Result: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 50.5% |
| Labour |  | 20.9% |
| SNP |  | 13.3% |
| Swing: 7.6% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| John Thurso | Liberal Democrat | 13,957 | 50.5 | +11.9 |
| Alan Jamieson | Labour | 5,789 | 20.9 | -3.4 |
| Karen Shirron | SNP | 3,686 | 13.3 | -7.0 |
| Angus Ross | Conservative | 2,835 | 10.2 | -3.3 |
| Gordon Campbell | Independent | 848 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Luke Ivory | Scottish Socialist Party | 548 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Majority | 8,168 | 29.5 | ||
| Turnout | 27,663 | 59.1 | -2.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR CAITHNESS, SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 38.6% |
| Labour |  | 24.3% |
| SNP |  | 20.3% |
| Others |  | 16.8% |
