Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) 18,159 votes and Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) 15,999, a majority of 2,160. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.7% (48,056 of 77,927).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire has the 55th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.7%).
DWP figures count 2,292 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 11.8% in 2024/25, from 13.3% in 2021/22.
6,060 business sites were registered in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire in March 2026 (6,005 a year before), and employed 67,000 people in 2024.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 72.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.3 points. The economically inactive share was 22.4%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,929 for jobs in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire and £39,221 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £37,475. The residents' figure ranks 267th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.4% of 16 to 64 year olds in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire were claimants (1,555 people). September 2025 had 1,435.
MP
Mr Angus MacDonald, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Angus MacDonald on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Angus MacDonald's latest words in Parliament, from 14 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. Hansard search returns 156 spoken contributions by Mr Angus MacDonald since 4 July 2024.
The Minister mentioned one of the pump storage sites and the £7.5 million investment, which is a one-off payment. For example, Glen Earrach is offering £20 million a year for 125 years, inflation-linked.
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Hopefully, we will have all these different renewable energy sources coming through, but geothermal is a big one.
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I would like to speak to amendment 130 and clause 36. My son, myself, my father, my grandfather and my great-grandfather—and pretty well all my ancestors forever—have served in the Army.
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The metropolis of Gairloch in Wester Ross—[Laughter.] It is a major town, I will have you know. It has seen its only bank closed, and Dingwall has seen its bank closed, so people have to travel two hours, each way, to get to Inverness city, and there is only one bus a day.
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After close inspection of the detail on Pride in Place, we found that 50% of the evaluation was based on data that was not available even to MPs.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus MacDonald | Liberal Democrat | 18,159 | 37.8% | +22.7 |
| Drew Hendry | Scottish National Party | 15,999 | 33.3% | −15.4 |
| Michael Perera | Labour | 6,246 | 13.0% | +3.6 |
| Dillan Hill | Reform UK | 2,934 | 6.1% | +4.1 |
| Ruraidh Stewart | Conservative | 2,502 | 5.2% | −18.1 |
| Peter Newman | Scottish Green Party | 2,038 | 4.2% | +2.8 |
| Darren Paxton | Socialist Equality Party | 178 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 37.8% | Scottish National Party 33.3% | 2,160 | 61.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 48.7% | Conservative 23.3% | 12,865 | 66.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire lies within Highland.
- Highland S12000017
Who has power over Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Every body that makes decisions for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire this page: Mr Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?
UK Parliament lists Mr Angus MacDonald, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?
Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) won with 18,159 votes, a majority of 2,160, on a turnout of 61.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?
2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,555 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,221 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,292 (13.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.