Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Orkney and Shetland in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandOrkney and Shetland
Electorate33,229[1]
Major settlementsKirkwall, Lerwick
Current constituency
Created1708
Member of ParliamentAlistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrats)
Number of membersOne
Created fromOrkney and Shetland

Orkney and Shetland (Scottish Gaelic: Arcaibh agus Sealtainn) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Scotland and covers the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.

Election results

General election 2019: Orkney and Shetland[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 10,381 44.8 −3.8
SNP Robert Leslie 7,874 34.0 +5.0
Conservative Jenny Fairbairn 2,287 9.9 +1.2
Labour Coilla Drake 1,550 6.7 −4.7
Brexit Party Robert Smith 900 3.9 New
Independent David Barnard 168 0.7 New
Majority 2,507 10.8 −8.8
Turnout 23,160 67.7 −0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.4

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics (24 February 2016). "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Candidates announced for Orkney and Shetland constituency - 14 November". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Orkney & Shetland parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 2019-12-15.
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