Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, 1918 onwards
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (/nə ˈhɪlənən ən jɪər/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [nəˈhelanən əˈɲiəɾ]), formerly called Western Isles, is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Scotland and includes the Outer Hebrides.
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Na h-Eileanan an Iar in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Electorate | 20,887[1] |
| Major settlements | Stornoway |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Angus MacNeil (Independent) |
| Created from | |
Election results
change| General election 2019: Na h-Eileanan an Iar[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | Angus MacNeil | 6,531 | 45.1 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Alison McCorquodale | 4,093 | 28.3 | –5.5 | |
| Conservative | Jennifer Ross | 3,216 | 22.2 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Mitchison | 637 | 4.4 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 2,438 | 16.8 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 14,447 | 68.6 | –0.9 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
References
change- ↑ "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Office for National Statistics. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Statutory Notices UK Parliamentary General Election - December 2019". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 2019-12-14.