Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1983–2005
SeatsOne
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.

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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

ElectionMember [3] Party
1983 David Steel Liberal
1988 Liberal Democrat
1997 Michael Moore Liberal Democrat

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Steel 16,868 58.5 +10.5
Conservative Alistair Ballantyne8,32928.9−3.6
Labour Michael Saren2,2007.4−4.4
SNP Allan Macartney 1,4555.0−2.1
Majority8,53929.6+14.1
Turnout 28,85277.8
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1987: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Steel 14,599 49.9 −8.6
Conservative Constance Finlay-Maxwell8,65729.6+0.7
Labour Neil Glen3,32011.4+4.0
SNP Andrew Lumsden2,6609.1+4.1
Majority5,94220.3−9.3
Turnout 29,23677.2−0.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Steel 12,296 39.9 −10.0
Conservative Lloyd Beat9,77631.7+2.1
SNP Christine Creech 5,24417.0+7.9
Labour Alan Dunton3,32810.8−0.6
Liberal John Hein 1770.6New
Majority2,5208.2−12.1
Turnout 30,82178.0+0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.2
General election 1997: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Moore 12,178 31.2 −3.8
Labour Keith Geddes10,68927.4+11.0
Conservative Alister Jack 8,62322.1−8.6
SNP Ian Goldie6,67117.1−0.1
Referendum Christopher Mowbray4061.0New
Liberal John Hein 3871.0+0.4
Natural Law Duncan Paterson470.1New
Majority1,4893.8−3.4
Turnout 39,00176.3−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Moore 14,035 42.3 +11.1
Labour Keith Geddes8,87826.7−0.7
Conservative Robert Brocklehurst5,11815.4−6.7
SNP Richard Thomson 4,10812.4−4.7
Scottish Socialist Norman Lockhart6952.1New
Liberal John Hein 3831.2+0.2
Majority5,15715.6+11.8
Turnout 33,21763.4−12.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.9

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References

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  2. ↑ Crewe, Ivor (1983). British Parliament constituencies - a statistical compendium . faber and faber. ISBN   0-571-13236-7.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Vote 2001: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, BBC News
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