Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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.

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 and North West Caithness; Wick and East Caithness; East Sutherland and Edderton; Cromarty Firth; Tain and Easter Ross
• In part: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (shared with Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch)

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Maree Todd[a]	15,889	43.1	0.2	14,201	38.5	1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Molly Nolan	13,298	36.1	5.0	7,818	21.2	4.2
	Conservative	Struan Mackie	5,170	14.0	1.3	7,905	21.4	1.7
	Labour	Marion Donaldson	2,016	5.5	4.9	2,745	7.4	3.3
	Scottish Green					2,052	5.6	0.4
	Alba					640	1.7	New
	Independent	Andy Wightman[b]				461	1.2	New
	Scottish Family					235	0.6	New
	All for Unity					227	0.6	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	Tina McCaffery	289	0.8	New	115	0.3	New
	Libertarian	Harry Christian	222	0.6	New	131	0.4	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					121	0.3	New
	Reform UK					103	0.3	New
	UKIP					67	0.2	2.9
	TUSC					54	0.1	New
	Restore Scotland					39	0.1	New
	Independent	Hazel Mansfield				17	0.0	New
Majority			2,591	7.0	5.2
Valid Votes			36,884			36,931
Invalid Votes			101			63
Turnout			36,985	64.8	6.2	36,994	64.9	6.2
	SNP hold		Swing		2.6
Notes

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross^[4]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Gail Ross	13,937	43.3	5.1	12,853	39.8	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Stone	10,024	31.1	8.8	5,499	17.0	2.7
	Conservative	Struan Mackie	4,912	15.3	5.0	6,361	19.7	10.5
	Labour	Leah Franchetti	3,334	10.4	8.6	3,467	10.7	5.1
	Scottish Green					1,951	6.0	1.4
	UKIP					1,005	3.1	1.5
	Scottish Christian					494	1.5	0.5
	Independent	James Stockan				380	1.2	New
	RISE					182	0.6	New
	Solidarity					110	0.3	0.2
Majority			3,913	12.2	17.2
Valid Votes			32,207			32,302
Invalid Votes			137			59
Turnout			32,344	58.6	6.5	32,361	58.7	6.6
	SNP hold		Swing		7.0

• "Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.