Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Orkney and Shetland when Mr Alistair Carmichael was elected.
2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.
The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat
|
11,392 | 55.1% | 10.2% |
|
|
Robert Leslie
Scottish National Party
|
3,585 | 17.3% | -16.7% |
|
|
Alex Armitage
Scottish Green Party
|
2,046 | 9.9% | 9.9% |
|
|
Robert Smith
Reform UK
|
1,586 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
|
|
Conor Savage
Labour
|
1,493 | 7.2% | 0.5% |
|
|
Shane Painter
Conservative
|
586 | 2.8% | -7.0% |