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Home General Elections 8 October 1959 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles |
UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 22,275 | 12,762 | 9,336 |
| Votes gained | +350 | -1,993 | +40 |
| Share of votes | 50.2% | 28.8% | 21.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.2% | 23.0% | 16.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.5% | -3.3% | +0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.6% | -2.9% | +0.5% |
| Total votes: | 44,373 | |
| Electorate: | 55,459 | |
| Turnout: | 80.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.9% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Midlothian and Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | SNP | Others | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | SNP | Others | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,993 | 15,303 | 4,150 | 3,502 | 0 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,006 | 12,531 | 4,076 | 9,178 | 0 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 25,707 | 16,690 | 3,089 | 3,953 | 0 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,524 | 18,974 | 4,454 | 3,147 | 0 | 103 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 20,607 | 18,396 | 6,131 | 0 | ||
| 24 March 1965 | By Election | 21,549 | 16,942 | 4,936 | 411 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,185 | 18,924 | 7,007 | 1,093 | 0 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 12,762 | 22,275 | 9,336 | 0 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 14,755 | 21,925 | 9,296 | 0 | ||