Orkney & Shetland Orkney & Shetland| Alistair Carmichael | LibDem | 6,919 | 41.3% |
| Robert Mochrie | Labour | 3,444 | 20.6% |
| John Firth | Conservative | 3,121 | 18.7% |
| John Mowat | SNP | 2,473 | 14.8% |
| Peter Andrews | Scottish Socialist | 776 | 4.6% |
Electorate 31,909; Turnout 52.4%; Majority 3,475 (20.8%)
Swing: 6.5% to Lab from LibDem; Declared: 11.16am
| J Wallace | LibDem | 10,743 | 51.99% |
| J Paton | Labour | 3,775 | 18.27% |
| W Ross | SNP | 2,624 | 12.70% |
| H Anderson | Conservative | 2,527 | 12.23% |
| F Adamson | Referendum | 820 | 3.97% |
| C Wharton | Ind | 116 | 0.56% |
| A Robertson | Ind | 60 | 0.29% |
Electorate: 32,621; Turnout: 63.35%; LibD majority 6,968 (33.72%)
Swing from Lab to LibD of 3.60%
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