Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

New parliamentary constituency

This constituency is new at the July general election, and replaces the previous two constituencies:

Moray

Covered approximately 74% of this new constituency’s population, and 84% of this new constituency’s area.

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Covered approximately 28% of this new constituency’s population, and 57% of this new constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

4th Jul 2024

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

71.2%

69.1% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

51.4%

52.0% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

81.9%

84.3% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

27.8%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Conservative Party

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

29.9%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

21.2%

23.6% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

34.8%

37.5% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 71.6% 72.6%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33.6% 33.8%
Partly agree 38% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18.4% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6.0% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3.0% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

36.0%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

27%

26.2% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 55.5% 58.9%
Net disagree 20.4% 17.6%
Strongly agree 22.9% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 32.6% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 24.1% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 10.7% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 9.7% 7.1%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 55.8% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 44.2% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

27.8%

28.7% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

30.8%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0 - 15 16.3% 18.3%
Ages 16 - 24 8.6% 10.5%
Ages 25 - 34 10.9% 13.2%
Ages 35 - 49 17.8% 19.1%
Ages 50 - 64 23.3% 19.8%
Ages 65 and over 23.2% 19.1%

Country of the UK

Scotland

Estimated child poverty

22.0%

29.3% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
Asian / Asian British 4.1% 8.1%
African, Caribbean or Black 0.7% 1.3%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups 1.1% 2.8%
Other ethnic groups 0.8% 1.8%
Other White 0.3% 6.3%
White British 92.8% 77.5%

Number of onshore windfarms

3

0.7 national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

5

  • Abernethy
  • Ballinlaggan
  • Culbin Sands
  • Insh Marshes
  • Loch Spynie

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves