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Orkney and Shetland

Mr Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, and has been an MP since 7th June 2001.

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Economy§

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ATMs: total

TotalPay-to-useFree-to-useFree-to-use: 16Pay-to-use: 5Total: 22
Relative ratings:
  • Free-to-use:
  • Total:
As of June 2025. Source data: LINK ATMs by Parliamentary Constituency (Link)

Broadband: average download speeds

48.1 Mb/s

Speeds actually being received based on the mean average

Relative rating:

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: gigabit availability

8.8%

Premises capable of receiving speeds of 1 gigabit per second

Relative rating:

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: superfast availability - at least 30 Mbps

73.2%

Lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps

Relative rating:

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Total income: median

£28,300

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Total tax amount

£121,000,000

Relative rating:

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Unemployment

201620182020202220240%2%4%Mar 2014: 1%Jun 2014: 0.7%Sep 2014: 0.6%Dec 2014: 0.7%Mar 2015: 0.7%Jun 2015: 0.5%Sep 2015: 0.6%Dec 2015: 0.8%Mar 2016: 0.9%Jun 2016: 0.8%Sep 2016: 0.8%Dec 2016: 0.9%Mar 2017: 1.1%Jun 2017: 0.9%Sep 2017: 0.7%Dec 2017: 0.8%Mar 2018: 0.9%Jun 2018: 0.8%Sep 2018: 0.7%Dec 2018: 1%Mar 2019: 1.4%Jun 2019: 1.4%Sep 2019: 1.4%Dec 2019: 1.5%Mar 2020: 1.7%Jun 2020: 3.2%Sep 2020: 3.5%Dec 2020: 3%Mar 2021: 3%Jun 2021: 2.4%Sep 2021: 2%Dec 2021: 2.1%Mar 2022: 2%Jun 2022: 1.7%Sep 2022: 1.5%Dec 2022: 1.7%Mar 2023: 1.8%Jun 2023: 1.7%Sep 2023: 1.5%Dec 2023: 1.6%Mar 2024: 1.6%Jun 2024: 1.7%Sep 2024: 1.7%Dec 2024: 1.5%Mar 2025: 1.6%
As of March 2025. Source data: Claimant count by sex and age (NOMIS)

Wages

20152020£0£20,000£40,000£60,0002010: £27,0852011: £27,0752012: £27,1962013: £28,9032014: £27,5952015: £28,3022016: £31,6022017: £30,1902018: £32,0992019: £31,4332020: £34,9832021: £31,8202022: £37,0802023: £41,524
As of December 2022. Source data: The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings © ONS Crown Copyright (from Nomis on 2 April 2024)

Energy§

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Central heating

No central heatingOtherTwo or more typesTank or bottled gas onlyOil onlyElectric onlyMains gas onlyMains gas only: 0.4%Electric only: 35.8%Oil only: 25.7%Tank or bottled gas only: 0.3%Two or more types: 12.6%Other: 21.1%No central heating: 4.1%
As of 2023. Source data: Central heating (House of Commons Library)

Domestic solar: capacity

3.5 MW

Relative rating:

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Domestic solar: installations

912

Relative rating:

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Households off the gas grid

2015: 100%2016: 100%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 100%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%
As of 2023. Source data: Households off the gas grid (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Environment§

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City and town classification

Village or smaller
As of 2018. Source data: City and Town Classification of Constituencies (House of Commons Library)

Climate change: hottest day projections

0.58°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (summer) projections

1.5%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (winter) projections

2.9%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: temperature projections

0.74°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: wettest 5 days projections

3.7%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Health§

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Dentists

Private dentistsNHS/HSC/PHS dentistsAll dentistsAll dentists: 7NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: 7Private dentists: 0
Relative ratings:
  • All dentists:
  • NHS/HSC/PHS dentists:
  • Private dentists:
As of 6th May 2025. Source data: General Dental Practices (NHS England), Dental Practices and Patient Registrations (PHS Dental Care Team), Dentist and Surgery List (Business Services Organisation)

GP practices/branches

16
As of 1st July 2025. Source data: GP Practices and Branches (NHS England), GP Practice contact details and list sizes (PHS Dental Care Team), GP practice list sizes (Business Services Organisation)

Life expectancy

81.1 years

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Life expectancy at birth 2022 (ONS)

Society§

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Child poverty

16.4%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Child poverty: children affected by two-child limit

6%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Commemorative plaques

27
As of 29th May 2025. Source data: OpenPlaques (© Open Plaques, Public Domain).

Crime: all

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: anti-social behaviour

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: bicycle theft

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: burglary

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: criminal damage and arson

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: drugs

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: other

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: possession of weapons

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: public order

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: robbery

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: shoplifting

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: theft from the person

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: vehicle

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: violence and sexual offences

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

EU referendum

40.3%

Percentage that voted Leave

As of 2024. Source data: EU referendum estimates for 2024 boundaries

EU referendum

40.3%
As of 2016. Source data: EU referendum estimates from Hanretty 2017 (blog post)

Fish and chip shops

6
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Foodbanks

2
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: Food banks (Give Food).

General Election (notional): 12 December 2019

LD
Source data: Notional General Election 2019 (Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News).

General Election: 12 December 2019

LD
Source data: General Election results 2019 (Britain Elects, New Statesman, Open Innovations; CC-BY-SA).

General Election: 4 July 2024

LD
Source data: 2024 election results (Open Innovations).

General Election: 7 May 2015

LD
Source data: 2015 (Parliament).

General Election: 8 June 2017

LD
Source data: 2017 (Parliament).

Higher education: entry rates for 18 year olds

2010201520200%10%20%30%2006: 20.9%2007: 22.3%2008: 21.4%2009: 18.7%2010: 25.6%2010: 25.6%2011: 19.8%2012: 20.3%2013: 20.7%2014: 18.5%2015: 23.6%2016: 22.6%2017: 24.9%2018: 21.2%2019: 23.9%2020: 23.8%2021: 24.1%2022: 26.4%2023: 24.3%2024: 24.3%
As of 2024. Source data: entry rates (UCAS).

Household composition

Other household typesOther single-family householdsFamilies with dependent childrenOne-personOne-person: 38.3%Families with dependent children: 22.1%Other single-family households: 37.7%Other household types: 1.9%
As of 14th October 2024. Source data: Household composition (© House of Commons Library/ONS/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency/Scotland's census OGL).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: proportions

High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1)Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5): 68.9%Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3): 31.1%High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1): 0%
As of 3rd June 2025. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: score

13.553

Composite score from 0 (low deprivation) to 100 (high deprivation)

As of 24th October 2023. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

MP: Left vs Right

Economy

53.879

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: Left vs Right

Culture

54.572

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: financial interests

VisitsDonationsGiftsEmploymentEmployment: £450Gifts: £0Donations: £10,000Visits: £0
As of 4th August 2025. Source data: Register of Interests (UK Parliament).

Memorial benches

23
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: OpenBenches (© Terence Eden and Elizabeth Eden CC-BY-SA).

Population: by age

0102030405060708001,0005000: 3611: 3582: 4133: 4394: 4355: 4856: 4467: 4938: 4859: 54810: 50311: 51012: 54513: 55114: 52115: 59916: 49917: 45918: 41419: 33920: 32921: 35622: 40423: 38624: 41925: 40726: 46227: 46128: 48529: 50430: 53931: 52432: 54633: 49134: 55835: 53436: 52637: 49438: 50839: 49940: 46841: 55442: 52343: 50544: 48245: 52646: 53347: 56848: 54849: 60950: 65151: 64452: 72053: 66154: 72955: 72756: 71657: 75458: 69559: 73460: 67561: 69862: 64963: 63564: 62165: 56466: 61967: 58168: 56769: 56370: 54071: 54272: 51973: 52074: 56175: 55076: 40977: 43378: 42579: 41680: 35381: 29782: 30883: 27984: 22385: 21186: 17387: 17488: 14589: 9690+: 88
Source data: Population by constituency (House of Commons Library using ONS Population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2022, NRS Search census data 2022, Table UV103 (Age by single year), NISRA 2021 Mid-year population estimates for small geographical areas within Northern Ireland)

Post offices

56
As of 27th May 2025. Source data: All branches (© Post Office).

Pubs

33
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Sexuality

Not answered / prefer not to sayAll other sexual orientationsBisexualGay or LesbianStraight or HeterosexualStraight or Heterosexual: 89.5%Gay or Lesbian: 1.1%Bisexual: 1.5%All other sexual orientations: 0.5%Not answered / prefer not to say: 7.5%
Source data: Census 2021: Sexual orientation (ONS

Transport§

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Bus stops

1,639

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Bus stops density

0.66/km²

Relative rating:

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

EV: home charging

259

Relative rating: ★★

As of 2022. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

EV: workplace charging points

29

Relative rating:

As of January 2025. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

Rail cancellations

0%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of March 2025. Source data: Performance at stations (ORR)

Road accidents: fatal collisions

20052010201520200242000: 42001: 32002: 22003: 32004: 12005: 32006: 32007: 42008: 22009: 02010: 12011: 02012: 42013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 12017: 22018: 42019: 32020: 12021: 22022: 32023: 1
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: serious collisions

2005201020152020010202000: 122001: 152002: 152003: 112004: 152005: 172006: 142007: 62008: 112009: 112010: 52011: 62012: 82013: 82014: 52015: 42016: 112017: 72018: 42019: 112020: 62021: 92022: 72023: 13
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: slight collisions

20052010201520200100502000: 402001: 392002: 472003: 482004: 522005: 662006: 662007: 582008: 422009: 582010: 502011: 392012: 302013: 352014: 392015: 302016: 392017: 182018: 202019: 312020: 132021: 102022: 72023: 13
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Notes

Rating

Ratings are based on ranking every constituency with data and using the following percentiles:

  • ★★★★★ 80-100%
  • ★★★★ 60-80%
  • ★★★ 40-60%
  • ★★ 20-40%
  • ★ 0-20%

There are some cases where more is not better. In those cases we have flipped the ranking so that a lower relative value would receive more stars. For example, a child poverty rate of 0% would be ★★★★★.

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