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Orkney and Shetland Constituency Map

Orkney and Shetland constituency boundary map with linked wards, parliamentary election results, candidate data and historical Westminster election trends.

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Orkney and Shetland Constituency Facts

Orkney and Shetland is a current Westminster parliamentary constituency in Scotland. The official current constituency code is S14000051, with 13 linked ward records and 0 split wards in the current ward link dataset.

Constituency Name	Orkney and Shetland
Constituency Code	S14000051
Country	Scotland
Region	Scotland
Ward Count	13
Split Ward Count	0

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Latest Parliamentary Election Result

The latest exact parliamentary result for Orkney and Shetland in this dataset is the General held on 4 Jul 2024. Alistair Carmichael won for Liberal Democrat with a recorded majority of 7,807.

Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

Winner

Alistair Carmichael won Orkney and Shetland for Liberal Democrat. 11,392 votes. Majority 7,807.

Candidate Results

Candidate rows are matched to the latest area result using constituency_code, election_date and election_type. The table includes 6 candidates from 6 parties or groupings.

Name	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Vote Change	Majority	Result
Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	11,392	55.07%	+10.24%	7,807	Elected
Robert Leslie	Scottish National Party	3,585	17.33%	-16.67%	Not available	Not Elected
Alex Armitage	Scottish Green Party	2,046	9.89%	Not available	Not available	Not Elected
Robert Smith	Reform UK	1,586	7.67%	+3.78%	Not available	Not Elected
Conor Savage	Labour	1,493	7.22%	+0.52%	Not available	Not Elected
Shane Painter	Conservative	586	2.83%	-7.04%	Not available	Not Elected

Orkney and Shetland Election Figures

These totals come from the selected constituency_election_area_results row for S14000051 on 4 Jul 2024.

Electorate

34,236

Valid Votes

20,688

Invalid Votes

106

Turnout

60.74%

Total Votes

20,794

Majority

7,807

Election History

Orkney and Shetland has 5 parliamentary election rows in this table.

Year / Date	Type	Winner	Party	Majority	Electorate	Total Votes	Match
2024 / 4 Jul 2024	General	Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	7,807	34,236	20,794	Exact current code
2019 / 12 Dec 2019	General	Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	2,507	34,211	23,240	Exact current code
2017 / 8 Jun 2017	General	Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	4,563	34,164	23,320	Exact current code
2015 / 7 May 2015	General	Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	817	34,552	22,803	Exact current code
2010 / 6 May 2010	General	Alistair Carmichael	Liberal Democrat	9,928	33,085	19,407	Exact current code

Party Vote Trend

This chart uses parliamentary constituency_election_area_results rows only.

Total Votes Trend

This chart tracks total parliamentary votes by election date where total vote figures are available.

Party Performance

Liberal Democrats recorded the highest party vote total in the latest exact-code election row, with 11,392 votes.

Liberal Democrats

11,39255.07% of valid votes

SNP

3,58517.33% of valid votes

Green

2,0469.89% of valid votes

Reform UK

1,5867.67% of valid votes

Labour

1,4937.22% of valid votes

Conservative

5862.83% of valid votes

Previous Winners

Previous winners are listed from constituency_election_area_results. Historic same-name rows with different constituency codes are labelled as historic boundary/name matches.

2024Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

2019Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

2017Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

2015Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

2010Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Wards in Orkney and Shetland

These ward links come from constituency_ward_links and describe the current ward-to-constituency relationship for S14000051. Split wards are flagged where the source data links a ward to more than one parliamentary constituency.

Ward	Ward Code	Council / Local Authority	Status
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray	S13003150	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
Kirkwall East	S13003151	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
Kirkwall West and Orphir	S13003152	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
North Isles	S13002737	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
Stromness and South Isles	S13002734	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
West Mainland	S13002735	Orkney Islands	Whole ward
Lerwick North and Bressay	S13002777	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
Lerwick South	S13003153	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
North Isles	S13002772	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
Shetland Central	S13003154	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
Shetland North	S13002773	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
Shetland South	S13003155	Shetland Islands	Whole ward
Shetland West	S13003156	Shetland Islands	Whole ward

What constituency is Orkney and Shetland?

Orkney and Shetland is a current Westminster parliamentary constituency in Scotland. Its current constituency code is S14000051.

How many wards are in Orkney and Shetland?

Orkney and Shetland has 13 linked ward records in the current ward-to-constituency dataset.

Are any wards split in Orkney and Shetland?

No split wards are recorded for Orkney and Shetland in the current constituency ward link data.

Who won the latest parliamentary election in Orkney and Shetland?

Alistair Carmichael won the latest exact-code parliamentary result recorded here.

Are local ward election results used as parliamentary results here?

No. This page uses constituency_election_area_results and constituency_election_candidate_results for parliamentary results, and uses constituency_ward_links only for ward membership.