Orkney & Shetland Constituency
Thursday 08 Jun 2017
RESULTS
After the votes were counted at Kirkwall Grammar School, Returning Officer for the Orkney and Shetland constituency, Alistair Buchan, announced the total cast for each candidate:
Alistair Carmichael | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 11,312 |
Miriam Brett | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 6,749 |
Robina Rendall Barton | Scottish Labour Party | 2,664 |
Jamie Halcro Johnston | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 2,024 |
Robert Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 283 |
Stuart Hill | Independent | 245 |
Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate Alistair Carmichael has been re-elected to serve as MP for Orkney and Shetland.
The turnout across Orkney and Shetland in the UK General Election was 68.26 per cent, with 23,277 valid votes cast.