UK general elections › 2017 › Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk — 2017
John Lamont (Conservative Party) was elected with 28,213 votes— 53.9% of 52,367 valid votes.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. +3.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 52,367
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lamont | Conservative Party | 28,213 | 53.9% | +3.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Calum Kerr | Scottish National Party | 17,153 | 32.8% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Davidson | Labour Party | 4,519 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Caroline Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 2,482 | 4.7% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.