Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Liberal
	Election 1974 (October)	Liberal
	Election 1974 (February)	Liberal
	Election 1970	Liberal
	Election 1966	Liberal
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	25,993	53.10%	+9.41%
	Conservative	15,303	31.26%	+3.90%
	Labour	4,150	8.48%	-0.42%
	SNP	3,502	7.15%	-12.89%
Majority		10,690	21.84%
Turnout		48,948	82.00%	+2.81%
Electorate		59,691
Swing from LAB to LIB			4.92%
Swing from CON to LIB			2.76%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.16%
	Liberal hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	20,006	43.69%	-8.31%
	Conservative	12,531	27.37%	-6.39%
	SNP	9,178	20.04%	+12.05%
	Labour	4,076	8.90%	+2.65%
Majority		7,475	16.32%
Turnout		45,791	79.19%	-6.82%
Electorate		57,825
Swing from LIB to SNP			10.18%
Swing from CON to SNP			9.22%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.96%
	Liberal hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	25,707	52.00%	+9.74%
	Conservative	16,690	33.76%	-7.31%
	SNP	3,953	8.00%	+1.18%
	Labour	3,089	6.25%	-3.39%
Majority		9,017	18.24%
Turnout		49,439	86.01%	+5.31%
Electorate		57,478
Swing from CON to LIB			8.52%
Swing from SNP to LIB			4.28%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.25%
	Liberal hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	19,524	42.26%	-3.40%
	Conservative	18,974	41.07%	+0.31%
	Labour	4,454	9.64%	-3.94%
	SNP	3,147	6.81%	N/A
	Others	103	0.22%	N/A
Majority		550	1.19%
Turnout		46,202	80.70%	-4.10%
Electorate		57,249
Swing from LAB to CON			2.13%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.85%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.27%
	Liberal hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	20,607	45.66%	+6.79%
	Conservative	18,396	40.76%	-2.05%
	Labour	6,131	13.58%	-2.27%
Majority		2,211	4.90%
Turnout		45,134	84.80%	+2.56%
Electorate		53,224
Swing from LAB to LIB			4.53%
Swing from CON to LIB			4.42%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.11%
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,924	42.81%	-7.39%
	Liberal	17,185	38.87%	+10.11%
	Labour	7,007	15.85%	-5.19%
	SNP	1,093	2.47%	N/A
Majority		1,739	3.93%
Turnout		44,209	82.24%	+2.23%
Electorate		53,753
Swing from CON to LIB			8.75%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.65%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,275	50.20%	+2.51%
	Liberal	12,762	28.76%	-3.33%
	Labour	9,336	21.04%	+0.82%
Majority		9,513	21.44%
Turnout		44,373	80.01%	-0.78%
Electorate		55,459
Swing from LIB to CON			2.92%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.08%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.85%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,925	47.69%	N/A
	Liberal	14,755	32.09%	N/A
	Labour	9,296	20.22%	N/A
Majority		7,170	15.60%
Turnout		45,976	80.79%	N/A
Electorate		56,907

	Conservative win

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