Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat) 22,736 votes and Lucy Beattie (Scottish National Party) 12,247, a majority of 10,489. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.7% (46,048 of 74,627).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross has the 12th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (61.1%), and the 35th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (30.6%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 61.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 19.5 points. The economically inactive share was 30.6%.
DWP figures count 2,133 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 11.8% in 2024/25, from 15.2% in 2021/22.
5,740 business sites were registered in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross in March 2026 (5,670 a year before), and employed 36,000 people in 2024.
Jobs based in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £40,235 for workplace jobs and £39,508 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £39,485. The residents' figure ranks 255th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross were claimants (1,195 people). A year earlier the count was 1,100.
MP
Jamie Stone, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jamie Stone on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Jamie Stone's latest words in Parliament, from 12 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 260 spoken contributions by Jamie Stone since 4 July 2024.
I do not know how many people in this place know this, but I used to work in the oil and gas industry—not for a holiday job, but for years on end. I worked at Kishorn, at Nigg, at Sullom Voe and in Aberdeen.
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I will find out who your mother is! [Laughter.]
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) on securing this debate. As regards the good-natured jibe from the hon.
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Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I thank right hon. and hon. Members for the kind sentiments that I have received recently. I am sure the Minister recognises that the lack of available or affordable housing is critical when it comes to rural employment.
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May I take my hon. Friend to the far north of Scotland, which I have the honour to represent? The EU helped to pay for harbours, roads and all sorts of infrastructure.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrat | 22,736 | 49.4% | +15.8 |
| Lucy Beattie | Scottish National Party | 12,247 | 26.6% | −12.3 |
| Eva Kestner | Labour | 3,409 | 7.4% | +2.1 |
| Sandra Skinner | Reform UK | 3,360 | 7.3% | +4.4 |
| Fiona Fawcett | Conservative | 1,860 | 4.0% | −13.3 |
| Anne Thomas | Scottish Green Party | 1,641 | 3.6% | +2.9 |
| Steve Chisholm | Alba Party | 795 | 1.7% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 49.4% | Scottish National Party 26.6% | 10,489 | 61.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 38.9% | Liberal Democrat 33.6% | 2,788 | 70.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross lies within Highland.
- Highland S12000017
Who has power over Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Every body that makes decisions for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross this page: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross?
UK Parliament lists Jamie Stone, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross?
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat) won with 22,736 votes, a majority of 10,489, on a turnout of 61.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross?
2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,195 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,508 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,133 (13.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.