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


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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). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. In 2011 it replaced most of the constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West with Inverness being moved into a new seat called Inverness and Nairn.

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 Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney and Shetland.

The 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. These are: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn and 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
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | 2011 Dave Thompson Scottish National Party
2016 Kate Forbes

Election results

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 N/A
Alba 789 1.8 N/A
Scottish Family 305 0.7 N/A
All for Unity 281 0.6 N/A
Freedom Alliance (UK) 117 0.3 N/A
UKIP 95 0.2 Decrease2.3
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 80 0.2 N/A
Reform UK 78 0.2 N/A
Scottish Libertarian 72 0.2 N/A
Restore Scotland 71 0.2 N/A
Independent Hazel Mansfield 68 0.2 N/A
TUSC 49 0.1 N/A
Majority 15,861 36.8 Increase12.0
Turnout 43,156 68.4 Increase7.1 43,372 68.7
SNP hold Swing Increase5.9
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

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
Liberal Democrats Angela MacLean 8,319 22.8 Decrease7.7 5,405 14.8
Conservative Robbie Munro 5,887 16.1 Increase7.2 7,327 20.0
Labour Linda Stewart 3,821 10.5 Decrease2.4 3,580 9.8
Independent Ronnie Campbell 1,116 3.1 Increase1.6
Scottish Green 3,362 9.2
UKIP 922 2.5
Scottish Christian 548 1.5
Independent James Stockan 229 0.6
RISE 179 0.5
Solidarity 123 0.3
Majority 9,043 24.8 Increase9.1
Turnout 36,505 61.3 Increase5.7 36,639 61.5
SNP hold Swing Increase4.6
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP David Thompson 14,737 46.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan MacRae 9,742 30.5 N/A
Labour Linda Stewart 4,112 12.9 N/A
Conservative Kerensa Carr 2,834 8.9 N/A
Independent Ronnie Campbell 490 1.5 N/A
Majority 4,995 15.7 N/A
Turnout 31,915 55.6 N/A
SNP win (new seat)

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. https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections
  3. https://twitter.com/HighlandCouncil/status/1391024614474756099
  4. 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
  5. "2011 Scottish Parliamentary election results: Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch". Electoral commission. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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