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Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 10.6 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 35.5%
  • SNP 24.9%
  • Reform UK 18.5%
  • Lib Dems 7.7%
  • Green 7.1%
  • Labour 3.1%
  • Other 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative SNP Reform UK Lib Dems
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 35.5%24.9%18.5%7.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+15.4 2.8%+22.1 22.3%−3.8 9.9%−2.2

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Employment rate75.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

John Lamont · Conservative

In office since June 8, 2017. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 14.2 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 10.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
John Lamont Elected Conservative 18,872 40.5
David Wilson SNP 12,273 26.4
Caitlin Stott Labour 6,311 13.6
Ray Georgeson Lib Dems 3,686 7.9
Carolyn Grant Reform UK 3,340 7.2
Neil MacKinnon Green 1,526 3.3
Ellie Merton Other 329 0.7
Hamish Goldie-Scot Other 221 0.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated