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Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Constituency

North west Scotland. About 106,757 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9,585 square kilometres.

MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMP since

They won by 2,160 votes on a 61.7% turnout.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
4.5%
Joint 100th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
61.7%
Joint 265th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
105,026
231st most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Angus MacDonaldElectedLiberal Democrat18,15937.8%
Drew HendryScottish National Party15,99933.3%
Michael PereraLabour6,24613.0%
Dillan HillReform UK2,9346.1%
Ruraidh StewartConservative2,5025.2%
Peter NewmanScottish Green Party2,0384.2%
Darren PaxtonSocialist Equality Party1780.4%
Electorate
77,927
Turnout
61.7%
Majority
2,160 (4.5%)
Valid votes
48,056
Rejected ballots
168

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 100th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is 61.7%.
61.7%joint 265th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is 105,026.
105,026231st most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is 48.0%.
48%joint 292nd most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census.

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is the 231st most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Highland

Most of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire lies in Highland. These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire itself. See Highland

Average house price
£224,574
Up 7.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in brief

The winner in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had a majority of 4.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7%.

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.