Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

	Name	Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)
	Region	Scotland
	1st in 2024		Labour
	2nd in 2024		SNP
	Swing To Lose	14.18%
	Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	SNP
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	SNP
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	SNP
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	SNP
	Election 2005	SNP
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	SNP
	Election 1979	SNP
	Election 1974 (October)	SNP
	Election 1974 (February)	SNP
	Election 1970	SNP
	Election 1966	Labour
	Election 1964	Labour
	Election 1959	Labour
	Election 1955	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	6,692	49.47%	+21.20%
	SNP	2,856	21.11%	-24.00%
	Minor	1,370	10.13%	N/A
	Reform UK	697	5.15%	N/A
	Conservative	647	4.78%	-17.43%
	Liberal Democrat	382	2.82%	-1.58%
	Others	884	6.53%	N/A
Majority		3,836	28.36%
Turnout		13,528	63.71%	-4.66%
Electorate		21,235
Swing from SNP to LAB			22.60%
Swing from SNP to MIN			17.06%
Swing from MIN to LAB			5.53%
	Labour gain from SNP

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,531	45.11%	0.00%
	Labour	4,093	28.27%	0.00%
	Conservative	3,216	22.21%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	637	4.40%	0.00%
Majority		2,438	16.84%
Turnout		14,477	68.36%	-0.23%
Electorate		21,177
Swing from LAB to SNP			0.00%
Swing from CON to SNP			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
	SNP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,531	45.11%	+4.53%
	Labour	4,093	28.27%	-5.51%
	Conservative	3,216	22.21%	+5.74%
	Liberal Democrat	637	4.40%	+2.71%
Majority		2,438	16.84%
Turnout		14,477	68.59%	-0.97%
Electorate		21,106
Swing from LAB to CON			5.63%
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.02%
Swing from SNP to CON			0.60%
	SNP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,013	40.58%	-13.77%
	Labour	5,006	33.78%	+5.17%
	Conservative	2,441	16.47%	+8.85%
	Minor	1,108	7.48%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	250	1.69%	-1.17%
Majority		1,007	6.80%
Turnout		14,818	69.56%	-3.65%
Electorate		21,301
Swing from SNP to CON			11.31%
Swing from SNP to LAB			9.47%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.84%
	SNP hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	8,662	54.35%	+8.67%
	Labour	4,560	28.61%	-4.26%
	Conservative	1,215	7.62%	+3.23%
	Minor	1,045	6.56%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	456	2.86%	-4.59%
Majority		4,102	25.74%
Turnout		15,938	73.21%	+5.64%
Electorate		21,769
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.46%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.74%
Swing from CON to SNP			2.72%
	SNP hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,723	45.68%	+0.78%
	Labour	4,838	32.87%	-1.62%
	Minor	1,412	9.59%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,097	7.45%	-0.47%
	Conservative	647	4.40%	-0.01%
Majority		1,885	12.81%
Turnout		14,717	67.57%	+3.44%
Electorate		21,780
Swing from LAB to MIN			5.61%
Swing from SNP to MIN			4.41%
Swing from LAB to SNP			1.20%
	SNP hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,213	44.90%	0.00%
	Labour	4,772	34.49%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	1,096	7.92%	0.00%
	Conservative	610	4.41%	0.00%
	Others	1,145	8.28%	N/A
Majority		1,441	10.41%
Turnout		13,836	64.13%	-1.23%
Electorate		21,576
Swing from LAB to SNP			0.00%
	SNP hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,213	44.90%	+8.05%
	Labour	4,772	34.49%	-10.53%
	Liberal Democrat	1,096	7.92%	+1.47%
	Minor	1,048	7.57%	N/A
	Conservative	610	4.41%	-5.09%
	Others	97	0.70%	N/A
Majority		1,441	10.41%
Turnout		13,836	65.36%	+5.02%
Electorate		21,169
Swing from LAB to SNP			9.29%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.00%
Swing from LD to SNP			3.29%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	5,924	45.02%	-10.58%
	SNP	4,850	36.86%	+3.46%
	Conservative	1,250	9.50%	+2.85%
	Liberal Democrat	849	6.45%	+3.38%
	Minor	286	2.17%	N/A
Majority		1,074	8.16%
Turnout		13,159	60.34%	-9.73%
Electorate		21,807
Swing from LAB to SNP			7.02%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.72%
Swing from CON to SNP			0.30%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,955	55.60%	+7.79%
	SNP	5,379	33.40%	-3.79%
	Conservative	1,071	6.65%	-1.85%
	Liberal Democrat	495	3.07%	-0.37%
	Minor	206	1.28%	N/A
Majority		3,576	22.20%
Turnout		16,106	70.08%	-0.28%
Electorate		22,983
Swing from SNP to LAB			5.79%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.82%
Swing from SNP to CON			0.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	7,664	47.81%	+5.13%
	SNP	5,961	37.19%	+8.69%
	Conservative	1,362	8.50%	+0.40%
	Liberal Democrat	552	3.44%	N/A
	Minor	491	3.06%	N/A
Majority		1,703	10.62%
Turnout		16,030	70.35%	+0.17%
Electorate		22,785
Swing from CON to SNP			4.15%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.37%
Swing from LAB to SNP			1.78%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	7,041	42.68%	+12.62%
	SNP	4,701	28.50%	-26.04%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	3,419	20.72%	+14.95%
	Conservative	1,336	8.10%	-1.53%
Majority		2,340	14.18%
Turnout		16,497	70.18%	+3.72%
Electorate		23,507
Swing from SNP to ALL			20.49%
Swing from SNP to LAB			19.33%
Swing from LAB to ALL			1.17%
	Labour gain from SNP

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	8,272	54.54%	+2.01%
	Labour	4,560	30.06%	-2.20%
	Conservative	1,460	9.63%	-0.96%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	876	5.78%	N/A
Majority		3,712	24.47%
Turnout		15,168	66.46%	-1.05%
Electorate		22,822
Swing from LAB to SNP			2.11%
Swing from CON to SNP			1.48%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.62%
	SNP hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	7,941	52.52%	-8.92%
	Labour	4,878	32.26%	+7.53%
	Conservative	1,600	10.58%	+2.30%
	Liberal	700	4.63%	-0.91%
Majority		3,063	20.26%
Turnout		15,119	67.52%	+4.11%
Electorate		22,393
Swing from SNP to LAB			8.22%
Swing from SNP to CON			5.61%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.61%
	SNP hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	8,758	61.45%	-5.61%
	Labour	3,526	24.74%	+5.58%
	Conservative	1,180	8.28%	+1.35%
	Liberal	789	5.54%	N/A
Majority		5,232	36.71%
Turnout		14,253	63.41%	-2.85%
Electorate		22,477
Swing from SNP to LAB			5.60%
Swing from SNP to CON			3.48%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.12%
	SNP hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	10,079	67.05%	+23.94%
	Labour	2,879	19.15%	-19.20%
	Conservative	1,042	6.93%	-11.59%
	Others	1,031	6.86%	N/A
Majority		7,200	47.90%
Turnout		15,031	66.27%	+1.50%
Electorate		22,683
Swing from LAB to SNP			21.57%
Swing from CON to SNP			17.76%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.80%
	SNP hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	6,568	43.12%	N/A
	Labour	5,842	38.35%	-22.67%
	Conservative	2,822	18.53%	-1.65%
Majority		726	4.77%
Turnout		15,232	64.77%	+3.27%
Electorate		23,518
Swing from LAB to SNP			32.90%
Swing from CON to SNP			22.39%
Swing from LAB to CON			10.51%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,565	61.03%	+5.89%
	Conservative	2,832	20.18%	+6.19%
	Liberal	2,638	18.80%	-12.08%
Majority		5,733	40.85%
Turnout		14,035	61.49%	-5.39%
Electorate		22,823
Swing from LIB to CON			9.14%
Swing from LIB to LAB			8.98%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.15%
	Labour hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,740	55.14%	+1.53%
	Liberal	4,894	30.88%	N/A
	Conservative	2,217	13.99%	-32.40%
Majority		3,846	24.26%
Turnout		15,851	66.88%	+2.71%
Electorate		23,699
Swing from CON to LIB			31.64%
Swing from CON to LAB			16.96%
Swing from LAB to LIB			14.67%
	Labour hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,663	53.61%	-3.73%
	Conservative	7,496	46.39%	+3.73%
Majority		1,167	7.22%
Turnout		16,159	64.18%	+4.63%
Electorate		25,178
Swing from LAB to CON			3.73%
	Labour hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,487	57.34%	N/A
	Conservative	6,315	42.66%	N/A
Majority		2,172	14.67%
Turnout		14,802	59.55%	N/A
Electorate		24,856
	Labour win