| Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 Interactive map of current boundaries | |
 Boundary of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire inScotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Highland |
| Electorate | 76,903 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Inverness,Fort William |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ross, Skye and Lochaber &Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons in theUK Parliament.[2] Further to the2023 review of Westminster constituencies it was first contested at the2024 general election, when it was the final constituency to announce its result due to multiple recounts related to technical issues in its vote-counting.[3]
The seat was won byAngus MacDonald of theLiberal Democrats; he defeated theSNP'sDrew Hendry who had been MP for the predecessor seat ofInverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey from 2015 to 2024.
The constituency comprises the following wards of theHighland council area:[4][5]
The majority of the electorate, resident in the city and suburbs ofInverness, was part of the formerInverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency, with theIsle of Skye and rural Highland areas coming from the abolishedRoss, Skye and Lochaber constituency.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angus MacDonald | 18,159 | 37.8 | +22.7 | |
| SNP | Drew Hendry | 15,999 | 33.3 | −15.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Perera | 6,246 | 13.0 | +3.6 | |
| Reform | Dillan Hill | 2,934 | 6.1 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Ruraidh Stewart | 2,502 | 5.2 | −18.1 | |
| Green | Peter Newman | 2,038 | 4.2 | +2.8 | |
| Socialist Equality | Darren Paxton | 178 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,160 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,056 | 61.7 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,927 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromSNP | Swing | ||||
| 2019notional result[a][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 24,717 | 48.7 | |
| Conservative | 11,852 | 23.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,677 | 15.1 | |
| Labour | 4,771 | 9.4 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,042 | 2.1 | |
| Scottish Greens | 724 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 12,865 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | 50,783 | 66.0 | |
| Electorate | 76,903 | ||