Voters went to the polls on Thursday (May 6) for the Scottish Parliament election contest. And today (Satuday, May 8) SNP candidate Ms Grahame was declared the winner at the count in Kelso. The re-elected Ms Grahame received a total of 19,807 votes - up from 16,031 in 2016. Her majority has risen from 5,868 to 6,826. 'Great that people turned out' Following the declaration, Ms Grahame said: “I am absolutely thrilled to have increased my majority, even with a Green candidate standing. “They took 2,000 votes and I actually thought my vote would go down, but I’ve managed to increase it. “That, I hope, is vindication of the years I have represented this area, of the local campaign, of my campaign team and the national campaign team.