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.

Name	Caithness and Sutherland
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

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

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	10,032	45.13%	N/A
	Conservative	4,667	20.99%	+4.29%
	SNP	4,049	18.21%	+7.91%
	Labour	3,483	15.67%	+0.73%
Majority		5,365	24.13%
Turnout		22,231	72.47%	-1.09%
Electorate		30,677
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12,338	53.62%	+1.58%
	Conservative	3,844	16.71%	-5.95%
	Labour	3,437	14.94%	+0.66%
	SNP	2,371	10.30%	-0.72%
	Minor	686	2.98%	N/A
	Green	333	1.45%	N/A
Majority		8,494	36.92%
Turnout		23,009	73.56%	-1.88%
Electorate		31,279
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12,119	52.04%	N/A
	Conservative	5,276	22.66%	-7.87%
	Labour	3,325	14.28%	-27.20%
	SNP	2,568	11.03%	-16.97%
Majority		6,843	29.38%
Turnout		23,288	75.44%	-2.95%
Electorate		30,871
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,613	41.48%	+6.21%
	Conservative	7,074	30.53%	+11.69%
	SNP	6,487	27.99%	+4.09%
Majority		2,539	10.96%
Turnout		23,174	78.39%	+0.32%
Electorate		29,564
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	7,941	35.28%	-0.88%
	SNP	5,381	23.90%	+7.82%
	Liberal	4,949	21.98%	-4.25%
	Conservative	4,240	18.84%	-2.69%
Majority		2,560	11.37%
Turnout		22,511	78.06%	-4.94%
Electorate		28,837
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,574	36.16%	-0.60%
	Liberal	6,222	26.24%	+0.82%
	Conservative	5,104	21.52%	-0.84%
	SNP	3,814	16.08%	+0.61%
Majority		2,352	9.92%
Turnout		23,714	83.00%	-0.09%
Electorate		28,571
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,768	36.76%	-2.41%
	Liberal	6,063	25.42%	-13.45%
	Conservative	5,334	22.36%	+0.38%
	SNP	3,690	15.47%	N/A
Majority		2,705	11.34%
Turnout		23,855	83.09%	+3.86%
Electorate		28,710
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,308	39.16%	+8.88%
	Liberal	8,244	38.86%	+2.75%
	Conservative	4,662	21.98%	+1.16%
Majority		64	0.30%
Turnout		21,214	79.23%	-0.86%
Electorate		26,776
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	7,894	36.11%	N/A
	Labour	6,619	30.28%	-4.33%
	Conservative	4,550	20.82%	N/A
	Others	2,795	12.79%	N/A
Majority		1,275	5.83%
Turnout		21,858	80.09%	+10.47%
Electorate		27,291
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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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	12,163	65.39%	N/A
	Labour	6,438	34.61%	+5.60%
Majority		5,725	30.78%
Turnout		18,601	69.62%	+0.16%
Electorate		26,716
Swing from LAB to MIN			29.89%
	Minor gain from Conservative

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	10,453	56.53%	N/A
	Labour	5,364	29.01%	N/A
	Liberal	2,674	14.46%	N/A
Majority		5,089	27.52%
Turnout		18,491	69.47%	N/A
Electorate		26,619

	Conservative win

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