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The constituency of
Ettrick, Roxburgh &
Berwickshire
has been created following the first ever review of the
parliamentary boundaries for the Scottish Parliament at
Holyrood.
In effect the Selkirkshire area of the former Tweeddale
Ettrick and Lauderdale seat has been added to the pre-existing Roxburgh
and Berwickshire seat. The constituency has an electorate in excess of
54,140 voters.
This site's home
page and the section setting out opinion
poll data suggest that, with work, this seat is winnable
for the SNP.
A full list of the wards comprising the new seat are listed
below, followed by a map indicating the wards within the
Borders (those in green are entirely within the
Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire constituency).
By 2007, the SNP polled 18% of the constituency vote and
almost 22% of the list votes cast. At a Council
level, the SNP polled 18.5% of council 1st
preference votes, with 3 councillors being elected in the
constituency. We are increasingly confident of adding to our council
group in 2012: |
