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Scotland Historic

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Electorate

Elections

72.4%

Avg turnout

Times changed

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£18,202

2011

£24,382

2021

+£6,180

£ change

+34.0%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £23,426 Real change: +£956

Election history

SNP Ian Blackford Hold

2019-12-12

Majority 9,443 Turnout 73.5% Votes 39,869

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Blackford	LAB	19,263	48.3%	+8.1pp
Craig Harrow	LD	9,820	24.6%	+3.7pp
Gavin Berkenheger	CON	6,900	17.3%	-7.6pp
John Erskine	LAB	2,448	6.1%	-6.1pp
Kate Brownlie		710	1.8%	—
Donald Boyd		460	1.2%	—
Richard Lucas		268	0.7%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Blackford	LAB	15,480	40.3%	-7.9pp
Robert Mackenzie	CON	9,561	24.9%	+18.7pp
Jean Davis	LD	8,042	20.9%	-15.0pp
Peter O Donnghaile	LAB	4,695	12.2%	+7.3pp
Ronnie Campbell		499	1.3%	—
Stick Sturrock		177	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Blackford	LAB	20,119	48.1%	+33.0pp
Charles Kennedy	LD	14,995	35.9%	-16.8pp
Lindsay McCallum	CON	2,598	6.2%	-6.0pp
Chris Conniff	LAB	2,043	4.9%	-10.2pp
Anne Thomas		1,051	2.5%	+0.3pp
Philip Anderson		814	2.0%	+0.1pp
Ronnie Campbell		191	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Charles Kennedy	LD	18,335	52.6%	-6.1pp
John McKendrick	LAB	5,265	15.1%	+0.2pp
Alasdair Stephen	LAB	5,263	15.1%	+5.5pp
Donald Cameron	CON	4,260	12.2%	+2.2pp
Eleanor Scott		777	2.2%	-1.1pp
Phillip Anderson		659	1.9%	+0.4pp
Ronnie Campbell		279	0.8%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

33.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

18.8%

No qualifications

15.4%

Other qualifications

11.9%

Level 3 qualifications

11.3%

Apprenticeship

8.6%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.9%

Asian or Asian British

0.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

32.1%

Under 18

20.1%

65 and over

19.5%

30 to 44

17.5%

18 to 29

10.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

57.0%

No religion

33.6%

Religion not stated

8.4%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.2%

Muslim

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	8.6%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	33.9%	—	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	—	—	18.8%	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	—	—	11.3%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	15.4%	—	—	—
Other qualifications	—	—	11.9%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

MP	Party	From	To
Ian Blackford	SNP	2015-05-07	2024-05-30
Mr Charles Kennedy	LD	1983-06-09	2015-03-30