UK general elections › 2010 › Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Ross, Skye and Lochaber — 2010
Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 18,335 votes— 52.6% of 34,838 valid votes.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. +2.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 34,838
| 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 | Charles Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 18,335 | 52.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John McKendrick | Labour Party | 5,265 | 15.1% | — | |
| 3 | Alasdair Stephen | Scottish National Party | 5,263 | 15.1% | — | |
| 4 | Donald Cameron | Conservative Party | 4,260 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Eleanor Scott | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 777 | 2.2% | — | |
| 6 | Phillip Anderson | UK Independence Party | 659 | 1.9% | — | |
| 7 | Ronnie Campbell | Independent | 279 | 0.8% | — |
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.