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Electoral Statistics<br />
Scottish Parliamentary Election results in the <strong>Shetland</strong><br />
Constituency:<br />
May 2011<br />
Constituency Result<br />
Regional List Result (<strong>Shetland</strong>)<br />
Tavish Scott (Scottish Liberal Democrat).............. 4,462 Scottish Liberal Democrats................................. 2,975<br />
Billy Fox (Independent........................................... 2,845 Scottish National Party........................................ 2,688<br />
Jean Urquhart (SNP)............................................. 1,134 Scottish Labour Party............................................. 974<br />
Jamie Kerr (Lab)....................................................... 620 Scottish Green Party.............................................. 699<br />
Sandy Cross (Con)................................................... 330 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party............. 595<br />
UK Independence Party......................................... 362<br />
The Liberal Party.................................................... 319<br />
Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship”..... 196<br />
All Scotland Pensioners’ Party............................... 170<br />
Ban Bankers’ Bonuses........................................... 153<br />
British National Party................................................ 66<br />
Socialist Labour Party.............................................. 65<br />
Scottish Socialist Party............................................. 57<br />
Solidarity................................................................... 15<br />
Electorate:17,505<br />
Turnout: 9,391 (54%) Turnout: 9,334 (53%)<br />
Source: Governance & Law, SIC<br />
General Election results in the Orkney and <strong>Shetland</strong> UK<br />
Parliamentary Constituency:<br />
MAY 2005 MAY 2010<br />
Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem)................................ 9,138 Alastair Carmichael (Lib Dem).......................... 11,989<br />
Richard Meade (Lab)..............................................2,511 Mark Cooper (Lab)............................................... 2,061<br />
Frank Nairn (Con).................................................. 2,357 John Mowat (SNP)............................................... 2,042<br />
John Mowat (SNP)................................................. 1,833 Frank Nairn (Con & Un Party)............................. 2,032<br />
John Aberdein (SSP)................................................ 992 Robert Smith (UKIP)............................................1,222<br />
Scott Dyble (UKIP).................................................... 424<br />
Paul Cruickshank.......................................................311 Majority: 9,928 (51.3%)<br />
Brian Nugent (Free Scotland Party)......................... 176<br />
Electorate: 32,369 Electorate: 33,208<br />
(<strong>Shetland</strong>: 16,855; Orkney: 15,784) (<strong>Shetland</strong>: 17,157; Orkney: 16,051)<br />
Turnout: 19,346 (58.3%)<br />
European Assembly Election results in the Scottish Region:<br />
JUNE 2009<br />
(Voting in <strong>Shetland</strong>)<br />
Scottish National Party.......................................... 321,007 Scottish Liberal Democrats......................................1,438<br />
Scottish Labour Party............................................. 229,853 Scottish National Party...............................................760<br />
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party............. 185,794 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party..................557<br />
Scottish Liberal Democrats.................................... 127,038 Scottish Green Party...................................................435<br />
Scottish Green Party................................................ 80,442 Scottish Labour Party.................................................362<br />
United Kingdom Independence Party..................... 57,788 United Kingdom Independence Party........................288<br />
British National Party................................................ 27,174 Christian Party “Proclaiming Christs Lordship”..........105<br />
Socialist Labour Party.............................................. 22,135 British National Party....................................................92<br />
Christian Party “Proclaiming Christs Lordship”....... 16,738 Scottish Socialist Party.................................................54<br />
Scottish Socialist Party............................................ 10,404 No2EU: Yes to Democracy...........................................50<br />
Duncan Robertson, Independent............................ 10,189 Socialist Labour Party...................................................35<br />
No2EU: Yes to Democracy........................................ 9,693 Jury Team......................................................................30<br />
Jury Team................................................................... 6,257 Duncan Robertson, Independent.................................29<br />
............................................................................<strong>Shetland</strong> Turnout: 24.8%<br />
Scottish MEPs: Ian Hudghton (Scottish National Party), David Weir Martin (Scottish Labour Party), Struan Stevenson<br />
(Conservative & Unionist Party), Alyn Edward Smith (Scottish National Party), George Lyon (Scottish Liberal<br />
Democrats), Catherine Stihler (Scottish Labour Party)<br />
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