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Election for the constituency of Orkney and Shetland on 6 May 2010.

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An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Orkney and Shetland, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Liberal Democrats hold by Alistair Carmichael with a majority of 9,928 - 51.3% - on a turnout of 58.5%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
CARMICHAEL, Alistair	LD	11,989	62.0%	10.5%
COOPER, Mark	Lab	2,061	10.7%	-3.5%
MOWAT, John	SNP	2,042	10.6%	0.2%
SPENCER NAIRN, Frank	Con	2,032	10.5%	-2.8%
SMITH, Robert	UKIP	1,222	6.3%	3.9%

An electorate of 33,085, having a valid vote count of 19,346 and an invalid vote count of 61.

Result declared at 06:24 on 7 May 2010. 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.