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{{Short description|Constituency of the Scottish Parliament}} {{Short description|Constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency {{Infobox constituency
| name = Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | name = Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
| type = county | type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions | constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions
| parl_name = ] | parl_name = ]
| image = ] | image = ]
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| local_council_label = ] | local_council_label = ]
| local_council = ] | local_council = ]
| population = 76,018 (2019)<ref>, ]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ()</ref>
}} }}
'''Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch''' is a ] of the ] (]). It elects one ] by the ] method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the ] ], which elects seven ], in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of ] for the region as a whole. In 2011 it replaced most of the constituency of ] with Inverness being moved into a new seat called ]. '''Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch''' is a ] of the ] (]) covering part of the ] ]. It elects one ] by the ] method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the ] ], which elects seven ], as well as eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of ] for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the ], and replaced most of the former constituency of ] and part of the former ] constituency. The remaining portions of the two former seats (consisting mostly of the less rural area surrounding and including Inverness) was moved into a new seat called ].

The seat has been held by ] of the ] since the ].


== Electoral region == == Electoral region ==
{{See also|Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}} {{See also|Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}


The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies of are ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are ]; ]; ]; ]; ]; ]; ]. The Highlands and Islands electoral region covers most of ], all of the ], most of the ], all of the ], all of the ] and all of ].

The region covers most of ], all of the ], most of the ], all of the ], all of the ] and all of ].


== Constituency boundaries and council area == == Constituency boundaries and council area ==


The ] is represented in the ] by three constituencies. These are: ]; ] and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. The ] is represented in the ] by three constituencies:
];
]; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.


The electoral wards used in the newly created constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch are; The electoral wards used in the newly created constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch are;
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== Election results == == Election results ==
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=== Elections in the 2020s === === Elections in the 2020s ===
{{AMS election box begin {{AMS election box begin
|title = ]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch |title = ]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections/5|title=Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 Results|publisher=The Highland Council|accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref>

|constituency_type = Constituency |constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional |list_type = Regional
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|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = John Erskine
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|party = Scottish National Party |party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = |votes = 24,192
|percentage = |percentage = 56.1
|change = |change = {{increase}}8.5
|list_votes = |list_votes = 18,220
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 42.0
|list_change = |list_change = {{increase}}1.2
|winner = |winner = yes
|list_winner = |list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent |status = incumbent
}} }}
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|party = Scottish Conservatives |party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
|votes = |votes = 8,331
|percentage = |percentage = 19.3
|change = |change = {{increase}}3.2
|list_votes = |list_votes = 9,718
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 22.4
|list_change = |list_change = {{increase}}2.4
|winner =
|list_winner =
|status = list incumbent |status = list incumbent
}} }}
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|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Denis Rixson |candidate = Denis Rixson
|votes = |votes = 6,778
|percentage = |percentage = 15.7
|change = |change = {{decrease}}7.1
|list_votes = |list_votes = 4,244
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 9.8
|list_change = |list_change = {{decrease}}5.0
|winner = |status =
}}
|list_winner =
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = John Erskine
|votes = 3,855
|percentage = 8.9
|change = {{decrease}}1.6
|list_votes = 4,001
|list_percentage = 9.2
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.6
|status = |status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party |party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = |list_votes = 3,985
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 9.2
|list_change = |list_change = {{no change}}0.0
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = ]{{efn|Incumbent member on the list for ], having been elected as a member of the ] in 2016}}
|list_votes = 1,199
|list_percentage = 2.8
|list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party |party = Alba Party
|list_votes = |list_votes = 789
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 1.8
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 305
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity |party = All for Unity
|list_votes = |list_votes = 281
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK) |party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = |list_votes = 117
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = |list_change =''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK |party = UKIP
|list_votes = |list_votes = 95
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = {{decrease}}2.3
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Restore Scotland |party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = |list_votes = 80
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party |party = Reform UK
|list_votes = |list_votes = 78
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =
|list_percentage =
|list_change =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party |party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = |list_votes = 72
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |party = Restore Scotland
|list_votes = |list_votes = 71
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes =
|list_percentage =
|list_change =
}} }}
{{AMS election box independent {{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician) |party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hazel Mansfield |candidate = Hazel Mansfield
|list_votes = |list_votes = 68
|list_percentage = |list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = |list_change = ''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box independent {{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Independent (politician) |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 49
|candidate = ]
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_votes =
|list_change = ''New''
|list_percentage =
}}
|list_change =
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 15,861
|percentage = 36.8
|change = {{increase}}12.0
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =43,156
|list_votes = 43,372
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 218
|list_votes =64
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 43,374
|percentage = 68.7
|change = {{up}}7.2
|list_votes = 43,436
|list_percentage = 68.8
|list_change = {{up}}7.2
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{up}}5.9
}} }}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}} {{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

This was the largest numerical majority at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.


===2010s=== ===2010s===
{{AMS election box begin {{AMS election box begin
|title = ]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch<ref>https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/1220/scottish_parliamentary_election_%E2%80%93_regional_contest_statement_of_persons_and_parties_nominated_and_notice_of_poll</ref> |title = ]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/1220/scottish_parliamentary_election_%E2%80%93_regional_contest_statement_of_persons_and_parties_nominated_and_notice_of_poll|title=The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 &#124; Council and government &#124; Politicians, elections and democracy &#124; Elections and voting|first=The Highland|last=Council|website=www.highland.gov.uk|accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency |constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional |list_type = Regional
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{{AMS election box with party link {{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party |party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = <b>]</b> |candidate = ]
|votes = 17,362 |votes = 17,362
|percentage = 47.6 |percentage = 47.6
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|list_votes = 14,964 |list_votes = 14,964
|list_percentage = 40.8 |list_percentage = 40.8
|list_change = |list_change = {{down}}5.1
|winner = Yes |winner = yes
|list_winner = Yes |list_winner = yes
|status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with party link {{AMS election box with party link
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|list_votes = 5,405 |list_votes = 5,405
|list_percentage = 14.8 |list_percentage = 14.8
|list_change = |list_change = {{down}}3.7
|status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with party link {{AMS election box with party link
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|list_votes = 7,327 |list_votes = 7,327
|list_percentage = 20.0 |list_percentage = 20.0
|list_change = |list_change = {{up}}10.7
|status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with party link {{AMS election box with party link
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|list_votes = 3,580 |list_votes = 3,580
|list_percentage = 9.8 |list_percentage = 9.8
|list_change = |list_change = {{down}}1.4
|status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with constituency party link {{AMS election box with constituency party link
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|percentage = 3.1 |percentage = 3.1
|change = {{increase}}1.6 |change = {{increase}}1.6
|list_votes =
|list_percentage =
|list_change =
|status =
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
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|list_votes = 3,362 |list_votes = 3,362
|list_percentage = 9.2 |list_percentage = 9.2
|list_change = |list_change ={{up}}2.7
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
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|list_votes = 922 |list_votes = 922
|list_percentage = 2.5 |list_percentage = 2.5
|list_change = |list_change ={{up}}0.7
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
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|list_votes = 548 |list_votes = 548
|list_percentage = 1.5 |list_percentage = 1.5
|list_change = |list_change ={{down}}0.7
}} }}
{{AMS election box independent {{AMS election box independent
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|list_votes = 229 |list_votes = 229
|list_percentage = 0.6 |list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = |list_change =''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
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|list_votes = 179 |list_votes = 179
|list_percentage = 0.5 |list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = |list_change =''New''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link {{AMS election box with list party link
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|list_votes = 123 |list_votes = 123
|list_percentage = 0.3 |list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = |list_change ={{up}}0.2
}} }}
{{AMS election box majority {{AMS election box majority
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|percentage = 24.8 |percentage = 24.8
|change = {{increase}}9.1 |change = {{increase}}9.1
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =36,505
|list_votes = 36,639
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 139
|list_votes =46
}} }}
{{AMS election box turnout {{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 36,505 |votes = 36,644
|percentage = 61.3 |percentage = 61.5
|change = {{increase}}5.7 |change = {{up}}5.3
|list_votes = 36,639 |list_votes = 36,685
|list_percentage = 61.5 |list_percentage = 61.6
|list_change = {{up}}5.3
}} }}
{{AMS election box hold {{AMS election box hold
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{{AMS election box end|notes=no}} {{AMS election box end|notes=no}}


{{Election box begin | title=]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/scottish-parliament-election-2011/skye,-lochaber-and-badenoch |title=2011 Scottish Parliamentary election results: Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch |publisher=Electoral commission |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> {{AMS election box begin| title=]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-04/Electoral-Data-Results-May-2016-Scottish-Parliament-elections_2.xls|title=Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election|accessdate=15 June 2021|publisher=The Electoral Commission}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party |party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = ] |candidate = ]
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|percentage = 46.2 |percentage = 46.2
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =14,680
|list_percentage =45.9
|list_change =''N/A''
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
|status=list_incumbent
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Alan MacRae |candidate = Alan MacRae
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|percentage = 30.5 |percentage = 30.5
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =5,909
|list_percentage =18.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party |party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Linda Stewart |candidate = Linda Stewart
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|percentage = 12.9 |percentage = 12.9
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =3,584
|list_percentage =11.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| {{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Kerensa Carr |candidate = Kerensa Carr
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|percentage = 8.9 |percentage = 8.9
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =2,968
|list_percentage =9.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box candidate| {{AMS election box minor party
|party = Independent |party = ]
|candidate = Ronnie Campbell |candidate = Ronnie Campbell
|votes = 490 |votes = 490
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|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box majority|
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =2,064
|list_percentage = 6.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =689
|list_percentage =2.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes =585
|list_percentage =1.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = ]
|list_votes =378
|list_percentage =1.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =253
|list_percentage =0.8
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =175
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =70
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =19
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = ''Others''
|list_votes =613
|list_percentage = 1.9
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 4,995 |votes = 4,995
|percentage = 15.7 |percentage = 15.7
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box turnout| {{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 31,915 |votes =31,915
|list_votes = 31,987
|percentage = 55.6
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 154
|list_votes =116
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 32,069
|percentage = 56.2
|change = ''N/A'' |change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 32,103
|list_percentage = 56.3
|list_change = ''N/A''
}} }}
{{Election box new seat win| {{AMS election box win
|winner = Scottish National Party |winner = Scottish National Party
|reason=seat
}} }}
{{Election box end}} {{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}


== Notes and references == == Notes and references ==
<references /> <references />

==External links==
*{{Cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Skye_Lochaber_and_Badenoch.pdf|title=Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency map|publisher=]|access-date=15 June 2021}}


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Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Population76,018 (2019)
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPKate Forbes
Council areaHighland
Created fromRoss, Skye & Inverness West,
Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, as well as eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and replaced most of the former constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West and part of the former Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber constituency. The remaining portions of the two former seats (consisting mostly of the less rural area surrounding and including Inverness) was moved into a new seat called Inverness and Nairn.

The seat has been held by Kate Forbes of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Argyll and Bute; Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn; Moray; Na h-Eileanan an Iar; Orkney; Shetland. The Highlands and Islands electoral region covers most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney Islands council area, all of the Shetland Islands council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Highland (council area) is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.

The electoral wards used in the newly created constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch are;

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
2011 Dave Thompson Scottish National Party
2016 Kate Forbes

Election results

Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch election results 1999-2021

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Kate Forbes 24,192 56.1 Increase8.5 18,220 42.0 Increase1.2
Conservative Jamie Halcro Johnston 8,331 19.3 Increase3.2 9,718 22.4 Increase2.4
Liberal Democrats Denis Rixson 6,778 15.7 Decrease7.1 4,244 9.8 Decrease5.0
Labour John Erskine 3,855 8.9 Decrease1.6 4,001 9.2 Decrease0.6
Scottish Green 3,985 9.2 Steady0.0
Independent Andy Wightman 1,199 2.8 New
Alba 789 1.8 New
Scottish Family 305 0.7 New
All for Unity 281 0.6 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 117 0.3 New
UKIP 95 0.2 Decrease2.3
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 80 0.2 New
Reform UK 78 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian 72 0.2 New
Restore Scotland 71 0.2 New
Independent Hazel Mansfield 68 0.2 New
TUSC 49 0.1 New
Majority 15,861 36.8 Increase12.0
Valid Votes 43,156 43,372
Invalid Votes 218 64
Turnout 43,374 68.7 Increase7.2 43,436 68.8 Increase7.2
SNP hold Swing Increase5.9
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  3. Incumbent member on the list for Lothian region, having been elected as a member of the Scottish Greens in 2016

This was the largest numerical majority at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Kate Forbes 17,362 47.6 Increase1.4 14,964 40.8 Decrease5.1
Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean 8,319 22.8 Decrease7.7 5,405 14.8 Decrease3.7
Conservative Robbie Munro 5,887 16.1 Increase7.2 7,327 20.0 Increase10.7
Labour Linda Stewart 3,821 10.5 Decrease2.4 3,580 9.8 Decrease1.4
Independent Ronnie Campbell 1,116 3.1 Increase1.6
Scottish Green 3,362 9.2 Increase2.7
UKIP 922 2.5 Increase0.7
Scottish Christian 548 1.5 Decrease0.7
Independent James Stockan 229 0.6 New
RISE 179 0.5 New
Solidarity 123 0.3 Increase0.2
Majority 9,043 24.8 Increase9.1
Valid Votes 36,505 36,639
Invalid Votes 139 46
Turnout 36,644 61.5 Increase5.3 36,685 61.6 Increase5.3
SNP hold Swing Increase4.6
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP David Thompson 14,737 46.2 N/A 14,680 45.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan MacRae 9,742 30.5 N/A 5,909 18.5 N/A
Labour Linda Stewart 4,112 12.9 N/A 3,584 11.2 N/A
Conservative Kerensa Carr 2,834 8.9 N/A 2,968 9.3 N/A
Independent Ronnie Campbell 490 1.5 N/A
Scottish Green 2,064 6.5 N/A
Scottish Christian 689 2.2 N/A
UKIP 585 1.8 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 378 1.2 N/A
Socialist Labour 253 0.8 N/A
BNP 175 0.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist 70 0.2 N/A
Solidarity 19 0.1 N/A
Others 613 1.9 N/A
Majority 4,995 15.7 N/A
Valid Votes 31,915 31,987
Invalid Votes 154 116
Turnout 32,069 56.2 N/A 32,103 56.3 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Notes and references

  1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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