| | Lib
Dems retain Orkney and Shetland
 There
were no General Election surprises locally with the Liberal Democrats holding
onto their Northern Isles stronghold.
Alistair Carmichael
was returned to Westminster by voters in Orkney and Shetland, polling 9,138 votes,
an increased majority of 6,627. In second place was Richard
Meade, the Labour candidate with 2,511 votes, followed by Frank Nairn, Conservative,
with 2,357 votes. The
results of Thursday's election were announced just after 4.30am this morning. With
a percentage poll of only 54.5 per cent, the turnout was slightly better than
the 2001 election. Full 2005 Result
| Candidate | Party |
Votes |
% | |
| Alistair
Carmichael | Liberal
Democrat | 9,138 |
51.5
% | 6,627
majority | | Richard
Meade | Labour |
2,511 |
14.15
% | |
| Frank
Nairn | Conservative |
2,357 |
13.28
% | |
| John
Mowat | SNP |
1,833 |
10.33
% | |
| John
Aberdein | SSP |
992 |
5.59
% | | | Scotty
Dyble | UK
Independence Party | 424 | 2.39
% | | | Paul
Cruickshank | Legalise
Cannabis Alliance | 311 | 1.75
% | | | Brian
Nugent | Free
Scotland Party | 176 | 0.99% | |
2005
Percentage Poll: 54.5 per cent Full
2001 Result
| Candidate | Party |
Votes |
% | |
| Alistair
Carmichael | Liberal
Democrat | 6,919 |
41.3
% | 3,475
majority | | Robbie
Mochrie | Labour |
3,444 |
20.6
% | |
| John
Firth | Conservative |
3,121 |
18.7
% | |
| John
Mowat | SNP |
2,473 |
14.8
% | |
| Peter
Andrews | SSP |
776 |
4.6
% | |
2001
Percentage Poll: 52.6 per cent 1997
Result
| Candidate | Party |
Votes |
% | |
| Wallace | Liberal
Democrat | 10,473 |
51.4
% | 6,698
majority | | Paton | Labour |
3,775 |
18.5
% | |
| Ross | SNP |
2,624 |
12.9
% | |
| Anderson | Conservative |
2,527 |
12.4
% | |
| Adamson | Referendum |
820 |
4
% | |
| Wharton | Natural
Law | 116 |
0.6
% | |
| Robertson | Independent |
60 |
0.3% |
|
1997
Percentage Poll: 64 per cent |
