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2015 general election · Scotland

Ross, Skye and Lochaber: 2015 general election result

Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party) won Ross, Skye and Lochaber at the 2015 general election with a majority of 5,124 (SNP gain from LD). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Ian BlackfordScottish National Party
Majority
5,12412.3% of valid votes
Turnout
77.2%41,811 valid votes
Electorate
54,169
Result
SNP gain from LD
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareChangeShare bar
Ian Blackford ElectedScottish National Party20,11948.1%+33.0
Charles Kennedy sitting MPLiberal Democrats14,99535.9%−16.8
Lindsay McCallumConservative2,5986.2%−6.0
Chris ConniffLabour2,0434.9%−10.2
Anne ThomasGreen
Scottish Green Party
1,0512.5%+0.3
Philip AndersonUK Independence Party8142.0%+0.1
Ronnie CampbellIndependent1910.5%−0.3
Valid votes41,811
Majority5,12412.3%

Change compared with the 2010 general election (same boundaries).

Declared 8 May 2015, 05:19.

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Questions and answers

Who won Ross, Skye and Lochaber at the 2015 general election?

Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party) won with 20,119 votes (48.1%). Result: SNP gain from LD.

What was the majority in Ross, Skye and Lochaber in 2015?

5,124 votes (12.3% of valid votes) over the Liberal Democrats candidate, Charles Kennedy.

What was the turnout in Ross, Skye and Lochaber in 2015?

77.2% of the 54,169 registered electors cast a valid vote (41,811 votes).

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