
Conservative | Douglas Ross | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
win (new seat) |
Notional 2019 result[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 22,174 | 50.8 | |||
SNP | 19,775 | 45.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2,028 | 4.6 | |||
Labour | 1,914 | 4.4 | |||
Majority | 2,399 | 5.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.