Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = Caithness, Sutherland and Ross shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 2011
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross,
Ross, Skye & Inverness West
| party_label = Party
| party = Scottish National Party
| member_label = MSP
| member = Maree Todd
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Highland
| population = 69,767 (2019)[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])
}}
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.
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
{{See also|Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament 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:
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
=2020s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections|title=Scottish Parliamentary Elections|first=Heather|last=Butlin|website=www.highland.gov.uk}}{{cite web|publisher=The Highland Council|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections/5|title=Scottish Parliamentary Elections: 2021 Results|access-date=14 June 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917222515/https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections/5|url-status=dead}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Maree Todd
|votes = 15,889
|percentage = 43.1
|change = {{decrease}}0.2
|list_votes = 14,201
|list_percentage = 38.5
|list_change = {{decrease}}1.3
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Molly Nolan
|votes = 13,298
|percentage = 36.1
|change = {{increase}}5.0
|list_votes = 7,818
|list_percentage = 21.2
|list_change = {{increase}}4.2
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Struan Mackie
|votes = 5,170
|percentage = 14.0
|change = {{decrease}}1.3
|list_votes = 7,905
|list_percentage = 21.4
|list_change = {{increase}}1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Marion Donaldson
|votes = 2,016
|percentage = 5.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.9
|list_votes = 2,745
|list_percentage = 7.4
|list_change = {{decrease}}3.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Green Party
|list_votes = 2,052
|list_percentage = 5.6
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.4
}}{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 640
|list_percentage = 1.7
|list_change = New
}}{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andy Wightman{{efn|Incumbent member on the list for Lothian region, having been elected as a member of the Scottish Greens in 2016}}
|list_votes = 461
|list_percentage = 1.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 235
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 227
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|candidate = Tina McCaffery
|votes = 289
|percentage = 0.8
|change = New
|list_votes = 115
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|candidate = Harry Christian
|votes = 222
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
|list_votes = 131
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 121
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 103
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 67
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = {{decrease}}2.9
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 54
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Restore Scotland
|list_votes = 39
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hazel Mansfield
|list_votes = 17
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 2,591
|percentage = 7.0
|change = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 36,884
|list_votes = 36,931
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 101
|list_votes = 63
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 36,985
|percentage = 64.8
|change = {{increase}}6.2
|list_votes = 36,994
|list_percentage = 64.9
|list_change = {{increase}}6.2
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{down}}2.6
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2010s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/1220/scottish_parliamentary_election_%E2%80%93_regional_contest_statement_of_persons_and_parties_nominated_and_notice_of_poll|title=The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting|first=The Highland|last=Council|website=www.highland.gov.uk}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Gail Ross
|votes = 13,937
|percentage = 43.3
|change = {{decrease}}5.1
|list_votes = 12,853
|list_percentage = 39.8
|list_change = {{decrease}}6.3
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jamie Stone
|votes = 10,024
|percentage = 31.1
|change = {{increase}}8.8
|list_votes = 5,499
|list_percentage = 17.0
|list_change = {{up}}2.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Struan Mackie
|votes = 4,912
|percentage = 15.3
|change = {{increase}}5.0
|list_votes = 6,361
|list_percentage = 19.7
|list_change = {{up}}10.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Leah Franchetti
|votes = 3,334
|percentage = 10.4
|change = {{decrease}}8.6
|list_votes = 3,467
|list_percentage = 10.7
|list_change = {{down}}5.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 1,951
|list_percentage = 6.0
|list_change ={{up}}1.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 1,005
|list_percentage = 3.1
|list_change ={{up}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes = 494
|list_percentage = 1.5
|list_change ={{down}}0.5
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Stockan
|list_votes = 380
|list_percentage = 1.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 182
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 110
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 3,913
|percentage = 12.2
|change = {{decrease}}17.2
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 32,207
|list_votes = 32,302
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 137
|list_votes = 59
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 32,344
|percentage = 58.6
|change = {{increase}}6.5
|list_votes = 32,361
|list_percentage = 58.7
|list_change = {{increase}}6.6
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{decrease}}7.0
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=no}}
{{AMS election box begin| title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-04/Electoral-Data-Results-May-2016-Scottish-Parliament-elections_2.xls|title=Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election|accessdate=14 June 2021|publisher=The Electoral Commission}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Rob Gibson
|votes = 13,843
|percentage = 48.4
|change=N/A
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
|list_votes =13,185
|list_percentage =46.1
|list_change =N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Robbie Rowantree
|votes = 6,385
|percentage = 22.3
|change = N/A
|list_votes =4,081
|list_percentage =14.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John MacKay
|votes = 5,438
|percentage = 19.0
|change = N/A
|list_votes =4,523
|list_percentage =15.8
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Edward Mountain
|votes = 2,934
|percentage = 10.3
|change = N/A
|list_votes =2,647
|list_percentage =9.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =1,327
|list_percentage = 4.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All-Scotland Pensioners Party
|list_votes =650
|list_percentage =2.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =583
|list_percentage =2.0
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes =469
|list_percentage =1.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =253
|list_percentage =0.9
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =179
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =77
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =20
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Others
|list_votes =623
|list_percentage =2.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 7,458
|percentage = 29.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =28,600
|list_votes = 28,617
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 142
|list_votes = 126
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 28,742
|percentage = 52.1
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 28,743
|list_percentage =52.1
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|reason = seat
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
Footnotes
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Caithness_Sutherland_and_Ross.pdf|title=Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=7 July 2021}}
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