UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Roxburgh and Selkirk
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 16,438 | 15,609 | 8,395 |
| Votes gained | +2,247 | +262 | -1,018 |
| Share of votes | 40.6% | 38.6% | 20.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.5% | 32.8% | 17.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +4.2% | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.6% | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| Total votes: | 40,442 | |
| Electorate: | 47,614 | |
| Turnout: | 84.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Liberal | |
| Swing: | 3.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hawick Burghs, Peebles and Selkirk, Roxburghshire 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 26 May 1955 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
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| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 16,438 | 15,609 | 8,395 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 14,191 | 15,347 | 9,413 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 13,232 | 11,604 | 10,107 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 18,342 | 12,264 | 6,099 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 21,394 | 17,420 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,510 | 12,232 | 9,803 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 12,684 | 7,737 | 7,266 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 11,258 | 8,046 | 6,811 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 9,698 | 10,356 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 5,574 | 13,043 | |||