Result: Ross, Skye & Lochaber
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 58.7% |
| Labour |  | 14.9% |
| Conservative |  | 10.1% |
| Swing: 11.2% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Charles Kennedy | Liberal Democrat | 19,100 | 58.7 | +14.4 |
| Christine Conniff | Labour | 4,851 | 14.9 | -8.1 |
| John Hodgson | Conservative | 3,275 | 10.1 | -0.2 |
| Mhairi Will | SNP | 3,119 | 9.6 | -8.0 |
| David Jardine | Scottish Green Party | 1,097 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Philip Anderson | UK Independence Party | 500 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Anne Macleod | Scottish Socialist Party | 412 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Morris Grant | Independent | 184 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | 14,249 | 43.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32,538 | 64.6 | +2.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ROSS, SKYE & LOCHABER | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 44.3% |
| Labour |  | 23.0% |
| SNP |  | 17.6% |
| Others |  | 15.1% |
