WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Orkney and Shetland

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

7,807latest majority

60.4%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate34,236

Turnout60.4%

Majority7,807

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Shane PainterConservative5862.8%

Conor SavageLabour1,4937.2%

Robert SmithReform UK1,5867.7%

Alex ArmitageScottish Green Party2,0469.9%

Robert LeslieScottish National Party3,58517.3%

Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat11,39255.1%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Liberal Democrat Majority 2,507 · 66.5% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Liberal Democrat Majority 4,563 · 68.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Liberal Democrat Majority 817 · 65.8% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population45,210Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1818.8%Share of population

Aged 65+24.0%Share of population

Home owners68.2%Households

Private renters8.3%Households

Social renters19.8%Households

One-person households38.3%Of households

Families with children22.1%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.