Riding profile

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

UK constituency — Scotland · Mixed · scotland

The question

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, a mixed constituency in Scotland, elected a member with the SNP in the previous cycle, with a 2-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the SNP ahead at 27% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Graham Leadbitter

Sits with SNP

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

SNP

Toss-up

Probability
92%
Mean margin (pts)
1.1
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 27.3%
  • Conservative 26.4%
  • Reform UK 22.0%
  • Lib Dems 10.0%
  • Green 5.5%
  • Labour 5.3%
  • Other 3.4%

In context

How this riding stacks up

SNP Conservative Reform UK Lib Dems
HereMoray West, Nairn and Strathspey 27.3%26.4%22.0%10.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.5% +24.8 18.9% +7.5 25.3% −3.3 11.6% −1.7

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
SNP
Margin
2.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Graham Leadbitter Elected SNP 14,961 32.1
Kathleen Robertson Conservative 13,960 30.0
James Hynam Labour 8,259 17.7
Neil Alexander Lib Dems 3,785 8.1
Steve Skerrett Reform UK 3,490 7.5
Draeyk Van der Horn Green 1,676 3.6
Euan Morrice Other 423 0.9

Demographics

Who lives here

Employment rate
76.0%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029