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Election 2007 - Full results
(Story dated: Friday, May 4, 2007)

Orkney Islands Constituency
(number of votes for the parties at the last election in brackets)

Helen Gardiner, Scottish Conservative and Unionist 1,632 (1,904)
Barrie Johnson, Independent 137 -
Iain MacDonald, Scottish Labour Party, 1,134 (471)
Liam McArthur, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 4,113 (3,659)
John Mowat, Scottish National Party, 1,637 (1,056)

Turnout: 55.19 per cent
Rejected voting papers: 285

Orkney Islands Regional Constituency

Alex Salmond For First Minister 1,951
British National Party Local People First 84
Christian People’s Alliance – Leader Teresa Smith 26
Public Party – Smoking Room In Pubs 51
Scottish Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship” 240
Scottish Conservative and Unionist 1,307
Scottish Enterprise Party 10
Scottish Green Party 535
Scottish Labour Party 1,075
Scottish Liberal Democrats 2,722
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 197
Scottish Socialist Party 67
Scottish Voice 25
Socialist Labour Party 36
Solidarity – Tommy Sheridan 137
UKIP Scotland 105

Rejected voting papers: 370

Orkney Islands Council
Candidates elected to council and the preference round in which they were elected:

Kirkwall East
Bobby Leslie, round 4
Janice Annal 1
Mike Drever 2
Steven Heddle 1
Turnout: 50.92 per cent
Rejected papers: 23

Kirkwall West & Orphir
Alan Leslie 4
David Tullock 2
Jack Moodie 1
Roderick McLeod 4
Turnout: 50.03 per cent
Rejected papers: 30

Stromness & South Isles
Ian Johnstone 4
James Stockan 1
John Eccles, 6
Turnout: 59.17 per cent
Rejected papers: 21

West Mainland
Alistair Gordon 1
Eoin Scott 7
Jimmy Moar 1
Rob Crichton 9
Turnout: 56.47 per cent
Rejected papers: 30

East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray
Andrew Drever 1
Jim Foubister 1
Russ Madge 6
Turnout: 57.1 per cent
Rejected papers: 21

North Isles
Graham Sinclair 9
Sam Harcus 7
Stephen Hagan 1
Turnout: 62.22 per cent
Rejected papers: 25