# Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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

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 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)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2011 | Rob Gibson | SNP |
| 2016 | Gail Ross | SNP |
| 2021 | Maree Todd | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Maree Todd | 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 | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,052 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 640 | 1.7 | New |
| | Independent | Andy Wightman | Andy Wightman | Andy Wightman | Andy Wightman | 461 | 1.2 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 235 | 0.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 227 | 0.6 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Tina McCaffery | 289 | 0.8 | New | 115 | 0.3 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Harry Christian | 222 | 0.6 | New | 131 | 0.4 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 121 | 0.3 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 103 | 0.3 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 67 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 54 | 0.1 | New |
| | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | 39 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Hazel Mansfield | Hazel Mansfield | Hazel Mansfield | Hazel Mansfield | 17 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,591 | 7.0 | 5.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,884 | | | 36,931 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 101 | | | 63 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,985 | 64.8 | 6.2 | 36,994 | 64.9 | 6.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 2.6 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the list for Lothian region, having been elected as a member of the Scottish Greens in 2016 |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,951 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,005 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 494 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | James Stockan | James Stockan | James Stockan | James Stockan | 380 | 1.2 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 182 | 0.6 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,913 | 12.2 | 17.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,207 | | | 32,302 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 137 | | | 59 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,344 | 58.6 | 6.5 | 32,361 | 58.7 | 6.6 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 7.0 | | | |
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Rob Gibson | 13,843 | 48.4 | N/A | 13,185 | 46.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robbie Rowantree | 6,385 | 22.3 | N/A | 4,081 | 14.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | John MacKay | 5,438 | 19.0 | N/A | 4,523 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward Mountain | 2,934 | 10.3 | N/A | 2,647 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,327 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 650 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 583 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 469 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 253 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 179 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 77 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 20 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 623 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,458 | 29.4 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,600 | | | 28,617 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 142 | | | 126 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,742 | 52.1 | N/A | 28,743 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ Butlin, Heather. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections". www.highland.gov.uk.
* ↑ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections: 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
* ↑ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting". www.highland.gov.uk.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2021.