An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Orkney and Shetland, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.
Liberal Democrats hold by Alistair Carmichael with a majority of 2,507 - 10.8% - on a turnout of 67.7%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
CARMICHAEL, Alistair | LD | 10,381 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
LESLIE, Robert | SNP | 7,874 | 34.0% | 5.0% |
FAIRBAIRN, Jennifer | Con | 2,287 | 9.9% | 1.2% |
DRAKE, Coilla | Lab | 1,550 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
SMITH, Robert | BRX | 900 | 3.9% | - |
BARNARD, David | Ind | 168 | 0.7% | - |
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 34,211, having a valid vote count of 23,160 and an invalid vote count of 80.
Result declared at 06:01 on 13 December 2019.