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2015 general election results

Orkney and Shetland

Shows the general election results for Orkney and Shetland, which is a constituency in Orkney Islands. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 34,552 and a turnout of 65.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Alistair Carmichael
Majority
817
Electorate
34,552
Turnout
65.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
LD 41.4%
SNP 37.8%
Con 8.9%
Lab 7.1%
UKIP 4.8%

Party results and changes 2010 - 2015

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Alistair Carmichael  LD 9,407 41.4 -20.6
Danus Skene  SNP 8,590 37.8 27.2
Donald Cameron  Con 2,025 8.9 -1.6
Gerry McGarvey  Lab 1,624 7.1 -3.5
Robert Smith * UKIP 1,082 4.8 -1.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD SNP Con Lab UKIP SSP Oth
2005 51.5% 10.3% 13.3% 14.2% 2.4% 5.6% 2.7%
2010 62.0% 10.6% 10.5% 10.7% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 41.4% 37.8% 8.9% 7.1% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
608 Orkney and Shetland 3.6%
650 Gower 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
567 Orkney and Shetland 41.4%
650 Belfast South 24.5%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 66.2%
1 East Dunbartonshire 81.9%
366 Orkney and Shetland 65.8%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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