Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Gaelic: Gallaibh, Cataibh agus Ros) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering the northern part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | |
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County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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![]() Caithness, Sutherland and Ross shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
Population | 69,767 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Maree Todd |
Council area | Highland |
Created from | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross, Ross, Skye & Inverness West |
The constituency was formed for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and replaced Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and part of Ross, Skye and Inverness West.
The seat has been held by Maree Todd of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
editThe Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Argyll and Bute, Inverness and Nairn, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney, Shetland and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.
The eight constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region cover most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney Islands council area, all of the Shetland Islands council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Constituency boundaries and council area
editThe Highland (council area) is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies. These are: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.
The electoral wards used to create the re-drawn Caithness, Sutherland and Ross are:
Member of the Scottish Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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2011 | Rob Gibson | SNP | |
2016 | Gail Ross | ||
2021 | Maree Todd |
Election results
edit2020s
editParty | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Maree Todd[a] | 15,889 | 43.1 | 0.2 | 14,201 | 38.5 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Molly Nolan | 13,298 | 36.1 | 5.0 | 7,818 | 21.2 | 4.2 | |
Conservative | Struan Mackie | 5,170 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 7,905 | 21.4 | 1.7 | |
Labour | Marion Donaldson | 2,016 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 2,745 | 7.4 | 3.3 | |
Scottish Green | 2,052 | 5.6 | 0.4 | |||||
Alba | 640 | 1.7 | New | |||||
Independent | Andy Wightman[b] | 461 | 1.2 | New | ||||
Scottish Family | 235 | 0.6 | New | |||||
All for Unity | 227 | 0.6 | New | |||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | Tina McCaffery | 289 | 0.8 | New | 115 | 0.3 | New | |
Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 222 | 0.6 | New | 131 | 0.4 | New | |
Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 121 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Reform UK | 103 | 0.3 | New | |||||
UKIP | 67 | 0.2 | 2.9 | |||||
TUSC | 54 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Restore Scotland | 39 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Independent | Hazel Mansfield | 17 | 0.0 | New | ||||
Majority | 2,591 | 7.0 | 5.2 | |||||
Valid Votes | 36,884 | 36,931 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 101 | 63 | ||||||
Turnout | 36,985 | 64.8 | 6.2 | 36,994 | 64.9 | 6.2 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 2.6 | ||||||
Notes
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2010s
editParty | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Gail Ross | 13,937 | 43.3 | 5.1 | 12,853 | 39.8 | 6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Stone | 10,024 | 31.1 | 8.8 | 5,499 | 17.0 | 2.7 | |
Conservative | Struan Mackie | 4,912 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 6,361 | 19.7 | 10.5 | |
Labour | Leah Franchetti | 3,334 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 3,467 | 10.7 | 5.1 | |
Scottish Green | 1,951 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |||||
UKIP | 1,005 | 3.1 | 1.5 | |||||
Scottish Christian | 494 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |||||
Independent | James Stockan | 380 | 1.2 | New | ||||
RISE | 182 | 0.6 | New | |||||
Solidarity | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||
Majority | 3,913 | 12.2 | 17.2 | |||||
Valid Votes | 32,207 | 32,302 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 137 | 59 | ||||||
Turnout | 32,344 | 58.6 | 6.5 | 32,361 | 58.7 | 6.6 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Rob Gibson[a] | 13,843 | 48.4 | N/A | 13,185 | 46.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 6,385 | 22.3 | N/A | 4,081 | 14.3 | N/A | |
Labour | John MacKay | 5,438 | 19.0 | N/A | 4,523 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Mountain | 2,934 | 10.3 | N/A | 2,647 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Scottish Green | 1,327 | 4.6 | N/A | |||||
All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 650 | 2.3 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Christian | 583 | 2.0 | N/A | |||||
UKIP | 469 | 1.6 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour | 253 | 0.9 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 179 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 77 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Solidarity | 20 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Others | 623 | 2.2 | N/A | |||||
Majority | 7,458 | 29.4 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 28,600 | 28,617 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 142 | 126 | ||||||
Turnout | 28,742 | 52.1 | N/A | 28,743 | 52.1 | N/A | ||
SNP win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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Footnotes
edit- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ Butlin, Heather. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections". www.highland.gov.uk.
- ^ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections: 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting". www.highland.gov.uk.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
edit- "Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.