Labour Sets Sights On UK's Smallest Electorate In Remote Outer Hebrides

OUTER HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND - JUNE 26: Activists hang placards for Torcuil Crichton, the Scottish Labour candidate for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, campaigns on June 26, 2024 in Stornoway, Scotland. Torcuil Crichton, a former regional journalist turned Labour candidate, is campaigning in Na h-Eileanan an Iar (the Western Isles), the UK's smallest constituency by population. This seat, previously known as the Western Isles, has been held by the SNP since 2005. Crichton, who has a background in Gaelic broadcasting, aims to tackle issues such as failing ferry services, housing shortages, and depopulation. He is also proposing a single authority for island health services. If Crichton wins, he will be only the third Labour MP to do so. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)