Ross, Cromarty and Skye (UK Parliament constituency)

Ross, Cromarty and Skye
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	Highland
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Ross, Skye & Inverness West Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Created from	Ross & Cromarty Inverness

Ross, Cromarty and Skye was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

It was formed by merging together the former Ross and Cromarty constituency with the Isle of Skye and the Isle of Raasay areas of the former Inverness constituency.

In 1997 most of the constituency became part of the then new Ross, Skye and Inverness West constituency. An Easter Ross area became part of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency.

Local government areas

1983 to 1996

From 1983 to 1996 the constituency covered the Highland districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh.

1996 to 1997

See also Politics of the Highland Council area

Local government districts were abolished in 1996, and the constituency became an area within the Highland unitary council area. Throughout the remaining life of the constituency Highland Council maintained area committees named for the former districts, Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Charles Kennedy	SDP
	1988		Liberal Democrats

• The constituency was abolished in 1997, being replaced by Ross, Skye and Inverness West.

Elections results

General Election 1979: Ross, Cromarty & Skye
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hamish Gray	10,650	42.4	N/A
	SNP	W. McRae	5,915	23.6	N/A
	Labour	K. Bloomer	5,055	20.1	N/A
	Liberal	H. Morrison	3,496	13.9	N/A
Majority			4,735	18.9	N/A
Turnout			32,892	76.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1983: Ross, Cromarty & Skye
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Democrat	Charles Kennedy	13,528	38.5	N/A
	Conservative	Hamish Gray	11,824	33.7	N/A
	Labour	M. Elder	4,901	14.0	N/A
	SNP	K. Matheson	4,863	13.9	N/A
Majority			1,704	4.9	N/A
Turnout			48,401	72.6	N/A
	Social Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A