Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ross, Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Ross, Skye and Lochaber | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Highland |
Major settlements | Dingwall, Fort William, Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig, Muir of Ord, Ullapool, Portree |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | Ian Blackford (SNP) |
Created from | Ross, Skye & Inverness West and Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber |
The constituency covers a central portion of the Highland council area, and at 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi), it covers the largest area of any House of Commons constituency in Britain.[1] Until the 2015 general election, it was represented by former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. Since then, it has been represented by Ian Blackford, the former leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022.
The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election, with its contents being distributed to neighbouring constituencies.[2]