| Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles, Berwick & East Lothian and Midlothian[1] |
| Replaced by | Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk Midlothian Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Midlothian, and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, which covered the same area, was in existence until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Boundaries
Formed for the 1983 election, the seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale comprised the majority of the former Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, with other areas coming in from Berwick and East Lothian and Midlothian. It was formed from the Tweeddale District, and the Ettrick and Lauderdale District.[2] There were slight boundary changes in 1997, due to a local government boundary change in 1989.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | David Steel | Liberal | |
| 1988 | Liberal Democrat | ||
| 1997 | Michael Moore | Liberal Democrat | |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Steel | 16,868 | 58.5 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Alistair Ballantyne | 8,329 | 28.9 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Saren | 2,200 | 7.4 | -4.4 | |
| SNP | Allan Macartney | 1,455 | 5.0 | -2.1 | |
| Majority | 8,539 | 29.6 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 28,852 | 77.8 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Steel | 14,599 | 49.9 | −8.6 | |
| Conservative | Constance Finlay-Maxwell | 8,657 | 29.6 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Neil Glen | 3,320 | 11.4 | +4.0 | |
| SNP | Andrew Lumsden | 2,660 | 9.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 5,942 | 20.3 | -9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 29,236 | 77.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Steel | 12,296 | 39.9 | −10.0 | |
| Conservative | Lloyd Beat | 9,776 | 31.7 | +2.1 | |
| SNP | Christine Creech | 5,244 | 17.0 | +7.9 | |
| Labour | Alan Dunton | 3,328 | 10.8 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | John Hein | 177 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 2,520 | 8.2 | -12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 30,821 | 78.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Moore | 12,178 | 31.2 | -3.8 | |
| Labour | Keith Geddes | 10,689 | 27.4 | +11.0 | |
| Conservative | Alister Jack | 8,623 | 22.1 | -8.6 | |
| SNP | Ian Goldie | 6,671 | 17.1 | -0.1 | |
| Referendum | Christopher Mowbray | 406 | 1.0 | New | |
| Liberal | John Hein | 387 | 1.0 | +0.4 | |
| Natural Law | Duncan Paterson | 47 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,489 | 3.8 | -3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,001 | 76.3 | -1.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.4 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Moore | 14,035 | 42.3 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Keith Geddes | 8,878 | 26.7 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Brocklehurst | 5,118 | 15.4 | −6.7 | |
| SNP | Richard Thomson | 4,108 | 12.4 | −4.7 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Norman Lockhart | 695 | 2.1 | New | |
| Liberal | John Hein | 383 | 1.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 5,157 | 15.6 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 33,217 | 63.4 | −12.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
References
- ^ "'Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Crewe, Ivor (1983). British Parliament constituencies - a statistical compendium. faber and faber. ISBN 0-571-13236-7.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Vote 2001: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, BBC News
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