Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

Roxburgh and Selkirk
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1955
SeatsOne
Created from Roxburghshire
Peebles and Selkirk
Hawick Burghs
Replaced by Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles

Roxburgh and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and first used in the 1918 general election, to cover the counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk.

At least nominally, the counties had been covered previously by the Roxburghshire and Peebles and Selkirk constituencies.

For the 1955 general election, as a result of the First Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission, the Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency was abolished and the Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles constituency was created, covering the counties of Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1918 Robert Munro, later Baron Alness Coalition Liberal
1922 Sir Thomas Henderson National Liberal
1923 Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith Unionist later Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry
1935 Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist
1950 Archie Macdonald Liberal
1951 Charles Donaldson Unionist subsequently MP for Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles
1955 constituency abolished: see Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles

Election results

Election in the 1910s

Robert Munro 1922 Robert Munro.jpg
Robert Munro
General election 1918: Roxburgh & Selkirk [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Robert Munro 13,04370.1
Labour Thomas Hamilton5,57429.9
Majority7,46940.2
Turnout 22,40755.4
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

Sir H. Grant 1922 Sir Hamilton Grant.jpg
Sir H. Grant
General election 1922: Roxburgh & Selkirk [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Thomas Henderson 10,356 51.7 New
Liberal Alfred Hamilton Grant 9,69848.3-21.8
Majority6583.4N/A
Turnout 20,05460.9+5.5
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing N/A
General election 1923: Roxburgh & Selkirk [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Scott 11,258 43.1 New
Liberal Thomas Henderson 8,04630.8-17.5
Labour George Dallas 6,81126.1New
Majority3,21212.3N/A
Turnout 26,11578.2+17.3
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing N/A
George Dallas George Dallas politician 1875-1961.jpg
George Dallas
General election 1924: Roxburgh & Selkirk [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Scott 12,684 45.8 +2.7
Liberal John McIlroy Wylie7,73727.9-2.9
Labour George Dallas 7,26626.2+0.1
Majority4,94717.9+5.6
Turnout 27,687
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1929: Roxburgh & Selkirk [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Scott 13,510 38.0 -7.8
Liberal Arthur Robert McDougal12,23234.4+6.5
Labour Robert Gibson 9,80327.6+1.4
Majority1,2783.6-14.3
Turnout 35,54578.5
Unionist hold Swing -7.2

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Roxburgh & Selkirk [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Scott 21,394 55.1 +17.1
Liberal David Edwin Keir 17,42044.9+10.5
Majority3,97410.2+6.6
Turnout 38,81484.4+5.9
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1935: Roxburgh & Selkirk [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Scott 18,342 50.0 -5.1
Liberal Arthur Robert McDougal12,26433.4-11.5
Labour James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson6,09916.6New
Majority6,07816.6+6.4
Turnout 36,70578.0-6.4
Unionist hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1940s

A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency;

General election 1945: Roxburgh & Selkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Scott 13,232 37.9 -12.1
Liberal Archie Macdonald 11,60433.2-0.2
Labour LP Thomas10,10728.9+12.3
Majority1,6284.7-11.9
Turnout 34,94373.7-4.3
Unionist hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Roxburgh & Selkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Archie Macdonald 15,347 39.4 +6.2
Unionist William Scott 14,19136.4-1.5
Labour LP Thomas9,41324.2-4.7
Majority1,1563.0-N/A
Turnout 38,95182.1+8.4
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +3.9
General election 1951: Roxburgh & Selkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Charles Donaldson 16,438 40.6 +4.2
Liberal Archie Macdonald 15,60938.6-0.8
Labour Thomas White8,39520.8-3.4
Majority8292.0N/A
Turnout 40,44284.9+2.8
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +2.5

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987, being represented by Ian Murray since 2010. Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections and this is one of only three seats never held by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Berwick and Haddington was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, when it replaced the separate Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire constituencies, until it was renamed Berwick and East Lothian for the 1950 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1885 general election, but has undergone various boundary changes since that date.

Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2005

Edinburgh Central was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1983. The constituency was named Argyll from 1950. The constituency was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.

Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1832 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Roxburghshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918.

Leith was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Glasgow Kelvingrove was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. In February 1974 it absorbed the entire Glasgow Woodside Constituency which had existed from 1950 but lost the part of the Exchange Ward it had previously included to Glasgow Central.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1955

Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1955 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Galloway was a county constituency in the Galloway area of Scotland. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2005

West Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.

Kinross and Western Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983, representing, at any one time, a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system of election.

Aberdeen and Kincardine Central, also known as Central Aberdeenshire, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Peebles and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

West Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post electoral system.

Peebles and Southern Midlothian was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

References

  1. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  2. ↑ The Times, 17 November 1922
  3. ↑ The Times, 8 December 1923
  4. ↑ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
  5. ↑ The Times, 1 June 1929
  6. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  7. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939

Sources

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.