Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross covers a vast area of the northern Highlands, stretching from the Caithness coast through Sutherland and into Easter Ross and the Black Isle area. Its principal towns include Thurso, Wick, Dornoch, Tain and Dingwall, alongside many smaller coastal and inland communities. The constituency contains long stretches of sparsely populated countryside, moorland, peatland, mountains and sea lochs, with settlement concentrated mainly along the coast and major road corridors. Its scale is exceptional by UK standards: communities separated by considerable distances are linked within one seat. The landscape ranges from the low-lying far north-east to the more mountainous country of Sutherland and the firths of Easter Ross.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population96,009
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationScotland
Age profile
0 to 1717.9% · 17,159 people
18 to 245.7% · 5,514 people
25 to 349.4% · 9,029 people
35 to 4916.9% · 16,213 people
50 to 6423.6% · 22,645 people
65 and over26.5% · 25,449 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
45,539 householdsCensus 2022
Home owners68.5% · 31,191 households
Private renters8.9% · 4,075 households
Social renters20.0% · 9,123 households
Other tenure2.5% · 1,150 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
45,545 householdsCensus 2022
One-person households36.6% · 16,652 households
Families with dependent children21.6% · 9,857 households
Other single-family households39.8% · 18,112 households
Other household types2.0% · 924 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
95,972 people in the source baseCensus 2022Source comparison: Scotland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.5% · 10,041 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little14.5% · 13,949 people
Non-disabled75.0% · 71,982 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency365
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded90
Total awarded£4,893,299
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026
Building Social Spaces
Lyth Arts Centre Ltd
£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Lyth Arts Centre Ltd - Community - National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
CVG- Befriending Caithness
Caithness Voluntary Group
£119,606
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Caithness Voluntary Group - Community - Fairer Life Chances
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
CWG26 - Around The Commonwealth from Lairg
Lairg and District Learning Centre
£9,776
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use funding to deliver a nine-month programme of creative workshops inspired by countries across the Commonwealth using the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as a central theme to engage the community in global cultures stories food and traditions.
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
CWG26 - Kyle of Sutherland Games
Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust
£9,928
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use funding to celebrate the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow by staging a 12 month long community sports and wellbeing project that will increase participation in community events improve wellbeing and strengthen connections across different ages and backgrounds through activities and volunteering opportunities.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
Bower School and Community 50th Celebration
Bower Parent Forum
£2,814
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use the funding to organise two community events in summer and autumn 2026 in the village of Bower to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the local primary school.
85 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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