Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey.
Scottish National Party MP Graham Leadbitter holds the seat on 32.1% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
1 Jun 2026
A constituency-focused operator, Leadbitter has been most visible recently through local advocacy rather than Westminster rebellion. He has pushed for a VAT cut for the hospitality sector -- backing a petition where his constituency ranked second nationally for signatories -- challenged the Bank of Scotland over the closure of Nairn's last bank branch, and criticised the UK government for refusing to acknowledge the North of Scotland's energy price gap. In Parliament he voted to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment, aligning with SNP colleagues rather than breaking from the party, and he has opposed both sets of asylum seeker support regulations.
His voting participation stands at 30% -- well below the Commons average -- though his 200 speech contributions across 120 debates suggest he prioritises speaking over voting. He is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes to date. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs, energy, defence, and cost-of-living, consistent with his role as SNP Energy Spokesperson. Stance data shows strong alignment with workers' rights and climate action, but low alignment on fiscal responsibility and progressive taxation -- partly reflecting SNP opposition to Labour's employer National Insurance increase, on which he voted against 100% of the time.
Two deviations stand out in the data: he votes considerably less often in favour of pension protection than his SNP colleagues (25% versus a party average of 72%), though the reasons are unclear from available information. He sits on no select committees. News coverage over the past 90 days skews toward economy and jobs issues, with one negative performance article; beyond that, local reporting portrays consistent constituency engagement.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badenoch Strathspey(4 seats) | Lobban · Bruce · Cockburn · Jones | 3,869 | Highland Ind | May 2022 |
| Elgin City North(3 seats) | Dunbar · Fernandes · Keith | 3,199 | Moray Ind | May 2022 |
| Elgin City South(3 seats) | Leadbitter · Divers · Bloomfield | 3,676 | Moray Ind | May 2022 |
| Forres(4 seats) | Horn · Robertson · Mcbain · Lawrence | 5,105 | Moray Ind | May 2022 |
| Heldon Laich(4 seats) | Mustard · Allan · Cowe · Cameron | 4,329 | Moray Ind | May 2022 |
| Nairn Cawdor(4 seats) | Jarvie · Fraser · Green · Oldham | 4,309 | Highland Ind | May 2022 |
| Speyside Glenlivet(3 seats) | Gordon · Ross · Harris | 3,028 | Moray Ind | May 2022 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
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Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £248m |
| Taxpayers | 51,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,560 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,900 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Moray and Highland. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham LeadbitterWON | SNP | 14,961 | 32.1 |
| Kathleen Robertson | Con | 13,960 | 30.0 |
| James Hynam | Lab | 8,259 | 17.7 |
| Neil Alexander | LD | 3,785 | 8.1 |
| Steve Skerrett | Ref | 3,490 | 7.5 |
| Draeyk Van der Horn | Ind | 1,676 | 3.6 |
| Euan Morrice | Ind | 423 | 0.9 |
Turnout 46,554
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo