Western Isles Western Isles| Calum MacDonald | Labour | 5,924 | 45.0% |
| Alasdair Nicholson | SNP | 4,850 | 36.9% |
| Douglas Taylor | Conservative | 1,250 | 9.5% |
| John Horne | LibDem | 849 | 6.5% |
| Joanne Telfer | Scottish Socialist | 286 | 2.2% |
Electorate 21,706; Turnout 60.6%; Majority 1,074 (8.2%)
Swing: 7.0% to SNP from Lab; Declared: 1.00am
| C MacDonald | Labour | 8,955 | 55.60% |
| A Gillies | SNP | 5,379 | 33.40% |
| J McGrigor | Conservative | 1,071 | 6.65% |
| N Mitchison | LibDem | 495 | 3.07% |
| R Lionel | Referendum | 206 | 1.28% |
Electorate: 23,293; Turnout: 69.15%; Lab majority 3,576 (22.20%)
Swing from SNP to Lab of 5.80%
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