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Orkney and Shetland

Shows the general election results for Orkney and Shetland, which is a constituency in Orkney Islands. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 34,164 and a turnout of 68.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Alistair Carmichael
Majority
4,563
Electorate
34,164
Turnout
68.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
LD 48.6%
SNP 29.0%
Lab 11.4%
Con 8.7%
UKIP 1.2%
Ind 1.1%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

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 11,312 48.6 7.2
Miriam Brett  SNP 6,749 29.0 -8.8
Robina Barton  Lab 2,664 11.4 4.3
Jamie Halcro Johnston  Con 2,024 8.7 -0.2
Robert Smith * UKIP 283 1.2 -3.5
Stuart Hill * Ind 245 1.1 1.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD SNP Lab Con UKIP Ind SSP Oth
2005 51.5% 10.3% 14.2% 13.3% 2.4% 0.0% 5.6% 2.7%
2010 62.0% 10.6% 10.7% 10.5% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 41.4% 37.8% 7.1% 8.9% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 48.6% 29.0% 11.4% 8.7% 1.2% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
376 Orkney and Shetland 19.6%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

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: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
505 Orkney and Shetland 48.6%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
368 Orkney and Shetland 68.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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