Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Electorate56,532 (2022) [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

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Gaelic: Gallaibh, Cataibh agus Ros) is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering the northern part of the Highland council area. [2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. [3]

Contents

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. It was retained unchanged following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025. [4]

The seat has been held by Maree Todd of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region. The other seven constituencies in this region are Argyll and Bute, Inverness and Nairn, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney, Shetland and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. [3] The region covers 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. [5]

Constituency boundaries and council area

The 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 following electoral wards of the Highland Council electoral wards were used to redefine the seat at the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries: [2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011 Rob Gibson SNP
2016 Gail Ross
2021 Maree Todd

Election results

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Caithness, Sutherland & Ross election results 1999-2021

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross [6] [7]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Maree Todd [a] 15,88943.1Decrease2.svg0.214,20138.5Decrease2.svg1.3
Liberal Democrats Molly Nolan13,29836.1Increase2.svg5.07,81821.2Increase2.svg4.2
Conservative Struan Mackie5,17014.0Decrease2.svg1.37,90521.4Increase2.svg1.7
Labour Marion Donaldson2,0165.5Decrease2.svg4.92,7457.4Decrease2.svg3.3
Green 2,0525.6Decrease2.svg0.4
Alba 6401.7New
Independent Andy Wightman [b] 4611.2New
Scottish Family 2350.6New
All for Unity 2270.6New
Freedom Alliance (UK)Tina McCaffery2890.8New1150.3New
Scottish Libertarian Harry Christian2220.6New1310.4New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 1210.3New
Reform 1030.3New
UKIP 670.2Decrease2.svg2.9
TUSC 540.1New
Restore Scotland 390.1New
Independent Hazel Mansfield170.0New
Majority2,5917.0Decrease2.svg5.2
Valid Votes36,88436,931
Invalid Votes10163
Turnout 36,98564.8Increase2.svg6.236,99464.9Increase2.svg6.2
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  2. ↑ Incumbent member on the list for Lothian region, having been elected as a member of the Scottish Greens in 2016

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross [8]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Gail Ross 13,93743.3Decrease2.svg5.112,85339.8Decrease2.svg6.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone 10,02431.1Increase2.svg8.85,49917.0Increase2.svg2.7
Conservative Struan Mackie4,91215.3Increase2.svg5.06,36119.7Increase2.svg10.5
Labour Leah Franchetti3,33410.4Decrease2.svg8.63,46710.7Decrease2.svg5.1
Green 1,9516.0Increase2.svg1.4
UKIP 1,0053.1Increase2.svg1.5
Scottish Christian 4941.5Decrease2.svg0.5
Independent James Stockan3801.2New
RISE 1820.6New
Solidarity 1100.3Increase2.svg0.2
Majority3,91312.2Decrease2.svg17.2
Valid Votes32,20732,302
Invalid Votes13759
Turnout 32,34458.6Increase2.svg6.532,36158.7Increase2.svg6.6
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.0
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross [9]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Rob Gibson [a] 13,84348.4N/A13,18546.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Robbie Rowantree6,38522.3N/A4,08114.3N/A
Labour John MacKay5,43819.0N/A4,52315.8N/A
Conservative Edward Mountain 2,93410.3N/A2,6479.2N/A
Green 1,3274.6N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 6502.3N/A
Scottish Christian 5832.0N/A
UKIP 4691.6N/A
Socialist Labour 2530.9N/A
BNP 1790.6N/A
Scottish Socialist 770.3N/A
Solidarity 200.1N/A
Others6232.2N/A
Majority7,45829.4N/A
Valid Votes28,60028,617
Invalid Votes142126
Turnout 28,74252.1N/A28,74352.1N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Footnotes

Citations

  1. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 27.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
  3. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 116.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. ↑ Butlin, Heather. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections". www.highland.gov.uk.
  7. ↑ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections: 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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