Election for the constituency of Orkney and Shetland on 12 December 2019

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%.

An electorate of 34,211, having a valid vote count of 23,160 and an invalid vote count of 80.

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% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 06:01 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.