Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Orkney and Shetland in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Orkney and Shetland
Electorate	33,229[1]
Major settlements	Kirkwall, Lerwick
Current constituency
Created	1708
Member of Parliament	Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrats)
Number of members	One
Created from	Orkney and Shetland

Orkney and Shetland (Scottish Gaelic: Arcaibh agus Sealtainn) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Scotland and covers the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.

Election results

General election 2019: Orkney and Shetland[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Carmichael	10,381	44.8	−3.8
	SNP	Robert Leslie	7,874	34.0	+5.0
	Conservative	Jenny Fairbairn	2,287	9.9	+1.2
	Labour	Coilla Drake	1,550	6.7	−4.7
	Brexit Party	Robert Smith	900	3.9	New
	Independent	David Barnard	168	0.7	New
Majority			2,507	10.8	−8.8
Turnout			23,160	67.7	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−4.4

References

1. Office for National Statistics (24 February 2016). "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
2. "Candidates announced for Orkney and Shetland constituency - 14 November". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
3. "Orkney & Shetland parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 2019-12-15.