1994 Borders Regional Council election

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1994 Borders Regional Council election
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  1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)

All 27 seats to Borders Regional Council
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.0%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Liberal Democrats SNP
Last election12 seats, 32.3%6 seats, 21.2%2 seats, 19.3%
Seats won1186
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg4
Popular vote9,3867,5577,399
Percentage32.7%26.3%25.8%

 Fourth party
 
Party Conservative
Last election3 seats, 24.4%
Seats won2
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote4,376
Percentage15.2%

Council control before election


Independent

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1994 Borders Regional Council election, the sixth and final election to Borders Regional Council, was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. All 27 seats were up for election, an increase of 4 from the last election due to boundary changes. 5 electoral divisions were uncontested, and a total of 64 candidates stood for election. The election saw Independents take the most seats, although they lost their overall majority. [1]

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Aggregate Results

1994 Borders Regional Council election
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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Independent 9,38632.68Increase2.svg0.411Decrease2.svg1
Liberal Democrats 7,55726.31Increase2.svg5.18Increase2.svg2
SNP 7,39925.76Increase2.svg6.56Increase2.svg4
Conservative 4,37615.24Decrease2.svg9.22Decrease2.svg1
Labour 00.00Decrease2.svg3.10Steady2.svg0
Total28,718100.0027Increase2.svg4
Registered voters/turnout84,72642.0
Source: Elections Centre

Ward results

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Ward 1: Peebles North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. S. Watt 661 54.6
SNP D. Gibb43235.7
Conservative M. Goodman1179.6
Majority22918.9
Turnout 1,21042.6
Ward 2: Peebles South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats A. B. Hooper 519 35.8
Independent W. C. Wood41228.4
SNP M. N. Douglas33723.2
Conservative H. L. Seymour18012.4
Majority1077.4
Turnout 1,44848.1
Ward 3: Tweeddale East
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP W. D. J. Cox 841 58.1
Liberal Democrats R. Walley60541.8
Majority23616.3
Turnout 1,44647.3
Ward 4:Tweeddale West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I. M. Paterson 1,014 61.7
SNP G. G. McDonald31819.3
Conservative K. A. Newton31118.9
Majority69642.4
Turnout 1,64345.2
Ward 5: Old Selkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I. Galloway 947 68.5
SNP A. Hardie43431.5
Majority51337.0
Turnout 1,38145.0
Ward 6: Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP C. Renton 719 56.7
Independent D. W. Easton35828.2
Conservative A. Gray19015.0
Majority36128.5
Turnout 1,26743.6
Ward 7: Scotts View
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. J. Hewat Unopposed N/A
Ward 8: Leaderdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W. Hardie 878 59.1
Conservative D. H. Younger34523.2
SNP M. Hendrie26117.5
Majority53335.9
Turnout 1,48444.7
Ward 9: Eildon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W. D. Smith 853 49.2
Independent A. M. MacKay26315.1
Conservative H. P. Hamilton20511.8
Majority59034.1
Turnout 1,32149.7
Ward 10: Galawater
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent B. D. Baker 601 62.0
SNP S. Herd36738.0
Majority23424.0
Turnout 96836.9
Ward 11: Galashiels West
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP W. McKay 594 50.7
Independent T. R. Dumble57949.3
Majority181.4
Turnout 1,17036.9
Ward 12: Galashiels East
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP J. G. Mitchell 594 58.1
Independent W. F. Lamb42741.9
Majority16716.2
Turnout 1,02134.1
Ward 13: Galashiels South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. L. Tulley Unopposed N/A
Ward 14: Kelso South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats R. W. Jack 644 35.2
Independent T. Armstrong57531.5
SNP G. W. Fleming33118.1
Conservative A. R. Buxton27515.0
Majority693.7
Turnout 1,82543.6
Ward 15: Kelso North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats D. C. Lindores 1,109 87.2
Conservative J. P. Taylor16212.8
Majority94774.4
Turnout 1,27135.8
Ward 16: Jedforest North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. J. H. Squair 527 60.2
Conservative C. G. O. Hogg34839.8
Majority17920.4
Turnout 87533.8
Ward 17: Jedforest South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. A. Scott 425 37.7
Liberal Democrats P. C. Miller35531.5
SNP M. R. Reid20318.0
Independent G. Yellowlees14412.7
Majority706.2
Turnout 1,12739.2
Ward 18: Hawick North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats G. Jackson 785 65.8
SNP C. Lockhart34028.5
Conservative R. M. L. Delavigne675.6
Majority44537.3
Turnout 1,19237.3
Ward 19: Hawick West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats J. R. Scott 1,191 85.0
SNP C. Robson21115.0
Majority98070.0
Turnout 1,40243.9
Ward 20: Hawick East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. P. Turnbull 662 54.8
SNP P. Calder54645.2
Majority1169.6
Turnout 1,20837.9
Ward 21: Hawick South
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP D. Patterson 871 63.5
Conservative S. J. Huddart26519.3
Liberal Democrats E. Reid23417.0
Majority60644.2
Turnout 1,37045.9
Ward 22: Hermitage
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Earl of Minto Unopposed N/A
Ward 23: Berwickshire East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats W. C. Herd 633 45.9
Independent G. S. McNell52938.3
Conservative I. McIvor21615.6
Majority1047.6
Turnout 1,37844.5
Ward 24: Berwickshire Mid
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats P. Johnson 640 44.2
Independent J. B. Elliot62142.9
Conservative M. P. E. Norcott18612.8
Majority191.3
Turnout 1,44742.3
Ward 25: Berwickshire West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J. Nairn Unopposed N/A
Ward 26: Berwickshire South
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP D. Moffat Unopposed N/A
Ward 27: Berwickshire North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats J. A. Johnson 842 66.6
Conservative G. J. Finlay42233.4
Majority42033.2
Turnout 1,26442.6

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