Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Shetland
Type = county


Region = Highlands and Islands
Year = 1999
MSP = Tavish Scott
Party = Liberal Democrat
Council = Shetland Islands

Shetland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region

The other seven constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region are Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray, Orkney, Ross, Skye and Inverness West, and the Western Isles.

The region covers most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney Isles council area, all of the Shetland Isles council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Shetland constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, to cover the Shetland Isles council area. In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), the council area is covered by the Orkney and Shetland constituency, which also covers the Orkney Isles council area. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] .

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Tavish Scott
votes = 6,531
percentage = 66.7
change = +20.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Val Simpson
votes = 1,622
percentage = 16.6
change = -3.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Mark Jones
votes = 972
percentage = 9.9
change = -4.9 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Scott Burnett
votes = 670
percentage = 6.8
change = -3.9

Election box majority
votes = 4,409
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 9,795
percentage = 57.3
change = +5.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Tavish Scott
votes = 3,989
percentage = 46.14
change = - 8.33 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Willie Ross
votes = 1,729
percentage = 20.00
change = + 5.67Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = John Firth
votes = 1,281
percentage = 14.82
change = + 6.08Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Peter Hamilton
votes = 880
percentage = 10.18
change = - 12.28Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Peter Andrews
votes = 766
percentage = 8.86
change = + 8.86Election box majority
votes = 2,260
percentage = 26.14
change = - 5.87Election box turnout
votes = 8,645,
percentage = 51.84
change = - 6.93Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Tavish Scott
votes = 5,435
percentage = 54.47
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Jonathan Wills
votes = 2,241
percentage = 22.46
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Willie Ross
votes = 1,430
percentage = 14.33
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Gary Robinson
votes = 872
percentage = 8.74
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 3,194
percentage = 32.01
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
swing =

Notes

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