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Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Represented in Parliament by Torcuil Crichton (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Torcuil Crichton, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Na h-Eileanan an Iar compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 232 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £780£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 38 areas and lower than 610.

UK 3.9%This area 1.9%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Na h-Eileanan an Iar£7801.9%
Mid Derbyshire£7841.9%
Goole and Pocklington£7761.9%
Congleton£7852.0%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Torcuil Crichton

Labour

MAJORITY
3,836

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
63%

of people who could vote did

Torcuil Crichton won with 49% of the votes, and Susan Thomson (Scottish National Party) came second with 21%.

Votes for each party

Labour49% · 6,692
Scottish National Party21% · 2,856
Independent10% · 1,370
Reform UK5% · 697
Conservative5% · 647
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship4% · 496
Everyone else6% · 770
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Torcuil CrichtonLabour6,69249.5%
Susan ThomsonScottish National Party2,85621.1%
Angus MacNeilIndependent1,37010.1%
Tony RiddenReform UK6975.2%
Kenny BarkerConservative6474.8%
Donald BoydChristian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship4963.7%
Steven WelshScottish Family Party3882.9%
Jamie DobsonLiberal Democrat3822.8%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£780 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026