Aberdeenshire North and Moray East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party) is the MP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party) 13,455 votes and Douglas Ross (Conservative) 12,513, a majority of 942. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 54.5% (38,188 of 70,058).
Key figures
What the figures show
DWP figures count 2,470 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 15.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 12.1% in 2024/25, from 14.4% in 2021/22.
69.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.3 points). The economically inactive share was 22.7%.
Full-time employees living in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East had median pay of £35,957 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,480. A year before, the residents' median was £31,978. The residents' figure ranks 183rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,890 business sites were registered in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East in March 2026 (4,870 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 2.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East were claimants (1,655 people). That is up from 1,515 twelve months before.
MP
Seamus Logan, Scottish National Party
- MP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Seamus Logan on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Seamus Logan's latest words in Parliament, from 14 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 360 spoken contributions by Seamus Logan since 4 July 2024.
I hear the Minister saying that the decision had no impact, but in a written response to a question from a colleague recently, the Minister failed to clarify whether an impact assessment had been carried out.
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May I first apologise to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the House for missing the very start of the debate? I am sorry that I missed the speech of the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron).
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I want to be kind to the Minister, because I am sure he is still smarting from the verbal caning that he received from Mr Speaker earlier.
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The Department has thus far refused to publish the impact assessment associated with the US-UK pharma deal. May I ask what the Government are trying to hide?
My hon. Friend will not be surprised to hear that I agree with everything he says. I note that the Father of the House, the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), chose not to use the word “illegal”. Does my hon.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus Logan | Scottish National Party | 13,455 | 35.2% | −7.9 |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | 12,513 | 32.8% | −15.6 |
| Jo Hart | Reform UK | 5,562 | 14.6% | |
| Andy Brown | Labour | 3,876 | 10.1% | +6.0 |
| Ian Bailey | Liberal Democrat | 2,782 | 7.3% | +2.9 |
Result summary as published: SNP gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Scottish National Party 35.2% | Conservative 32.8% | 942 | 54.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.3% | Scottish National Party 43.1% | 2,399 | 64.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Aberdeenshire S12000034
- Moray S12000020
Who has power over Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Every body that makes decisions for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East this page: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East?
UK Parliament lists Seamus Logan, Scottish National Party, as the Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East?
Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party) won with 13,455 votes, a majority of 942, on a turnout of 54.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East?
2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,655 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,957 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,470 (15.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.