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Na h-Eileanan an Iar — 2010
Angus MacNeil (Scottish National Party) was elected with 6,723 votes— 45.7% of 14,717 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 14,717
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus MacNeil | Scottish National Party | 6,723 | 45.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Donald MacSween | Labour Party | 4,838 | 32.9% | — | |
| 3 | Murdo Murray | Independent | 1,412 | 9.6% | — | |
| 4 | Jean Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,097 | 7.5% | — | |
| 5 | Sheena Norquay | Conservative Party | 647 | 4.4% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.