Image caption, The SNP's Hannah Mary Goodlad won the Shetland seat. ByKen BanksNE, Orkney and Shetland reporterPublished8 May 2026 The Scottish Liberal Democrats have lost the party's traditional stronghold seat of Shetland to the SNP. The SNP's Hannah Mary Goodlad won 47% of the vote, ahead of Scottish Lib Dem candidate Emma Macdonald who got 34%. Shetland has been represented by the Liberal party and later the Lib Dems since Jo Grimond was elected in 1950. After her win, Goodlad told BBC Scotland News she had been transparent with Shetland's traditionally Lib Dem voters, and that she ran a "hopeful, positive" campaign. SNP forecast to win 58 seats but second place party too close to call At the Lerwick count Goodlad, who works for a Norwegian energy company and runs a mobile sauna business, celebrated a convincing victory. She secured a majority of 1,500, far higher than had been predicted.
Published: May 8, 2026 12:22 pm
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