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{{Short description|Constituency of the |
{{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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| population = 76,018 (2019)<ref>, ]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ()</ref> | | 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. |
'''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 |
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 |
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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!colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party | !colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Scottish National Party |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | ||
| ] | | ] | ||
|] | |] | ||
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== Election results == | == Election results == | ||
] | |||
=== Elections in the 2020s === | === Elections in the 2020s === | ||
{{AMS election box begin | {{AMS election box begin | ||
|title = ]: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch<ref>https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections |
|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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{{AMS election box independent | {{AMS election box independent | ||
|party = Independent (politician) | |party = Independent (politician) | ||
|candidate = ]{{efn|Incumbent member on the list for ], having been elected as a member of the ] in 2016}} | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|list_votes = 1,199 | |list_votes = 1,199 | ||
|list_percentage = 2.8 | |list_percentage = 2.8 | ||
|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 = 789 | |list_votes = 789 | ||
|list_percentage = 1.8 | |list_percentage = 1.8 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 305 | |list_votes = 305 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.7 | |list_percentage = 0.7 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 281 | |list_votes = 281 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.6 | |list_percentage = 0.6 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 117 | |list_votes = 117 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.3 | |list_percentage = 0.3 | ||
|list_change = |
|list_change =''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 80 | |list_votes = 80 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.2 | |list_percentage = 0.2 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 78 | |list_votes = 78 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.2 | |list_percentage = 0.2 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 72 | |list_votes = 72 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.2 | |list_percentage = 0.2 | ||
|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 = 71 | |list_votes = 71 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.2 | |list_percentage = 0.2 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{AMS election box independent | {{AMS election box independent | ||
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|list_votes = 68 | |list_votes = 68 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.2 | |list_percentage = 0.2 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 49 | |list_votes = 49 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.1 | |list_percentage = 0.1 | ||
|list_change = '' |
|list_change = ''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{AMS election box majority | {{AMS election box majority | ||
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|percentage = 36.8 | |percentage = 36.8 | ||
|change = {{increase}}12.0 | |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 | {{AMS election box turnout | ||
|votes = 43, |
|votes = 43,374 | ||
|percentage = 68. |
|percentage = 68.7 | ||
|change = {{ |
|change = {{up}}7.2 | ||
|list_votes = 43, |
|list_votes = 43,436 | ||
|list_percentage = 68. |
|list_percentage = 68.8 | ||
|list_change = {{up}}7.2 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{AMS election box hold| | {{AMS election box hold| | ||
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===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 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | 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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|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 = | |||
}} | }} | ||
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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 = | |||
}} | }} | ||
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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 = | |||
}} | }} | ||
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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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|list_votes = 179 | |list_votes = 179 | ||
|list_percentage = 0.5 | |list_percentage = 0.5 | ||
|list_change = | |list_change =''New'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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, |
|votes = 36,644 | ||
|percentage = 61. |
|percentage = 61.5 | ||
|change = {{ |
|change = {{up}}5.3 | ||
|list_votes = 36, |
|list_votes = 36,685 | ||
|list_percentage = 61. |
|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}} | ||
{{ |
{{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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{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'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{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'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{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'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{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'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{AMS election box valid votes | ||
|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'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{AMS election box win | ||
|winner = Scottish National Party | |winner = Scottish National Party | ||
|reason=seat | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ |
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}} | ||
== Notes and references == | == Notes and references == | ||
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==External links== | ==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}} | ||
{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 2011- | {{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 2011- |
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Constituency of the Scottish Parliament
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
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County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 76,018 (2019) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Kate Forbes |
Council area | Highland |
Created from | Ross, 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;
- In full: Dingwall and Seaforth; Black Isle; Eilean a’ Cheò; Caol and Mallaig; Aird and Loch Ness; Fort William and Ardnamurchan
- In part: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh; Badenoch and Strathspey
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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2011 | Dave Thompson | Scottish National Party | |
2016 | Kate Forbes |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Kate Forbes | 24,192 | 56.1 | 8.5 | 18,220 | 42.0 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | Jamie Halcro Johnston | 8,331 | 19.3 | 3.2 | 9,718 | 22.4 | 2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denis Rixson | 6,778 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 4,244 | 9.8 | 5.0 | |
Labour | John Erskine | 3,855 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 4,001 | 9.2 | 0.6 | |
Scottish Green | 3,985 | 9.2 | 0.0 | |||||
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 | 2.3 | |||||
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 | 12.0 | |||||
Valid Votes | 43,156 | 43,372 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 218 | 64 | ||||||
Turnout | 43,374 | 68.7 | 7.2 | 43,436 | 68.8 | 7.2 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 5.9 | ||||||
Notes
|
This was the largest numerical majority at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
2010s
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Kate Forbes | 17,362 | 47.6 | 1.4 | 14,964 | 40.8 | 5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela MacLean | 8,319 | 22.8 | 7.7 | 5,405 | 14.8 | 3.7 | |
Conservative | Robbie Munro | 5,887 | 16.1 | 7.2 | 7,327 | 20.0 | 10.7 | |
Labour | Linda Stewart | 3,821 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 3,580 | 9.8 | 1.4 | |
Independent | Ronnie Campbell | 1,116 | 3.1 | 1.6 | ||||
Scottish Green | 3,362 | 9.2 | 2.7 | |||||
UKIP | 922 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |||||
Scottish Christian | 548 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |||||
Independent | James Stockan | 229 | 0.6 | New | ||||
RISE | 179 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Solidarity | 123 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||
Majority | 9,043 | 24.8 | 9.1 | |||||
Valid Votes | 36,505 | 36,639 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 139 | 46 | ||||||
Turnout | 36,644 | 61.5 | 5.3 | 36,685 | 61.6 | 5.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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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
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Notes and references
- Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- 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.
- "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links
- "Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 15 June 2021.