Results
2021 election results
The results below are for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election held on Thursday 6 May 2021.
Inverness and Nairn constituency
Total votes for each candidate:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Ariane Burgess |
Scottish Greens |
2,636 |
| Fergus Ewing |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
21,793 |
| Rhoda Grant |
Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Co-operative Party |
5,370 |
| David Gregg |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
2,892 |
| Andrew MacDonald |
Restore Scotland |
361 |
| Edward Mountain |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
12,679 |
- total ballot papers rejected: 137
- ballot papers verified: 45,868
- electorate: 71,127
- turnout: 64.5%
Elected MSP: Fergus Ewing (Scottish National Party)
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency
Total votes for each candidate:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Harry Christian |
Scottish Libertarian Party |
222 |
| Marion Donaldson |
Scottish Labour Party |
2,016 |
| Struan Mackie |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
5,170 |
| Tina McCaffery |
Freedom Alliance |
289 |
| Molly Nolan |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
13,298 |
| Maree Todd |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
15,889 |
- total ballot papers rejected: 101
- ballot papers verified: 36,993
- electorate: 57,045
- turnout: 64.8%
Elected MSP: Maree Todd (Scottish National Party)
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency
Total votes for each candidate:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| John Erskine |
Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Co-operative Party |
3,855 |
| Kate Forbes |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
24,192 |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
8,331 |
| Denis Rixson |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
6,778 |
- total ballot papers rejected: 218
- ballot papers verified: 43,374
- electorate: 63,099
- turnout: 68.7%
Elected MSP: Kate Forbes (Scottish National Party)
Highlands and Islands regional list result
- electorate: 362,133
- total votes cast: 239,388
- turnout: 66.1%
- total valid votes: 238,921
- rejected papers: 467
Votes by party or candidate:
| Party or candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) |
96,433 |
40.4 |
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
60,779 |
25.4 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats |
26,771 |
11.2 |
| Scottish Labour Party |
22,713 |
9.5 |
| Scottish Green Party |
17,729 |
7.4 |
| Alba Party |
3,828 |
1.6 |
| Andy Wightman |
3,367 |
1.4 |
| All for Unity |
1,540 |
0.6 |
| Scottish Family Party |
1,976 |
0.8 |
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party |
686 |
0.3 |
| Freedom Alliance |
671 |
0.3 |
| Reform UK |
547 |
0.2 |
| Restore Scotland |
437 |
0.2 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party |
488 |
0.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
457 |
0.2 |
| Hazel Mansfield |
219 |
0.1 |
| Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
280 |
0.1 |
Seats allocated:
| Candidate |
Party |
| Douglas Ross |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Edward Mountain |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Donald Cameron |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Rhoda Grant |
Scottish Labour Party |
| Ariane Burgess |
Scottish Green Party |
| Emma Roddick |
Scottish National Party |
Regional list breakdown by constituency
Inverness and Nairn
- electorate: 71,127
- votes cast: 45,881
- turnout: 64.5%
- rejected papers: 79
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- electorate: 57,045
- votes cast: 36,994
- turnout: 64.9%
- rejected papers: 63
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- electorate: 63,099
- votes cast: 43,436
- turnout: 68.8%
- rejected papers: 64
Results from other Highlands and Islands local authorities
2016 Election results
Older election results
Page last modified:
4 February 2026
