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Election for the constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber on 6 May 2010.

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

Liberal Democrats hold by Charles Kennedy with a majority of 13,070 - 37.5% - on a turnout of 67.2%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
KENNEDY, Charles	LD	18,335	52.6%	-6.1%
MCKENDRICK, John	Lab	5,265	15.1%	0.2%
STEPHEN, Alasdair	SNP	5,263	15.1%	5.5%
CAMERON, Donald	Con	4,260	12.2%	2.2%
SCOTT, Eleanor	Green	777	2.2%	-1.1%
ANDERSON, Phillip	UKIP	659	1.9%	0.4%
CAMPBELL, Ronnie	Ind	279	0.8%	-

An electorate of 51,836, having a valid vote count of 34,838 and an invalid vote count of 48.

Result declared at 04:40 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.