Scotland · Constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Covers Stornoway
Photograph shows Balivanich, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Your member of parliament
Torcuil Crichton
LabourLabour won Na h-Eileanan an Iar at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,836 votes, or 28.4 points. A swing of 14.2 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 540 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 110.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 28.4 points, which is larger than 540 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 3,836 votes.
Majority
3,836
28.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.4%
+3.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
13,528 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcuil CrichtonElected | Labour | 6,692 | 49.5% | +15.8 |
| Susan Thomson | Scottish National Party | 2,856 | 21.1% | +18.6 |
| Angus MacNeil | Independent | 1,370 | 10.1% | +8.1 |
| Tony Ridden | Reform UK | 697 | 5.2% | -9.1 |
| Kenny Barker | Conservative | 647 | 4.8% | -18.9 |
| Donald Boyd | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 496 | 3.7% | +3.7 |
| Steven Welsh | Scottish Family Party | 388 | 2.9% | +2.8 |
| Jamie Dobson | Liberal Democrat | 382 | 2.8% | -9.4 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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