Ross, Cromarty and Skye was a

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of the

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of the

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from 1983 to 1997. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

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system of

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. It was formed by merging the former Ross and Cromarty constituency with the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of ...

and the Isle of Raasay areas of the former Inverness constituency. In 1997 most of the constituency became part of the then new Ross, Skye and Inverness West constituency. An

Easter Ross Easter Ross () is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland. The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scotti ...

area became part of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency.

Boundaries

Ross and Cromarty District, Skye and Lochalsh District, and the Inverness District electoral divisions of Aird North, Aird South, and Charleston.

Local government areas

1983 to 1996 From 1983 to 1996 the constituency covered the

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s of

Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty (), is an area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. In modern usage, it is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. Between 1889 and 1975 it was a Shires of Scotland, county. Historical ...

and

Skye and Lochalsh Skye and Lochalsh () was a local government district, created in 1975 as one of eight districts within the Highland region in Scotland. It include the Isle of Skye and the Lochalsh area on the mainland. The main offices of the council were in P ...

. 1996 to 1997 :''See also ''

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Local government districts were abolished in 1996, and the constituency became an area within the

unitary council area. Throughout the remaining life of the constituency

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maintained area committees named for the former districts, ''Ross and Cromarty'' and ''Skye and Lochalsh''.

Members of Parliament

Elections results

Elections of the 1980s

Elections of the 1990s

References

{{reflist Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Ross and Cromarty Skye and Lochalsh Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997 Highland constituencies, UK Parliament (historic)