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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1992)

Caithness and Sutherland

Every general election in Caithness and Sutherland since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Liberal Democrats, majority 5,365.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Liberal Democrats Won10,03245.1%
Conservative4,66721.0%
Scottish National Party4,04918.2%
Labour3,48315.7%
Valid votes22,231
Majority5,36524.1%

LD gain from Alliance Turnout 71.9% of 30,905 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O197419831992Liberal, 1918: 37.4%Liberal, 1922: 42.9%Liberal, 1929: 73.9%Liberal, 1935: 72.3%Liberal, 1945: 33.1%Liberal, 1950: 34.5%Liberal, 1951: 16.6%Liberal, 1955: 14.5%Liberal, 1964: 36.1%Liberal, 1966: 38.9%Liberal, 1970: 25.4%Liberal, February 1974: 26.2%Liberal, October 1974: 22.0%Labour, 1945: 33.4%Labour, 1950: 29.7%Labour, 1951: 34.2%Labour, 1955: 29.0%Labour, 1959: 34.6%Labour, 1964: 30.3%Labour, 1966: 39.2%Labour, 1970: 36.8%Labour, February 1974: 36.2%Labour, October 1974: 35.3%Labour, 1979: 41.5%Labour, 1983: 14.3%Labour, 1987: 14.9%Labour, 1992: 15.7%Conservative, 1929: 16.7%Conservative, 1945: 33.5%Conservative, 1950: 35.9%Conservative, 1951: 49.3%Conservative, 1955: 56.5%Conservative, 1964: 20.8%Conservative, 1966: 22.0%Conservative, 1970: 22.4%Conservative, February 1974: 21.5%Conservative, October 1974: 18.8%Conservative, 1979: 30.5%Conservative, 1983: 22.7%Conservative, 1987: 16.7%Conservative, 1992: 21.0%Scottish National Party, 1970: 15.5%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 16.1%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 23.9%Scottish National Party, 1979: 28.0%Scottish National Party, 1983: 11.0%Scottish National Party, 1987: 10.3%Scottish National Party, 1992: 18.2%Others, 1929: 9.4%Others, 1935: 27.7%Others, 1959: 65.4%Others, 1964: 12.8%Others, 1987: 4.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 52.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 53.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 62.7%
Vote share in Caithness and Sutherland at each general election Lib Lab Con SNP Oth Alliance Co Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LDCon5,36524.171.9%LD gain from Alliance
1987AllianceCon8,49436.973.6%Alliance hold
1983AllianceCon6,84329.474.6%
1979LabCon2,53911.078.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabSNP2,56011.478.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib2,3529.983.0%
1970LabLib2,70511.383.1%Lab hold
1966LabLib640.379.2%Lab gain from Lib
1964LibLab1,2755.880.1%Lib gain from Oth
1959OthLab5,72530.869.6%Oth gain from Con
1955ConLab5,08927.569.5%
1951ConLab3,01515.173.5%Con hold
1950ConLib2691.476.5%
1945ConLab60.064.0%
1935LibOth7,45044.660.0%Lib hold
1931Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1929LibCon10,42157.266.5%Lib hold
1924Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1923Lib—unopposed——Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLib1,91214.160.1%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLib2,73325.350.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Caithness and Sutherland?

The Liberal Democrats won Caithness and Sutherland at the 1992 general election with a majority of 5,365.

Which parties have won Caithness and Sutherland?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1918: Liberal 6, Labour 5, Conservative 4, SDP–Liberal Alliance 2, Liberal Democrats 1, Others 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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