Orkney and Shetland

2010 General Election · 6 May 2010 · Scotland

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) won the seat, a LD hold, with a majority of 9,928 on a 58.5% turnout.

Electorate 33,085 · Valid votes 19,346 · Turnout 58.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alistair Carmichael (sitting MP)	Liberal Democrat	11,989	62%
Mark Cooper	Labour	2,061	10.7%
John Mowat	Scottish National Party	2,042	10.6%
Frank Spencer Nairn	Conservative	2,032	10.5%
Robert Smith	UK Independence Party	1,222	6.3%