Politics
The seat has been a two-way marginal between the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party for many years. In the 2005 general election and the 2010 general election it was one of only two seats outside Northern Ireland in which the Conservative Party obtained less than 5% of the vote and was pushed into fifth place.
Read more about this topic: Na H-Eileanan An Iar (UK Parliament Constituency)
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