19.9% vote increase for Tavish Scott in Shetland

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19.9% vote increase for Tavish Scott in Shetland

By Paul Walter | Fri 6th May 2016 - 3:54 am

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Hard on the heels of a stunning result in Orkney:

(Shetland Islands)
LDEM: 67.4% (+19.9)
SNP: 23.1% (+11.0)
LAB: 5.9% (-0.7)
CON: 3.7% (+0.2)
Lib Dem Hold.

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 6, 2016

* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.

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2 Comments

Hywel 6th May '16 - 11:00am

As a curiosity – What was the provenence of the two Independents in Orkney and Shetland in 2011. They took 25-30% of the vote (which seemed to magnify any anti-LD swing) then but neither restood this time.

More evidence that whatever personal scandals/issues affect an individual representative it doesn’t translate much to other party candidates.
Eddie Sammon 6th May '16 - 2:05pm

Congrats for another great result.

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