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- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Highlands and Islands
Scottish Parliament regionResults
| Party | Elected | Seats | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | ElectedDouglas RossEdward MountainDonald Cameron | Seats3 | Votes44,693 | 21.8% | Net percentage change in seats+10.1 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | ElectedRhoda GrantDavid Stewart | Seats2 | Votes22,894 | 11.2% | Net percentage change in seats−3.3 |
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | ElectedMaree Todd | Seats1 | Votes81,600 | 39.7% | Net percentage change in seats−7.8 |
| Party GRN Scottish Green Party | ElectedJohn Finnie | Seats1 | Votes14,781 | 7.2% | Net percentage change in seats+2.1 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes27,223 | 13.3% | Net percentage change in seats+1.1 |
| Party UKIP UKIP | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes5,344 | 2.6% | Net percentage change in seats+0.7 |
| Party IND (Stockan) Independent - Stockan | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes3,689 | 1.8% | Net percentage change in seats+1.8 |
| Party SCHP Scottish Christian Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes3,407 | 1.7% | Net percentage change in seats−0.3 |
| Party RISE RISE | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes889 | 0.4% | Net percentage change in seats+0.4 |
| Party SOL Solidarity | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes793 | 0.4% | Net percentage change in seats+0.3 |
Change compared with 2011 | |||||
Turnout
Turnout
58.9%Constituencies within Highlands and Islands
Region Profile
The Highlands and Islands is the largest of the electoral regions in terms of area, but has the smallest population and electorate.
The Cairngorms National Park, which sits within this region, is one of only two national parks in Scotland. Renewable energy and water are important industries in this part of Scotland and geographically, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is one of the biggest Scottish seats.
There are eight constituencies in Highlands and Islands - Argyll and Bute; Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn; Moray; Na-h-Eileanan and Iar; Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands, and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. At the Holyrood election of 2011 the SNP secured three seats; Labour won two and the Conservatives also secured two.
