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

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%.

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

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% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

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.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.