current and upcoming elections 2019
UK PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION
- Orkney & Shetland Constituency
Thursday 12 December 2019
RESULTS
Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate Alistair Carmichael has been re-elected to serve as MP for Orkney and Shetland.
The declaration of the final results for the Shetland and Orkney Constituency was made at around 6am on the morning of Friday 13th December 2019.
After the votes were counted at Kirkwall Grammar School, Returning Officer John Mundell, announced the total votes cast for each candidate:
- Alistair Carmichael - Scottish Liberal Democrats – 10,381
- Robert Fraser Leslie - Scottish National Party (SNP) – 7,874
- Jennifer Fairbairn - Scottish Conservative and Unionist – 2,287
- Coilla Anne Drake - Scottish Labour Party – 1,550
- Robert Watt Smith - The Brexit Party – 900
- David Stephen Barnard – Independent – 168
The turnout across Orkney and Shetland in the UK General Election was 67.93%, with 23,240 votes cast. The total number of ballot papers rejected was 80.
Formal Notices:
- Notice of Election (PDF, 129Kb)
- Notice of Poll (PDF, 96kb)
- Notice of Election Agents and Sub-Agents (PDF, 93kb)
Important dates:
Election Day
Election Day for the General Election is Thursday 12 December. You can vote in your polling station between 7am and 10pm.Register to vote deadline
If you want to vote in the General Election, the deadline for registering to vote is midnight on Tuesday 26 November 2019.Postal vote application deadline
If you would like to vote by post, you must send in your application by 5pm, Tuesday 26 November 2019.Proxy vote application deadline
If you would like to vote by proxy, you must send in your application by 5pm, Wednesday 4 December 2019.
Guidance:
Information for Candidates and Agents [takes you to the Electoral Commission website]
Information for Voters [takes you to Electoral Commission website]
Easy read guide for voters with a learning disability (PDF, 4mb)
On 7 November, the Electoral Commission launched an easy read guide for voters with a learning disability. The guide has been produced in partnership with Mencap, a charity which works with people with a learning disability. The guide has been designed to help those with a learning disability understand how to take part, register and vote in the UK Parliamentary general election on 12 December. The guide can also be used by supporters of people with a learning disability to help the person they support to cast their vote.