Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'In public, he (Jack McConnell) heaped praise on Wallace in precisely the way that Labour MSPs, out of earshot, never do. Jimbo, one heard, had made a 'massive contribution to building a better Scotland'. Strange: most of us thought he had made a massive contribution to keeping Labour in power.' Ian Bell in the Herald, 13 th May 2005.

Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 71,702 Turnout: 63.0 %
	Michael Moore MP
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	18,993
	%	41.85 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 4.94 % / - 3.54 %
	John Lamont
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	13,092
	%	28.84 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 6.85 % / + 7.26 %
	Sam Held
	Labour
	Votes	7,206
	%	15.88 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 1.04 % / - 2.54 %
	Aileen Orr
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	3,885
	%	8.56 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 2.82 % / - 2.61 %
	John Hein
	Liberal Party
	Votes	916
	%	2.02 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 2.02 %) / (+ 2.02 %)
	Graeme McIver
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	695
	%	1.53 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 0.02 % / - 0.44 %
	Peter Neilson
	UK Independence Party
	Votes	601
	%	1.32 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+1.32 %) / - (+1.32 %)
Notional Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		5,901
% majority		13.00 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		- 11.80 % / - 10.81 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	20,317	46.79 %		19,516	45.39 %
	Conservative & Unionist	9,547	21.99 %		9,278	21.58 %
	Labour	7,348	16.92 %		7,919	18.42 %
	Scottish National Party	4,942	11.38 %		4,805	11.17 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	654	1.51 %		847	1.97 %
	Others	611	1.41 %		635	1.47 %
Notional Liberal Democrat win	Notional Liberal Democrat majority	10,770	24.80 %		10,238	23.81 %