Caithness and Sutherland - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Caithness and Sutherland constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

NameCaithness and Sutherland
RegionScotland
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 1992Liberal Democrat
Election 1987SDP-Liberal Alliance
Election 1983SDP-Liberal Alliance
Election 1979Labour
Election 1974 (October)Labour
Election 1974 (February)Labour
Election 1970Labour
Election 1966Labour
Election 1964Liberal
Election 1959Minor
Election 1955Conservative

Election 1992

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal Democrat10,03245.13%N/A
Conservative4,66720.99%+4.29%
SNP4,04918.21%+7.91%
Labour3,48315.67%+0.73%
Majority5,36524.13%
Turnout22,23172.47%-1.09%
Electorate30,677
Swing from
CON
to
LD
20.42%
Swing from
SNP
to
LD
18.61%
Swing from
CON
to
SNP
1.81%
Liberal Democrat gain from SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 1987

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SDP-Liberal Alliance12,33853.62%+1.58%
Conservative3,84416.71%-5.95%
Labour3,43714.94%+0.66%
SNP2,37110.30%-0.72%
Minor6862.98%N/A
Green3331.45%N/A
Majority8,49436.92%
Turnout23,00973.56%-1.88%
Electorate31,279
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
3.77%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
3.30%
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
0.46%
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

Election 1983

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SDP-Liberal Alliance12,11952.04%N/A
Conservative5,27622.66%-7.87%
Labour3,32514.28%-27.20%
SNP2,56811.03%-16.97%
Majority6,84329.38%
Turnout23,28875.44%-2.95%
Electorate30,871
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
39.62%
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
29.95%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
9.67%
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour9,61341.48%+6.21%
Conservative7,07430.53%+11.69%
SNP6,48727.99%+4.09%
Majority2,53910.96%
Turnout23,17478.39%+0.32%
Electorate29,564
Swing from
SNP
to
CON
3.80%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
2.74%
Swing from
SNP
to
LAB
1.06%
Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour7,94135.28%-0.88%
SNP5,38123.90%+7.82%
Liberal4,94921.98%-4.25%
Conservative4,24018.84%-2.69%
Majority2,56011.37%
Turnout22,51178.06%-4.94%
Electorate28,837
Swing from
LIB
to
SNP
6.04%
Swing from
LAB
to
SNP
4.35%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
1.69%
Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour8,57436.16%-0.60%
Liberal6,22226.24%+0.82%
Conservative5,10421.52%-0.84%
SNP3,81416.08%+0.61%
Majority2,3529.92%
Turnout23,71483.00%-0.09%
Electorate28,571
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
0.83%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
0.71%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
0.12%
Labour hold

Election 1970

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour8,76836.76%-2.41%
Liberal6,06325.42%-13.45%
Conservative5,33422.36%+0.38%
SNP3,69015.47%N/A
Majority2,70511.34%
Turnout23,85583.09%+3.86%
Electorate28,710
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
6.91%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
5.52%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
1.40%
Labour hold

Election 1966

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour8,30839.16%+8.88%
Liberal8,24438.86%+2.75%
Conservative4,66221.98%+1.16%
Majority640.30%
Turnout21,21479.23%-0.86%
Electorate26,776
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
3.86%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
3.07%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
0.79%
Labour gain from Liberal

Election 1964

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal7,89436.11%N/A
Labour6,61930.28%-4.33%
Conservative4,55020.82%N/A
Others2,79512.79%N/A
Majority1,2755.83%
Turnout21,85880.09%+10.47%
Electorate27,291
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
20.22%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
12.57%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
7.65%
Liberal gain from Minor

Election 1959

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Minor12,16365.39%N/A
Labour6,43834.61%+5.60%
Majority5,72530.78%
Turnout18,60169.62%+0.16%
Electorate26,716
Swing from
LAB
to
MIN
29.89%
Minor gain from Conservative

Election 1955

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative10,45356.53%N/A
Labour5,36429.01%N/A
Liberal2,67414.46%N/A
Majority5,08927.52%
Turnout18,49169.47%N/A
Electorate26,619
Conservative win
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