Constituency

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Constituency Information:

BOUNDARY CHANGE
This is a new constituency created by the 2005 Scottish boundary changes. It reunites the previously divided city of Inverness and is made up from 78% of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber and 28% of Ross, Skye and Inverness West, both retired. It is considered to be a notional hold for Labour.

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Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GAIN – Danny Alexander

The 2005 general election

Votes Share %
Danny Alexander, Liberal Democrat 17,830 40.3%
David Stewart, Labour 13,682 30.9%
David Thompson, Scottish National Party 5,992 13.5%
Robbie Rowantree, Conservative 4,579 10.4%
Donnie MacLeod, Green Party 1,065 2.4%
Donald Lawson, Publican Party – Free to Smoke (Pubs) 678 1.5%
George MacDonald, Scottish Socialist Party 429 1.0%

Liberal Democrat majority: 4,148
Time of declaration: May 06 2005 03:24
Turnout: 63.6 %

The 2001 general election
Votes Share %
David Stewart, Labour 15,605 36.8
Angus MacNeil, Scottish National Party 10,889 25.6
Patsy Kenton, Liberal Democrat 9,420 22.2
Richard Jenkins, Conservative 5,653 13.3
Steve Arnott, Scottish Socialist Party 894 2.1

Labour majority: 4,716
Time of declaration: June 08 2001 03:14
Turnout: 63.2 %

The 1997 general election
Votes Share %
David Stewart, Labour 16,187 33.9
Fergus Ewing, Scottish National Party 13,848 29.0
Stephen Gallagher, Liberal Democrat 8,364 17.5
Mary Scanlon, Conservative 8,355 17.5
Ms W Wall, The Referendum Party 436 0.9
M Falconer, Green / Plaid Cymru alliance 354 0.7
D Hart, Christian Unity 224 0.5

Labour majority: 2,339
Time of declaration: May 02 1997 03:50
Turnout: 72.7 %

Constituency profile:
big, beautiful tourist Scotland with mixed political heritage

Local newspapers:
Press and Journal
Inverness Courier
Highland News
West Highland Free Press

Local government:
Highland Council

European parliamentary zone:
Scotland

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