Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire shown within the South Scotland electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral region	South Scotland
Electorate	57,044 (2026)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Conservative
MSP	Rachael Hamilton
Council area	Scottish Borders
Created from	Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Gaelic: Eadraig, Rosbrog agus Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Scottish Borders.^[2] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.^[3]

The constituency was established for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers parts of the former constituencies of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire. The remaining parts of the Scottish Borders form part of the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.^[4][5] The boundaries of the constituency remained unchanged following the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries undertaken by Boundaries Scotland ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.^[6]

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire is currently held by the Conservatives. The current MSP is Rachael Hamilton, who won the seat at a 2017 by-election following the resignation of previous member John Lamont in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.

Electoral region

Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the other nine constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Clydesdale; Dumfriesshire; East Kilbride; Galloway and West Dumfries; Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse; Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.^[3] The region covers the whole of the council areas of Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, and South Ayrshire council areas; and parts of the council areas of East Ayrshire, Midlothian, and South Lanarkshire.^[7] By population it is now the largest of Scotland's eight electoral regions.^[3]

Prior to the 2025 review, there were nine constituencies in the South Scotland region. Besides Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, the other eight constituencies were: Ayr; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Dumfriesshire; East Lothian; Clydesdale; Galloway and West Dumfries; Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. The region covered the Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, Scottish Borders and South Ayrshire council areas in full and parts of the East Lothian, Midlothian and South Lanarkshire council areas.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

Map of boundaries from 2011

The rest of the Scottish Borders is represented in the Scottish Parliament by the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.^[8] The electoral wards of Scottish Borders Council used in the current creation of Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire are:^[9][5]

• Selkirkshire
• Mid Berwickshire
• East Berwickshire
• Kelso and District
• Jedburgh and District
• Hawick and Denholm
• Hawick and Hermitage

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

2026 parliamentary election

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire^[1][10][11]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachael Hamilton[a]	13,483	44.8	6.7	11,405	37.8	9.6
	SNP	John Redpath	8,206	27.3	5.2	6,403	21.2	8.9
	Reform	Jamie Langan[b]	3,569	11.9	New	4,449	14.8	14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Georgeson	2,358	7.8	1.3	2,596	8.6	1.9
	Green					2,403	8.0	3.4
	Labour	Kaymarie Hughes	1,577	5.2	0.5	1,854	6.2	0.6
	Independent	James Anderson	740	2.5	New
	Independent Green Voice					272	0.9	0.5
	AtLS	Terry Howson	165	0.5	New	242	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					218	0.7	0.2
	Independent	Denise Sommerville				54	0.2	New
	Scottish Socialist					49	0.2	New
	UKIP					48	0.2	0.0
	Independent	Sean Davies				47	0.2	New
	Heritage					31	0.1	New
	Scottish Libertarian					29	0.1	0.1
	ADF					23	0.08	New
	Scottish Common Party					23	0.08	New
Majority			5,277	17.5	1.5
Valid votes			30,098			30,146
Invalid votes			109			98
Turnout			30,207	52.8	11.1	30,244	53.0	11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Elected on the party list

2021 parliamentary election

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire^{[12][13][14][a]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachael Hamilton[b]	18,564	51.5	3.7	17,075	47.4	0.7
	SNP	Paul Wheelhouse[c]	11,701	32.5	0.7	10,857	30.1	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Marr	2,352	6.5	1.2	2,426	6.7	1.9
	Labour	Ian Davidson	2,050	5.7	0.4	2,438	6.8	0.0
	Green	Barbra Harvie	1,084	3.0	New	1,665	4.6	0.1
	All for Unity					492	1.4	New
	Alba					317	0.9	New
	Independent	Jesse Rae	290	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					184	0.51	New
	Independent Green Voice					148	0.41	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					134	0.37	New
	Reform					116	0.32	New
	Scottish Libertarian					60	0.17	New
	UKIP					60	0.17	2.1
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					51	0.17	New
	Vanguard					11	0.03	New
	Scotia Future					10	0.03	New
Majority			6,863	19.0	4.4
Valid votes			36,041			36,044
Invalid votes			81			69
Turnout			36,122	64.0	3.1	36,113	64.0	3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing		2.2
Notes Showing changes from 2016 general election. Incumbent member for this constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2017 by-election

In April 2017, John Lamont announced his intention to resign his seat in the Scottish Parliament in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.^[15]

2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election^[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rachael Hamilton	20,658	53.5	1.7
	SNP	Gail Hendry	11,320	29.3	2.5
	Labour	Sally Prentice	3,406	8.8	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Catriona Bhatia	3,196	8.3	0.6
Majority			9,338	24.2	0.8
Total valid votes			38,580
Rejected ballots			73
Turnout			38,653	70.9	10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

2016 parliamentary election

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire^[18][19]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lamont[a]	18,257	55.2	10.3	15,452	46.7	15.2
	SNP	Paul Wheelhouse[b]	10,521	31.8	5.4	10,068	30.4	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Hume[b]	2,551	7.7	9.6	2,851	8.6	6.2
	Labour	Barrie Cunning	1,766	5.3	5.1	2,251	6.8	3.2
	Green					1,481	4.5	1.1
	UKIP					771	2.3	0.6
	Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent					112	0.3	New
	RISE					68	0.2	New
	Solidarity					67	0.2	0.1
Majority			7,736	23.4	4.9
Valid votes			33,095			33,121
Invalid votes			88			68
Turnout			33,183	60.9	7.7	33,189	60.9	7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

References

External links

• "Ettrick Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency map (2025 review)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
• "Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency map (2011 review)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 10 August 2021.