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Inverness,Skye and West Ross-shire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,it was first contested at the 2024 general election,and was the final constituency to announce its result,due to multiple recounts.
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