An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Orkney and Shetland, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Liberal Democrats hold by Alistair Carmichael with a majority of 817 - 3.6% - on a turnout of 65.8%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| CARMICHAEL, Alistair | LD | 9,407 | 41.4% | -20.6% |
| SKENE, Danus | SNP | 8,590 | 37.8% | 27.2% |
| CAMERON, Donald | Con | 2,025 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| MCGARVEY, Gerry | Lab | 1,624 | 7.1% | -3.5% |
| SMITH, Robert | UKIP | 1,082 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 34,552, having a valid vote count of 22,728 and an invalid vote count of 75.
Result declared at 03:55 on 8 May 2015.