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Historical verified result · S14000051

Orkney and Shetland general election result, 2024.

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) won Orkney and Shetland in the 2024 UK general election by 7,807 votes over Robert Leslie (Scottish National Party).

Direct answer

Alistair Carmichael was elected.

Alistair Carmichael received 11,392 votes (55.07%). Robert Leslie received 3,585 votes (17.33%).

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Runner-up party
Scottish National Party
Winning majority
7,807
Turnout
60.43%
Valid votes
20,688
Electorate
34,236
Complete candidate result

All 6 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Alistair Carmichael ↗ElectedLiberal Democrat11,39255.07%
2Robert LeslieScottish National Party3,58517.33%
3Alex ArmitageScottish Green Party2,0469.89%
4Robert SmithReform UK1,5867.67%
5Conor SavageLabour1,4937.22%
6Shane PainterConservative5862.83%
Permanent constituency record

Orkney and Shetland, Scotland

Election.org ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-s14000051
Official constituency code
S14000051
Region
Scotland
Nation
Scotland
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
LD hold
Invalid ballots
106
Coverage boundary

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Sources & notes
Source and freshness
Publisher
House of Commons Library
Polling date
4 July 2024
Verified
2026-08-25
Constituency code
S14000051
Record
Verified historical result
Open UK Parliament results ↗Read the verification method ↗Open the 2024 election briefing ↗026cc74432050f5eba24adbf4c9e44617a1beca0cf15dbf8cd9a1f80137ee4d3
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