Election for the constituency of Orkney and Shetland on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Orkney and Shetland, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Liberal Democrats hold by Alistair Carmichael with a majority of 817 - 3.6% - on a turnout of 65.8%.

An electorate of 34,552, having a valid vote count of 22,728 and an invalid vote count of 75.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CARMICHAEL, Alistair LD 9,407 41.4% -20.6%
SKENE, Danus SNP 8,590 37.8% 27.2%
CAMERON, Donald Con 2,025 8.9% -1.6%
MCGARVEY, Gerry Lab 1,624 7.1% -3.5%
SMITH, Robert UKIP 1,082 4.8% -1.6%

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 03:55 on 8 May 2015. 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.