Tactical voting guide · Scotland

Orkney and Shetland

Long shot for the right

Our Recommendation

Vote Reform UK

Reform UK is the strongest right-of-centre party in Orkney and Shetland. Concentrating the vote behind them gives the right its best chance.

Projected vote share

Projected winner: Liberal Democrat. Right-of-centre parties combined: 20.2%.

Liberal Democrat 48.5%
SNP 17.8%
Reform UK recommended 15.3%
Green 8.6%
Labour 3.8%
Conservative 3.7%
Restore Britain 1.2%
Other 1.0%

The 2024 general election in Orkney and Shetland

Liberal Democrat won Orkney and Shetland in 2024 with 55.1% of the vote. On the right: Conservative 2.8% and Reform UK 7.7%.

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Projections combine the 2024 result, published seat-level MRP polls, current national polling and recent local election results. They are a guide to where the right-of-centre vote is split, not a forecast of the result. How the recommendations work.