Who is the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?

Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire was won by Liberal Democrats with 37.8% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 33.3%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?

PollCheck's current projection has Liberal Democrats on 35.5% and SNP on 34.4% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in?

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire sits within Highland council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Highland covers most or all of the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire area.

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

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 41.8% in 2016). Around 45.4% of residents have a degree, a median age of 45, and 66.5% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, Liberal Democrats won with 37.8% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Scotland · County constituency · Highland borough

Sitting MP

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

County constituency, Highland council

Last 5 GE winners

LDSSSLD

SNP 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5

EU referendum 2016

41.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -10.1pp below mean

Current outlook

Liberal Democrats +1.1pp

vs SNP 34.4%

ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

41.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

45.4%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

15.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

66.5%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

31.7%

UK average ~36%

Median age

45.3

UK median ~40

Age 65+

25.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

25.8%

UK average ~28%

How did Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from SNP · majority 2,160 votes (4.5pp) · turnout 61.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (77%), Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (16%), Inverness and Nairn (6%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituency	Share of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch	77%	Liberal Democrats 38.9%	SNP 36.5%	Andrew Baxter
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross	16%	Liberal Democrats 48.0%	SNP 31.4%	David Green
Inverness and Nairn	6%	SNP 30.4%	Liberal Democrats 29.2%	Emma Roddick

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire within Highland

The Westminster constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire sits entirely within Highland Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Highland 1 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	LD hold	Charles Kennedy Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP	15.1%	12.2%	52.6%	1.9% UKIP	2.2%	0.8%	13,070	67.2%
2015predecessor	SNP gain from LD	Ian Blackford Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP	4.9%	6.2%	35.9%	1.9% UKIP	2.5%	0.5%	5,124	77.2%
2017predecessor	SNP hold	Ian Blackford Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP	12.2%	24.9%	20.9%	-	-	1.8%	5,919	71.7%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Ian Blackford Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP, pre-review boundary	9.4%	23.3%	15.1%	-	-	52.2%	12,865	66.0%
2024	LD gain from SNP	Angus MacDonald	13.0%	5.2%	37.8%	6.1% Ref	4.2%	0.4%	2,160	61.7%

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Ross, Skye and Lochaber (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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