Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party) is the MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party) won 14,961 votes, 32.1% of the valid vote; Kathleen Robertson (Conservative) came second with 13,960. 46,554 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,243, 60.3% of those registered. The majority was 1,001.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2024/25, 14.6% of children under 16 in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (2,379) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 13.9% in 2021/22 to 12.2% in 2024/25.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.7 points. 20.3% were economically inactive.
Residents of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,434 for workplace jobs and £39,128 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,503. The residents' figure ranks 274th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,440 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.4%. A year earlier the count was 1,220.
Workplaces in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey accounted for 43,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,585 local units for March 2026.
MP
Graham Leadbitter, Scottish National Party
- MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Graham Leadbitter on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Graham Leadbitter in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 225 spoken contributions by Graham Leadbitter since 4 July 2024.
Very briefly, I am raising these issues with colleagues in the Scottish Government as well, but while DESNZ and Ofgem have a role in this, I think it is helpful for every organisation to be pushing the developers and saying, “What are you doing about the roads infrastructure?
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There are also huge opportunities for geothermal energy, particularly in Aberdeenshire, but also in other parts of Scotland. The Government could focus more attention on geothermal and tidal stream. Does the hon. Gentleman agree with that sentiment?
I welcome the Minister to her place, but to suggest that to be anti-nuclear is to be anti-baseload or anti other forms of useful energy that can provide baseload is absolute nonsense.
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I just want to know how the hon. Member thinks that energy from nuclear power stations the length and breadth of the country would be transported about the country.
I entirely agree with the comments made about business costs. That also applies across the public sector; local authorities and NHS trusts and boards all pay substantial amounts for their energy, particularly leisure trusts, which have swimming pools and ice rinks and provide a …
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Leadbitter | Scottish National Party | 14,961 | 32.1% | −14.0 |
| Kathleen Robertson | Conservative | 13,960 | 30.0% | −10.9 |
| James Hynam | Labour | 8,259 | 17.7% | +13.1 |
| Neil Alexander | Liberal Democrat | 3,785 | 8.1% | +2.3 |
| Steve Skerrett | Reform UK | 3,490 | 7.5% | +6.9 |
| Draeyk Van der Horn | Scottish Green Party | 1,676 | 3.6% | +2.4 |
| Euan Morrice | Scottish Family Party | 423 | 0.9% |
Result summary as published: SNP hold. 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 32.1% | Conservative 30.0% | 1,001 | 60.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 46.1% | Conservative 40.9% | 2,906 | 73.8% |
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
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Every body that makes decisions for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, 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
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey this page: Graham Leadbitter (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 Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey?
Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey?
The House of Commons Library records 14,961 votes for Graham Leadbitter of Scottish National Party and a majority of 1,001; 60.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,440, 2.4% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,128 (April 2025).
How many children in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey live in low income families?
2,379 children under 16, 14.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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.