Moray (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 57°30′43″N 3°14′53″W / 57.512°N 3.248°W / 57.512; -3.248

Moray
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Moray in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland Moray
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Angus Robertson (SNP)
Created from Moray & Nairn and Banffshire[1]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Scotland

Moray is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

A rural constituency, Elgin is the main town, with the rest of the population sprinkled across several small fishing and farming communities.

Boundaries

1983-1997: Moray District.

1997-2005: The Moray District electoral divisions of Buckie, Burghsea, Elgin North East, Elgin South West, Ernedal, Innes-Heldon, Rathford-Lennox, and Speyside-Glenlivet.

2005–present: The Moray Council area.

The constituency covers the whole of the Moray council area. Between 1997 and 2005, it covered a slightly smaller area. A similar constituency, also called Moray, is used for elections to the Scottish Parliament.

The seat is bordered by the constituencies of Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine, Banff and Buchan, Gordon, and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Moray and Nairn, and Banff.

Member of Parliament

The MP since 2001 is Angus Robertson, who leads the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons.

ElectionMember[2] Party
1983 Alex Pollock Conservative
1987 Margaret Ewing SNP
2001 Angus Robertson SNP

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

General Election 2015: Moray[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 24,384 49.5 +9.8
Conservative Douglas Ross 15,319 31.1 +5.0
Labour Sean Morton 4,898 9.9 −7.1
UKIP Robert Scorer[5] 1,939 3.9 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Jamie Paterson[6] 1,395 2.8 −11.7
Scottish Green James MacKessack-Leitch[7] 1,345 2.7 N/A
Majority 9,065 18.4 +4.8
Turnout 49,280 68.7 +6.5
SNP hold Swing +2.4
General Election 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 16,273 39.7 +3.1
Conservative Douglas Ross 10,683 26.1 +4.1
Labour Kieron Green 7,007 17.1 −3.3
Liberal Democrat James Paterson 5,965 14.5 −4.7
UKIP Donald Gatt 1,085 2.6 +2.6
Majority 5,590 13.6
Turnout 41,004 62.2 +3.0
SNP hold Swing −0.5

On 9 April 2010 the prospective Labour candidate Stuart MacLennan was sacked by the Labour party following offensive comments MacLennan had made on the social networking service Twitter, calling elderly voters "coffin dodgers" and referring to leaders of other political parties (and other candidates from his own party) in four letter terms.[9][10]

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: Moray[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 14,196 36.6 +7.2
Conservative Jamie Halcro-Johnston 8,520 22.0 −0.9
Labour Kevin Hutchens 7,919 20.4 −3.9
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Linda J. Gorn 7,460 19.2 +1.2
Scottish Socialist Norma Anderson 698 1.8 −0.6
Majority 5,676 14.6
Turnout 38,793 58.4 +1.2
SNP hold Swing +4.1
General Election 2001: Moray[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 10,076 30.3 −11.2
Labour Miss Catriona M. Munro 8,332 25.1 +5.2
Conservative Frank Spencer-Nairn 7,677 23.1 −4.5
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Linda J. Gorn 5,224 15.7 +6.8
Scottish Socialist Mrs. Norma C. Anderson 821 2.5 N/A
Independent Bill Jappy 802 2.4 N/A
UKIP Nigel Kenyon 291 0.9 N/A
Majority 1,744 5.2
Turnout 33,223 57.4 −10.8
SNP hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Moray[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Margaret Ewing 16,529 41.6
Conservative Andrew J. Findlay 10,963 27.6
Labour Lewis Macdonald 7,886 19.8
Liberal Democrat Miss Debra M. Storr 3,548 8.90
Referendum Paddy Mieklejohn 840 2.1
Majority 5,566 14.0
Turnout 39,766 68.2 −4.5
SNP hold Swing 3.5 Con to SNP
General Election 1992: Moray[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Margaret Ewing 20,299 44.3 +1.2
Conservative Mrs. Roma L. Hossack 17,455 38.1 +3.1
Labour Conal Robertson Cumming Smith 5,448 11.9 +0.6
Liberal Democrat Brinsley Sheridan 2,634 5.7 −4.8
Majority 2,844 6.2
Turnout 45,836 73.2
SNP hold Swing

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1987: Moray[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Margaret Ewing 19,510 43.2 +8.0
Conservative Alexander Pollock 15,825 35.0 −4.2
Labour Conal Robertson Cumming Smith 5,118 11.3 +4.0
Liberal Danus Skene 4,724 10.5 −7.8
Majority 3,685 8.2
Turnout 45,177 72.6
SNP gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1983: Moray[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Pollock 16,944 39.2 N/A
SNP Hamish Watt 15,231 35.2 N/A
Liberal Michael Rodger Burnett 7,901 18.3 N/A
Labour Jim Kiddie 3,139 7.3 N/A
Majority 1,713 4.0 N/A
Turnout 43,215 71.1 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "'Moray', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file99027.pdf 8Aug15
  5. ↑ http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/scottish-greens-confirm-32-candidates-for-biggest-mp-push/
  6. ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/moray/
  7. ↑ http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/scottish-greens-confirm-32-candidates-for-biggest-mp-push/
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Twitter abuse Stuart MacLennan candidate removed". BBC News. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Naughton, Philippe (9 April 2010). "Labour candidate Stuart MacLennan sacked over Twitter rants". London: Times Online. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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