UK general elections › 2017 › Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Ross, Skye and Lochaber — 2017
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party) was elected with 15,480 votes— 40.3% of 38,454 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. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 38,454
| 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 | Ian Blackford | Scottish National Party | 15,480 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Mackenzie | Conservative Party | 9,561 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Jean Davis | Liberal Democrats | 8,042 | 20.9% | — | |
| 4 | Peter O Donnghaile | Labour Party | 4,695 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Ronnie Campbell | Independent | 499 | 1.3% | — | |
| 6 | Stick Sturrock | Something New | 177 | 0.5% | — |
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.