The placeConstituency · Scotland · Electorate 77,927 · 2023 boundaries

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire.

Liberal Democrats MP Angus MacDonald holds the seat on 37.8% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentAngus MacDonald · Liberal Democrats
CouncilHighland
Boundary set2023
ONS codeS14000094
Electorate · 2024
77.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
37.8%
Liberal Democrats · +4.5pp over SNP
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Angus MacDonald's most notable recent activity was a cluster of rebel votes on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025, where he broke with his party on five divisions -- consistently backing amendments designed to close the loophole that would allow voluntary starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill, and supporting procedural moves his party rejected. His stance on end-of-life autonomy scores 28 percentage points above his party's average, the largest deviation in his voting record. Beyond that, recent votes show him backing a referral of the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment and opposing government powers to direct pension fund investments -- both standard Lib Dem positions.

At 60% voting participation, MacDonald attends fewer divisions than a typical MP, though representing a large, remote Highland constituency may partly explain that. Where he does vote, he is a 96% party-line voter. He consistently opposes Lords override mechanisms and immigration control measures, and scores 100% on parliamentary scrutiny -- backing every vote to increase Commons oversight. His 130 speech contributions span economy and jobs, energy, environment, and local government, reflecting both his constituency's profile and his background as a former Highland councillor. He secured a parliamentary answer confirming government engagement with Scottish defence firms on Ukraine drone collaboration, an issue he raised proactively.

MacDonald sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee, which aligns with his focus on energy costs, rural infrastructure, and community benefit from renewable development -- themes he introduced in his maiden speech. His constituency, the largest by area in the UK, borders major renewables projects, and his speech record suggests consistent attention to who gains from that development locally. News coverage is limited to his election win and early activity; there is insufficient recent data to assess current local sentiment.

37.8%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
11
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.11 wards · 33 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Aird Loch Ness(4 seats)Ballance · Fraser · Knox · Crawford4,173Highland IndMay 2022
Caol Mallaig Denis Rixson968Highland IndApr 2018
Culloden Ardersier(3 seats)Campbell-Sinclair · Reid · Robertson2,794Highland IndMay 2022
Eilean A Cheo(4 seats)Munro · Millar · Finlayson · Stewart3,537Highland IndMay 2022
Fort William Ardnamurchan(4 seats)MacDonald · Willis · Fanet · Maclennan3,599Highland IndMay 2022
Inverness Central(3 seats)McAllister · MacLean · Cameron2,151Highland IndMay 2022
Inverness Millburn(3 seats)Gregg · Brown · MacKenzie3,022Highland IndMay 2022
Inverness Ness Side(3 seats)Christie · Mackintosh · Hendry3,480Highland IndMay 2022
Inverness South Duncan McDonald0Highland IndApr 2024
Inverness West(3 seats)Graham · Boyd · Mackintosh2,552Highland IndMay 2022
Wester Ross Strathpeffer Lochalsh(4 seats)Campbell · Birt · Kraft · Logue4,711Highland IndMay 2022

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ

Ethnicity.

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.8% Female 51.2% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£26,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£32,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,455
VAT/PAYE-registered

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£251m
Taxpayers60,000
Median per taxpayer£2,500
Mean per taxpayer£4,180

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Angus MacDonaldWONLD18,15937.8
Drew HendrySNP15,99933.3
Michael PereraLab6,24613.0
Dillan HillRef2,9346.1
Ruraidh StewartCon2,5025.2
Peter NewmanInd2,0384.2
Darren PaxtonInd1780.4

Turnout 48,056

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission