# Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Midlothian, and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, which covered the same area, was in existence until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

## Boundaries

Formed for the 1983 election, the seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale comprised the majority of the former Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, with other areas coming in from Berwick and East Lothian and Midlothian. It was formed from the Tweeddale District, and the Ettrick and Lauderdale District. There were slight boundary changes in 1997, due to a local government boundary change in 1989.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | David Steel | Liberal |
| 1988 | David Steel | Liberal Democrat |
| 1997 | Michael Moore | Liberal Democrat |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Steel | 16,868 | 58.5 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Ballantyne | 8,329 | 28.9 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Saren | 2,200 | 7.4 | −4.4 |
| | SNP | Allan Macartney | 1,455 | 5.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,539 | 29.6 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,852 | 77.8 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Steel | 14,599 | 49.9 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Constance Finlay-Maxwell | 8,657 | 29.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Neil Glen | 3,320 | 11.4 | +4.0 |
| | SNP | Andrew Lumsden | 2,660 | 9.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,942 | 20.3 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,236 | 77.2 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Steel | 12,296 | 39.9 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Beat | 9,776 | 31.7 | +2.1 |
| | SNP | Christine Creech | 5,244 | 17.0 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Dunton | 3,328 | 10.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 177 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,520 | 8.2 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,821 | 78.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
General election 1997: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Moore | 12,178 | 31.2 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Keith Geddes | 10,689 | 27.4 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Alister Jack | 8,623 | 22.1 | −8.6 |
| | SNP | Ian Goldie | 6,671 | 17.1 | −0.1 |
| | Referendum | Christopher Mowbray | 406 | 1.0 | New |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 387 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| | Natural Law | Duncan Paterson | 47 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,489 | 3.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,001 | 76.3 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Moore | 14,035 | 42.3 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Geddes | 8,878 | 26.7 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Brocklehurst | 5,118 | 15.4 | −6.7 |
| | SNP | Richard Thomson | 4,108 | 12.4 | −4.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Norman Lockhart | 695 | 2.1 | New |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 383 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,157 | 15.6 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,217 | 63.4 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.9 | |