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Scottish Borders

Shows the general election results for Scottish Borders, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 142,848 and a turnout of 71.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
142,848
Turnout
71.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 47.3%
SNP 38.5%
LD 7.7%
Lab 6.5%
Others 0.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Con SNP LD Lab Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 2
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 48 39 8 7 0 102
% vote 47.3% 38.5% 7.7% 6.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Change -4.4% +7.1% +3.3% -5.9% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 0 8
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 0 1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con SNP LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 32.5% 8.8% 31.2% 24.0% 1.1% 0.0% 2.4%
2010 35.8% 9.9% 33.0% 19.2% 1.3% 0.5% 0.1%
2015 37.9% 37.4% 10.9% 9.7% 2.6% 1.4% 0.1%
2017 51.7% 31.5% 4.4% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 47.3% 38.5% 7.7% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con SNP LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 8.7%
1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 9.7%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 7.7%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 8.7%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 7.7%
2 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 9.7%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.3%
1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 48.4%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 46.0%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 47.3%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 46.0%
2 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 48.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.6%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 71.9%
2 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 71.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.6%
1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 71.3%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 71.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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