UK Explained

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Represented in Parliament by Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Graham Leadbitter, Scottish National Party. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 296 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £761£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 177 areas and lower than 471.

UK 3.9%This area 2.5%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey£7612.5%
Maldon£7632.5%
Weald of Kent£7602.6%
Hazel Grove£7602.6%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National Party

MAJORITY
1,001

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
60%

of people who could vote did

Graham Leadbitter won with 32% of the votes, and Kathleen Robertson (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Scottish National Party32% · 14,961
Conservative30% · 13,960
Labour18% · 8,259
Liberal Democrat8% · 3,785
Reform UK7% · 3,490
Scottish Green Party4% · 1,676
Everyone else1% · 423
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Graham LeadbitterScottish National Party14,96132.1%
Kathleen RobertsonConservative13,96030.0%
James HynamLabour8,25917.7%
Neil AlexanderLiberal Democrat3,7858.1%
Steve SkerrettReform UK3,4907.5%
Draeyk Van der HornScottish Green Party1,6763.6%
Euan MorriceScottish Family Party4230.9%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£761 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.5%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026