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Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Conservative | SNP | Other | |
| Votes | 12,178 | 10,689 | 8,623 | 6,671 | 840 |
| Votes gained | -118 | +7,361 | -1,153 | +1,427 | +663 |
| Share of votes | 31.2% | 27.4% | 22.1% | 17.1% | 2.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 23.8% | 20.9% | 16.9% | 13.1% | 1.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | -8.7% | +16.6% | -9.6% | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -7.3% | +12.5% | -7.9% | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| Total votes: | 39,001 | |
| Electorate: | 51,114 | |
| Turnout: | 76.3% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal Democrat hold | |
| Swing: | 13.1% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Berwickshire and East Lothian, Midlothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Midlothian 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 | 5,118 | 14,035 | 8,878 | 4,108 | 1,078 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 8,623 | 12,178 | 10,689 | 6,671 | 840 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 9,776 | 12,296 | 3,328 | 5,244 | 177 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 8,657 | 14,599 | 3,320 | 2,660 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 8,329 | 16,868 | 2,200 | 1,455 | ||