Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Caithness, Sutherland and Ross shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Gail Ross |
| Council area | Highland |
| Created from | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross, Ross, Skye & Inverness West |
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. 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.
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross replaced Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and part of Ross, Skye and Inverness West.
Electoral region
The 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
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 electoral wards used to create the re-drawn Caithness, Sutherland and Ross are:
- In full: North, West and Central Sutherland; Thurso; Wick; Landward Caithness; East Sutherland and Edderton; Cromarty Firth; Tain and Easter Ross
- In part: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (shared with Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color;" rowspan="2" | | 2011 | Rob Gibson | Scottish National Party |
| 2016 | Gail Ross | ||
Election results
2021 Scottish Parliament Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Molly Nolan[1] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2016 Scottish Parliament Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National | Gail Ross | 13,937 | 43.3 | -5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Stone | 10,024 | 31.1 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Struan Mackie | 4,912 | 15.3 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Leah Franchetti | 3,334 | 10.4 | -8.6 | |
| Majority | 3,913 | 12.2 | -13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 32,207 | 58.4 | +7.0 | ||
| Scottish National hold | Swing | -13.9 | |||
2011 Scottish Parliament Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National | Rob Gibson | 13,843 | 48.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 6,385 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | John MacKay | 5,438 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Edward Mountain | 2,934 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,458 | 26.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28,600 | 51.4 | N/A | ||
| Scottish National win (new seat) | |||||