Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Scottish Highlands |
| Major settlements | Inverness, Fort William |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ross, Skye and Lochaber & Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, and was the final constituency to announce its result, due to multiple recounts related to technical issues in its vote-counting.[2]
Contents
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency comprises all or part of the following wards of the Highland council area:[3]
- Caol and Mallaig, Eilean a' Cheò, the north-east of Fort William and Ardnamurchan, and the south of Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh from the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency
- Aird and Loch Ness, Inverness Central, Inverness Millburn, Inverness Ness-side, Inverness South, Inverness West, and most of Culloden and Ardersier from the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angus MacDonald | 18,159 | 37.8 | +22.7 | |
| SNP | Drew Hendry | 15,999 | 33.3 | −15.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Perera | 6,246 | 13.0 | +3.6 | |
| Reform UK | Dillan Hill | 2,934 | 6.1 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Ruraidh Stewart | 2,502 | 5.2 | −18.1 | |
| Scottish Green | Peter Newman | 2,038 | 4.2 | +2.8 | |
| Socialist Equality | Darren Paxton | 178 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,160 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,056 | 61.7 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,927 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | N/A | 24,717 | 48.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | N/A | 11,852 | 23.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | N/A | 7,677 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | N/A | 4,771 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | N/A | 1,042 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | N/A | 724 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,865 | 25.3 | N/A | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "SNP concedes defeat in last UK seat still to declare result". BBC. July 5, 2024.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election :Results". Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK