Other places · North East England
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Also known as: Swydd Berwick, Roxburgh a Selkirk (etholaeth seneddol y DU), Siorrachd Bhearaig, Roxburgh agus Salcraig (Toghcheantar na Ríochta Aontaithe), Siorrachd Bhearaig, Roxburgh agus Salcraig (sgìre Phàrlamaid Westminster)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in England North East, United Kingdom.
Adam Ward — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland within the Scottish Borders council area. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting. Since 2017 the MP has been John Lamont of the Conservative Party. The constituency name comes from the three historic counties it covers: Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire. A mostly rural constituency, it includes the towns of Coldstream, Duns, Eyemouth, Galashiels, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Melrose and Selkirk.
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Background
History
Michael Moore held the seat from its creation in 2005, and was MP for the predecessor seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale from 1997 to 2005. The seat and its predecessor seats (Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale) had a strong Liberal Party presence since the 1960s, with former Liberal leader David Steel having represented the seat from 1965 to 1997. Historically, the Conservative Party has been the main challenger to the seat, and they currently hold the equivalent Holyrood seat. At the 2015 general election, Moore and the Liberal Democrats were pushed into third place in the constituency, and the seat was narrowly won by Calum Kerr of the Scottish National…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7760, -2.4110
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD11 3NS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Established
- 2005
- Official site
- www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3134016 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk?
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD11 3NS).
- When was Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- How do I get to Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD11 3NS. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.