UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Labour | SNP | Other | |
| Votes | 16,243 | 8,337 | 5,226 | 3,959 | 1,166 |
| Votes gained | +391 | -3,258 | +2,317 | +522 | – |
| Share of votes | 46.5% | 23.9% | 15.0% | 11.3% | 3.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.3% | 17.6% | 11.1% | 8.4% | 2.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.4% | -10.4% | +6.4% | +1.2% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.1% | -9.0% | +4.4% | +0.5% | – |
| Total votes: | 34,931 | |
| Electorate: | 47,288 | |
| Turnout: | 73.9% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal Democrat hold | |
| Swing: | 8.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Berwickshire and East Lothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Labour | SNP | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Labour | SNP | Other | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 6,533 | 14,044 | 4,498 | 2,806 | 916 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 8,337 | 16,243 | 5,226 | 3,959 | 1,166 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 11,595 | 15,852 | 2,909 | 3,437 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 12,380 | 16,388 | 2,944 | 1,586 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 12,524 | 15,920 | 2,326 | 852 | ||