08/05/2026
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Scottish Parliament Election Count on Friday 08 May 2026, at Springwood Hall Kelso.
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Rachael Hamilton of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has been elected as the MSP for the Ettrick, Roxburgh, and Berwickshire Constituency.
The Votes
The total number of votes cast was 30,207. The turnout was 53%.
The total number of votes polled for each candidate was as follows:
James Robert Anderson, Independent – 740
Ray Georgeson Scottish, Liberal Democrats – 2,358
Rachael Hamilton Scottish, Conservative and Unionist Party – 13,483
Terry Howson, Alliance to Liberate Scotland – 165
Kaymarie Hughes, Scottish Labour Party – 1,577
Jamie Alexander Langan, Reform UK – 3,569
John Redpath, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 8,206
The number of ballot papers rejected was 109.
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Calum Kerr of the Scottish National Party has been elected as the MSP for the Midlothian South, Tweeddale, and Lauderdale Constituency.
The Votes
The total number of votes cast was 34,658. The turnout was 55.5%.
The total number of votes polled for each candidate was as follows:
Keith Cockburn, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 6,930
Daniel Coleman, Scottish Labour Party – 4,614
Duncan Angus Melville Dunlop, Scottish Liberal Democrats 4,649
Carolyn Grant, Reform UK – 4,199
Calum Kerr, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 14,091
The number of ballot papers rejected was 175.
(Photo: Rob Gray)
