An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Conservative gain from SNP by John Lamont with a majority of 11,060 - 21.1% - on a turnout of 71.5%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
LAMONT, John | Con | 28,213 | 53.9% | 17.9% |
KERR, Calum | SNP | 17,153 | 32.8% | -3.8% |
DAVIDSON, Ian | Lab / Co-op | 4,519 | 8.6% | 3.7% |
BURGESS, Caroline | LD | 2,482 | 4.7% | -14.0% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 73,191, having a valid vote count of 52,367 and an invalid vote count of 96.
Result declared at 03:59 on 9 June 2017.