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Orkney and Shetland: MP, 2024 result & majority
Last updated: 3 Oct 2026
Current MP
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat · MP since 7 Jun 2001
2024 result
LD Hold
Liberal Democrat
Majority
7,807
37.7% of votes cast
Turnout
60.4%
20,688 of 34,236 electors
How close is it?
Orkney and Shetland was won in 2024 by Liberal Democrat (LD Hold) with a majority of 7,807 votes, 37.7% of votes cast. That ranks it 614 of 650 seats from the closest: a safe seat by 2024 margins.
Majority as a share of votes cast; ranking by 2024 majority only. This is not a forecast for the next election.
National context
UK-wide voting intention, not a local poll
As of: 2 Oct 2026 · Method: Average of the last 5 polls · Source: BMG Research, Find Out Now, More in Common, Opinium, Survation, YouGov · Constituency-level polling or MRP is only shown when published by a named pollster.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
More in Scotland
Closest 2024 results first
Sources: UK Parliament Members API (MPs, 2024 results), postcodes.io (nation and region).
