Scotland · Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Covers Kirkwall · Lerwick · Stromness
Photograph shows Kirkwall, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Orkney and Shetland.
Your member of parliament
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Orkney and Shetland at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,807 votes, or 37.7 points. A swing of 18.9 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 613 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 37.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 37.7 points, which is larger than 613 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 7,807 votes.
Majority
7,807
37.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
60.4%
+0.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
20,688 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair CarmichaelElected | Liberal Democrat | 11,392 | 55.1% | +42.9 |
| Robert Leslie | Scottish National Party | 3,585 | 17.3% | +14.8 |
| Alex Armitage | Scottish Green Party | 2,046 | 9.9% | +9.6 |
| Robert Smith | Reform UK | 1,586 | 7.7% | -6.6 |
| Conor Savage | Labour | 1,493 | 7.2% | -26.5 |
| Shane Painter | Conservative | 586 | 2.8% | -20.9 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. 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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