Who is the MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar?

Torcuil Crichton (Labour) is the MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Na h-Eileanan an Iar at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Na h-Eileanan an Iar was won by Labour with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 21.1%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Na h-Eileanan an Iar?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 26.4% and SNP on 26.3% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Na h-Eileanan an Iar in?

Na h-Eileanan an Iar sits within Na h-Eileanan Siar council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Na h-Eileanan Siar covers most or all of the Na h-Eileanan an Iar area.

What is the demographic profile of Na h-Eileanan an Iar?

Na h-Eileanan an Iar is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 44.8% in 2016). Around 44.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 51, and 74.4% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Na h-Eileanan an Iar?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Labour won with 49.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Na h-Eileanan an Iar in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Na h-Eileanan an Iar: 2010 SNP, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Scotland · County constituency · Na h-Eileanan Siar borough

Sitting MP

Torcuil Crichton

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

County constituency, Na h-Eileanan Siar council

Last 5 GE winners

SSSSL

SNP 4/5, Labour 1/5

EU referendum 2016

44.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -7.1pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +0.1pp

vs SNP 26.3%

ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Na h-Eileanan an Iar? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

44.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

44.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

17.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

74.4%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

22.8%

UK average ~36%

Median age

50.9

UK median ~40

Age 65+

30.9%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

20.5%

UK average ~28%

How did Na h-Eileanan an Iar 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

Lab gain from SNP · majority 3,836 votes (28.4pp) · turnout 63.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Pick a metric from the drop-down to colour the map by demographic. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail. Britain Elects' 2024 ward estimates don't cover this seat, so no ward-winners layer is available here.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Na h-Eileanan an Iar voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Na h-Eileanan an Iar sits almost entirely within the Holyrood constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. 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 Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	97%	Labour 37.3%	SNP 36.1%	Donald MacKinnon

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)

Na h-Eileanan an Iar within Na h-Eileanan Siar

The Westminster constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar sits entirely within Na h-Eileanan Siar 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
Na h-Eileanan Siar 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 Na h-Eileanan an Iar at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Na h-Eileanan an Iar 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
2010	SNP hold	Angus MacNeil	32.9%	4.4%	7.5%	-	-	9.6%	1,885	67.6%
2015	SNP hold	Angus MacNeil	28.6%	7.6%	2.9%	-	-	6.6%	4,102	73.2%
2017	SNP hold	Angus MacNeil	33.8%	16.5%	1.7%	-	-	7.5%	1,007	69.6%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Angus Brendan MacNeil 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	28.3%	22.2%	4.4%	-	-	45.1%	2,438	68.4%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Torcuil Crichton	49.5%	4.8%	2.8%	5.2% Ref	-	16.7%	3,836	63.4%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

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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