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United Kingdom General Election - 2017

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk


Prediction Changed
2017-06-04 13:40:05
 



Constituency Profile

Candidates:

 

Burgess, Caroline

Davidson, Ian

Kerr, Calum

Lamont, John

Incumbent:
Calum Kerr

2016 EU Referendum (Remain vs. Leave)
56.74 % vs. 43.26 % (Est.)

2015 Election Result
Kerr, Calum
2014536.6%
Lamont, John
1981736.0%
Moore, Michael*
1029418.7%
Lloyd-Jones, Kenryck
27004.9%
Neilson, Peter
13162.4%
Stewart, Pauline
6311.2%
Rae, Jesse
135 .3%
2010 Election Result (2010 Prediction)
Moore, M.K.*
2223045.4%
Lamont, J.R.
1655533.8%
Miller, I.
500310.2%
Wheelhouse, P.R.W.
44979.2%
Fowler, S.M. Ms.
5951.2%
Black, C. Ms.
134 .3%
2005 Election Result (transposed)
7206
13092
18993
3885
Other2212


 

07/06/2017 A
70.35.100.50
Easy Tory gain. Lib Dem vote share should drop now that they don't have an incumbent, and this is a strongly nationalist area
26/04/2017 Jack Cox
24.212.227.58
Finally we come to a more competitive seat in Scotland. John Lamont is running once again for the tories here and this may be the time he finally wins it. This is a close, close race and the tories have definitely improved their polling enough to win this.
25/04/2017 BBC News
212.58.244.23
Tory MSP to quit Holyrood to stand for Westminster
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39708030
25/04/2017 The Telegraph
212.58.244.23
John Lamont to resign Holyrood seat to focus on top Scottish Tory general election target
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/25/john-lamont-resign-holyrood-seat-focus-top-scottish-tory-general/
24/04/2017 The Guardian
199.16.153.226
Scottish Tories back in contention 20 years on from New Labour rout
One of her closest allies at Holyrood, John Lamont, is again contesting Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, where he holds the coterminous Holyrood seat. Lamont narrowly lost there in 2015, leaving the sitting SNP MP, Calum Kerr, protecting the UK?s fifth-smallest majority at 300.Duncan has a public profile and experience.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/24/scottish-tories-back-20-years-new-labour-rout-general-election



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