Elections for Borders Regional Council took place on Thursday 6 May 1982, alongside elections to the various regional councils across Scotland.
Independents won 12 of the council's 23 seats.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 12 | ||||||||
Conservative | 8 | ||||||||
Liberal | 3 | ||||||||
Borders Independent | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
SNP | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Labour | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
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