Constituency profile

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Scotland · County constituency · Na h-Eileanan Siar borough

Torcuil Crichton MP
Sitting MP

Torcuil Crichton

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Scotland
County constituency, Na h-Eileanan Siar council
Last 5 GE winners
SSSSL
SNP 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
44.8% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -7.1pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +9.6pp
vs Others 22.5%
ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

About the Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency

Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a county constituency in Scotland. The sitting MP is Torcuil Crichton (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 49.5% to 21.1% for the SNP, a majority of 3,836 votes on a 63.4% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 32.1% and other parties on 22.5%, a margin of 9.6 points.

Who lives in Na h-Eileanan an Iar? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
44.8%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
44.2%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
74.4%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
22.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
50.9
UK median ~40
Age 65+
30.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
20.5%
UK average ~28%

How did Na h-Eileanan an Iar vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 3,836 votes (28.4pp) · turnout 63.4%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Pick a metric to colour the map by demographics from Scotland's 2022 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Na h-Eileanan an Iar voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Na h-Eileanan an Iar sits almost entirely within the Holyrood constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituencyShare of Na h-Eileanan an IarWinnerRunner-upElected MSP
Na h-Eileanan an Iar97%Labour 37.3%SNP 36.1%Donald MacKinnon

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Na h-Eileanan an Iar within Na h-Eileanan Siar

Na h-Eileanan an Iar sits entirely within Na h-Eileanan Siar Council. Na h-Eileanan Siar was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Na h-Eileanan Siar
1 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Na h-Eileanan an Iar at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Na h-Eileanan an Iar at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010SNP holdAngus MacNeil32.9%4.4%7.5%--9.6%1,88567.6%
2015SNP holdAngus MacNeil28.6%7.6%2.9%--6.6%4,10273.2%+5.6
2017SNP holdAngus MacNeil33.8%16.5%1.7%--7.5%1,00769.6%-3.6
2019notionalScottish National Party winnerAngus Brendan MacNeil 2019 MP, pre-review boundary28.3%22.2%4.4%--45.1%2,43868.4%-1.2
2024Lab gain from SNPTorcuil Crichton49.5%4.8%2.8%5.2% Ref-16.7%3,83663.4%-5.0

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

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Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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