# Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire North west Scotland. About 106,757 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9,585 square kilometres. Mr Angus MacDonald has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire since July 2024. They won by 2,160 votes on a 61.7% turnout. Constituency. Code S14000094. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## MP and the 2024 result Mr Angus MacDonald has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire since July 2024. They won by 2,160 votes on a 61.7% turnout. MP: [Mr Angus MacDonald](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5362) (Liberal Democrat). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Angus MacDonald (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 18,159 | 37.8% | | Drew Hendry | Scottish National Party | 15,999 | 33.3% | | Michael Perera | Labour | 6,246 | 13.0% | | Dillan Hill | Reform UK | 2,934 | 6.1% | | Ruraidh Stewart | Conservative | 2,502 | 5.2% | | Peter Newman | Scottish Green Party | 2,038 | 4.2% | | Darren Paxton | Socialist Equality Party | 178 | 0.4% | Electorate 77,927. Turnout 61.7%. Majority 2,160 (4.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3553 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 4.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had a majority of 4.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 100th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverness-skye-and-west-ross-shire#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7% (House of Commons Library). Joint 265th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverness-skye-and-west-ross-shire#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 105,026** (2021). Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 231st most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverness-skye-and-west-ross-shire#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverness-skye-and-west-ross-shire#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S14000094) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 48% of people in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=S14000094) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Highland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S14000094) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Highland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S14000094) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census. ## How Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 4.5% | joint 100th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.7% | joint 265th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 105,026 | 231st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 48% | joint 292nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire? Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire is the 231st most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Highland Most of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire lies in Highland. These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire itself. [See Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) - **Average house price: £224,574** (August 2026). Highland’s average house price was £224,574 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £39,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Highland earned a median of £39,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 144th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Highland costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 237,260** (2025). Highland’s population was an estimated 237,260 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in brief The winner in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had a majority of 4.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7%. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire had 105,026 usual residents at the census. About 48% of people in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: S14000094 - Council: [Highland †](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 9,585 km² - People, mid-2024: 106,757* - Wards: 9 - Middle areas: 25 - Neighbourhoods: 144 - Output areas: 913 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/moray-west-nairn-and-strathspey), [Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caithness-sutherland-and-easter-ross), [Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/argyll-bute-and-south-lochaber), [Angus and Perthshire Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/angus-and-perthshire-glens), [Na h-Eileanan an Iar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/na-h-eileanan-an-iar) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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