Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been held by Seamus Logan of the Scottish National Party.

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Aberdeenshire and Moray
Electorate	71,485 (March 2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Seamus Logan (SNP)
Seats	One
Created from	Banff and Buchan & Moray

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following:^[3][4]

• In full: the Aberdeenshire Council wards of Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, Peterhead South and Cruden; and the Moray Council wards of Keith and Cullen, and Buckie.
• In part: the Aberdeenshire Council ward of Central Buchan (majority, comprising northeastern areas); and the Moray Council ward of Fochabers Lhanbryde (to the east of the River Spey).

The areas in Aberdeenshire Council, comprising the bulk of the seat, were previously part of the abolished Banff and Buchan constituency; the areas in Moray Council were previously part of the abolished constituency of Moray.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

The general election held on 4 July 2024 was won by the SNP's Seamus Logan, with a majority of 2.4% over Ross. This represented a notional gain on a swing of 11.7% and was the only seat in Scotland to be gained by the SNP and lost by the Conservatives. Reform UK came in third place with 14.6% of the vote, representing its best result in Scotland.

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 ^[9][10]

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	+3.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [b] [12]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,174	48.3
	Scottish National Party	19,775	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	2,028	4.4
	Labour	1,914	4.2
Majority		2,399	5.2
Turnout		50,122	64.2
Electorate		75,655

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.^[11]
2. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place