Roxburgh and Berwickshire (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

General Election 2001: Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Archibald Kirkwood 14,044 48.8 +2.3
Conservative George Turnbull 6,533 22.7 -1.2
Labour Catherine Maxwell Stuart 4,498 15.6 +0.7
SNP Roderick Campbell 2,806 9.7 -1.6
Scottish Socialist Amanda Millar 463 1.6 N/A
UKIP Peter Neilson 453 1.6 +1.0
Majority 7,511 26.1
Turnout 28,797 60.6 -13.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
General Election 1997: Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Archibald Kirkwood 16,243 46.5 +0.0
Conservative Douglas Younger 8,337 23.9 -10.3
Labour Helen Eadie 5,226 15.0 +6.2
SNP Malcolm Balfour 3,959 11.3 +0.7
Referendum Party John Curtis 922 2.6 N/A
UKIP Peter Neilson 202 0.6 N/A
Natural Law David Lucas 42 0.1 N/A
Majority 7,906 22.6
Turnout 34,931 73.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
General Election 1992: Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Archibald Kirkwood 15,852 46.9 −2.3
Conservative Mrs. Shirley Finlay-Maxwell 11,595 34.3 −2.9
SNP Marshall N. Douglas 3,437 10.2 +5.4
Labour Stephen Lambert 2,909 8.6 −0.2
Majority 4,257 12.6
Turnout 33,793 77.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
General Election 1987: Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archibald Kirkwood 16,388 49.2 −1.1
Conservative Dr Liam Fox 12,380 37.2 −2.4
Labour Tim Luckhurst 2,944 8.8 +1.4
SNP Marshall N. Douglas 1,586 4.8 +2.1
Majority 4,008 12.0
Turnout 33,298 77.2
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1983: Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archibald Kirkwood 15,920 50.3 N/A
Conservative Iain Sproat 12,524 39.6 N/A
Labour D.A. Briggs 2,326 7.4 N/A
SNP Robert Shirley 852 2.7 N/A
Majority 3,396 10.7 N/A
Turnout 31,622 75.8 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)

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