Results
Shetland Islands Constituency
The total number of votes cast was 11,968
The Percentage Turnout was 66.0%
The total number of ballot papers rejected was 35
The total number of votes given to each candidate was as follows:
- Beatrice Wishart, Scottish Liberal Democrats - 5,803
- Tom Wills, Scottish National Party (SNP) - 4,997
- Nick Tulloch, Conservative & Unionist - 503
- Martin Kerr, Scottish Labour Party - 424
- Peter Tait, Independent - 116
- Brian Nugent, Restore Scotland - 90
Beatrice Wishart is duly elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland
Highlands and Islands Region
The Regional Returning Officer for Highland and Islands, Donna Manson has declared the results for the Scottish Parliamentary Highlands and Islands Regional list.
The turnout for the Highlands and Islands Regional list was 66.1%.
Votes given were as follows:
- Scottish National Party (SNP) - 96,433
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - 60,779
- Scottish Liberal Democrats - 26,771
- Scottish Labour Party - 22,713
- Scottish Green Party -17,729
- Alba Party - 3,828
- Wightman, Andy - 3,367
- Scottish Family Party - 1,976
- All For Unity - 1,540
- Abolish The Scottish Parliament Party - 686
- Freedom Alliance - Integrity, Society, Economy - 671
- Reform UK - 547
- Scottish Libertarian Party - 488
- UK Independence Party (UKIP) - 457
- Restore Scotland - 437
- Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 280
- Mansfield, Hazel - 219
The seven regional list candidates elected to the Scottish Parliament were:
- Douglas Ross - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Edward Mountain - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Rhoda Grant - Scottish Labour Party
- Donald Cameron - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Ariane Claire Burgess - Scottish Green Party
- Jamie Halcro Johnston - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Emma Roddick - Scottish National Party
For further information visit www.highland.gov.uk/elections
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Shetland Islands - Local Regional Results
The local result contributes to the overall result for the Highlands and Islands Region which was declared in Inveness on the afternoon of Saturday 8th May.
The total number of votes in Shetland given to each Registered Party was:
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 4,108 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 3,157 |
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,865 |
| Scottish Green Party | 1,154 |
| Scottish Labour Party | 1,003 |
| Alba Party | 104 |
| Scottish Family Party | 93 |
| Wightman, Andy | 70 |
| All For Unity | 60 |
| Reform UK | 57 |
| Restore Scotland | 53 |
| Abolish The Scottish Parliament | 49 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 48 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 38 |
| Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 25 |
| Freedom Alliance – Integrity, Society, Economy | 13 |
| Mansfield, Hazel | 9 |
The total number of votes cast across the Shetland Islands Constituency was 11,936.
The turnout for the Constituency was 65.8%.
The total number of ballot papers rejected was 30.
(Declared at 4.10pm, Fri 7th May 2021)