Orkney and Shetland
Nation: Scotland · UK Parliament constituency, on the boundaries first used at the general election of 4 July 2024 · Area code S14000051
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Member of Parliament
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat
MP since 7 June 2001
2024 General Election, 4 July 2024 · LD Hold · majority 7,807
UK Parliament, Members API, retrieved 31 October 2026. Portrait © House of Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Economy
3 datasets
Health
1 dataset
Energy and environment
2 datasets
Housing
7 datasets
Energy efficiency measures installed by constituency, Great Britain
Dec 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroHomes given energy efficiency measures by constituency, Great Britain
Dec 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroHomes not on the gas grid, by constituency, Great Britain
23,494
2024
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroPremises given gigabit broadband by BDUK by constituency and year, UK
31 Mar 2026
Building Digital UK, Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPremises given gigabit broadband by BDUK by constituency, UK
30 Jun 2026
Building Digital UK, Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyShare of households given the Warm Home Discount by constituency, Great Britain
2.10%
2025/26
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroWarm Home Discount by constituency, Great Britain
446
2025/26
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroLabour market
6 datasets
Change on the year in median weekly pay where people work, by constituency
12.3%
2026
Office for National StatisticsClaimant count by constituency, Great Britain
370
Sep 2026
Office for National StatisticsEmployment, unemployment and inactivity by constituency, Great Britain
Year ending June 2026
Office for National StatisticsHow precise median weekly pay where people work is, by constituency
7.5%
2026
Office for National StatisticsMedian weekly pay of full-time employees, by constituency
£831.60
2026
Office for National StatisticsMedian weekly pay where people work, by constituency
£720.10
2026
Office for National StatisticsTransport
1 dataset
Welfare and benefits
11 datasets
Children affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain
200
Apr 2026
Department for Work and PensionsChildren in households affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain
540
Apr 2026
Department for Work and PensionsChildren in low income families by constituency, after housing costs, UK
10.33%
2024/25
Department for Work and PensionsChildren in low income families by constituency, before housing costs, UK
9.04%
2024/25
Department for Work and PensionsFamilies getting Child Benefit by constituency, UK
3,910
Aug 2025
HM Revenue and CustomsFamilies who opted out of Child Benefit payments, by constituency, UK
340
Aug 2025
HM Revenue and CustomsHouseholds affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain
150
Apr 2026
Department for Work and PensionsHouseholds likely to gain from removing the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain
140
Apr 2026
Department for Work and PensionsPension Credit applications by constituency, Great Britain
Suppressed by DWP's disclosure control
30 Mar 2026
Department for Work and PensionsPension Credit claims decided by constituency, Great Britain
Suppressed by DWP's disclosure control
30 Mar 2026
Department for Work and PensionsPension Credit claims waiting for a decision by constituency, Great Britain
5
30 Mar 2026
Department for Work and PensionsParliament and democracy
4 datasets
2024 general election results by constituency
Winner
Liberal Democrat
4 July 2024
- Result
- LD hold
- Majority
- 7,807
- Electorate
- 34,236
- Valid votes
- 20,688
- Invalid votes
- 106
Each constituency's MP by party
Party
Liberal Democrat
29 Oct 2026
UK ParliamentPeople registered to vote in UK Parliament elections, by constituency
34,466
1 Dec 2025
Office for National StatisticsSignatures to the most-signed open petitions by constituency
1 Nov 2026
UK Parliament – Petitions Committee