Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)






























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

Current constituency
Created 2011
Party Scottish National Party
MSP Gail Ross
Council area Highland
Replaced by
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.




Contents






  • 1 Electoral region


  • 2 Constituency boundaries and council area


  • 3 Member of the Scottish Parliament


  • 4 Election results


    • 4.1 2016 Scottish Parliament Election


    • 4.2 2011 Scottish Parliament Election




  • 5 Footnotes





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


2011

Rob Gibson

Scottish National Party


2016

Gail Ross


Election results



2016 Scottish Parliament Election

































































Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


SNP

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
-8.7
Majority
3,913
12.2
-13.9

Turnout
32,207
58.4
+7.0


SNP hold

Swing




2011 Scottish Parliament Election

































































Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


SNP

Rob Gibson
13,843
48.4
+16.6


Liberal Democrats
Robbie Rowantree
6,385
22.3
-18.1


Labour
John MacKay
5,438
19.0
+5.8


Conservative

Edward Mountain
2,934
10.3
-0.8
Majority
7,458
26.1


Turnout
28,600
51.4



SNP gain from Liberal Democrats

Swing



































































Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrats

12,030
40.4



SNP

9,480
31.9



Labour

3,942
13.2



Conservative

3,288
11.0


Others

1,023
3.4

Majority
2,550
8.6



Liberal Democrats hold

Swing




Footnotes











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