2015 UK General Election Results, Orkney and Shetland Result
From Shetland History Online
The 2015 UK General Election occurred on Thursday 7 May and saw Alistair Carmichael return to his seat for a fourth successive term, despite a surge from the Scottish National Party.
Election Results
Turnout: 22,803 (66.0%, +7.5)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Party % 2015 |
Party % 2010 |
% Difference |
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 9,407 | 41.4% | 62.0% | -20.6 |
Scottish National Party | Danus Skene | 8,590 | 37.8% | 10.6% | 27.2 |
Conservatives | Donald Cameron | 2,025 | 8.9% | 10.5% | -1.6 |
Scottish Labour | Gerry McGarvey | 1,624 | 7.1% | 10.7% | -3.5 |
UKIP | Robert Smith | 1,082 | 4.8% | 6.3% | -1.6 |