The SNP came a close second to the Lib Dems in the votes cast in Shetland for the Highlands and Islands regional list. Just 287 votes separated the Lib Dems on 2,975 and the SNP on 2,688. Interestingly, more than double the number of islanders voted SNP with their second vote than for its candidate Jean Urquhart in the first-past-the-post vote. Labour polled 974 votes with the Green Party on 699 and the Conservatives on 595 votes. The distribution of list MSPs for the Highlands and Islands between the various parties will not be known until the remaining parts of the region declare their results later today. The turnout for the regional list vote in Shetland was 53.3 per cent, slightly below the 54 per cent who voted in …
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SNP run Liberal Democrats very close in Shetland regional list vote