Scottish Parliamentary By-Election 2019

Shetland Islands Constituency

Thursday 29 August 2019

Results

The total number of votes cast across the Constituency was 11,835.

The Percentage Turnout was 66.5%

The total number of ballot papers rejected was 11

The total number of votes given to each candidate was as follows:

  • Beatrice Wishart, Scottish Liberal Democrats - 5,659
  • Tom Wills, Scottish National Party (SNP) - 3,822
  • Ryan Thomson, Independent - 1,286
  • Brydon Goodlad, Scottish Conservative and Unionist - 425
  • Debra Nicolson, Scottish Green Party - 189
  • Johan Adamson, Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party - 152
  • Michael Stout, Independent - 134
  • Ian Scott - 66
  • Stuart Martin, UK Independence Party (UKIP) - 60
  • Peter Tait, Independent - 31

Beatrice Wishart is duly elected as the MSP for Shetland.