2003 Scottish Borders Council election

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2003 Scottish Borders Council election
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All 34 seats to Scottish Borders Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election14 seats, 32.14%1 seats, 16.9%14 seats, 27.5%
Seats before14114
Seats won14109
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote12,21611,49010,561
Percentage30.4%28.6%26.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.8Increase2.svg11.7Decrease2.svg1.8
 Fourth party
 
Party SNP
Last election4 seats, 18.1%
Seats before4
Seats won1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3
Popular vote4,625
Percentage11.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.6
Council Leader before election

John Ross Scott
Liberal Democrats

Council Leader after election

David Parker
Independent

Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 1 May 2003, alongside the wider Scottish local elections.

Contents

No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.

Aggregate results

Scottish Borders Council election, 2003 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 14-30.412,216Decrease2.svg0.8
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg928.611,490Increase2.svg11.7
  Liberal Democrats 9Decrease2.svg526.310,561Decrease2.svg1.8
  SNP 1Decrease2.svg311.54,625Decrease2.svg6.6
  Scottish Socialist 0-1.9768Increase2.svg1.9
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg11.4559Decrease2.svg14.0

Ward results

Ward 1: Eyemouth and District South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Michael Cook 779 82.4
Conservative Michael Norcott16617.6
Majority61364.8
Turnout 94541.8
Independent gain from Independent
Ward 2: Chirnside and District
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Fullarton 614 57.9
SNP Ms Aileen Orr44642.1
Majority16815.8
Turnout 1,06043.8
Conservative hold
Ward 3: Coldstream and District
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Law 603 41.8
SNP Donald Moffat55638.5
Conservative Robert Kennedy28519.7
Majority473.3
Turnout 1,44457.5
Independent hold
Ward 4:Duns and District South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Margaret McCrave 450 40.0
Liberal Democrats Anne de Fernandez41637.0
SNP Gordon Mathews25823.0
Majority343.0
Turnout 1,12445.9
Conservative gain from Independent
Ward 5: Duns and District North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Elliot 449 38.1
Liberal Democrats Maureen Ferguson36631.0
Conservative Gavin Calder938.3
Majority837.1
Turnout 1,15047.3
Independent hold
Ward 6: Eyemouth and District North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats George Russell 615 55.0
Conservative Andrew Morgan50445.0
Majority11110.0
Turnout 1,11946.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Ward 7: Kelso and District North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Lindores 735 60.2
Conservative Meriel Smith48639.8
Majority24920.4
Turnout 1,22144.3
Independent hold
Ward 8: Kelso Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alasdair Hutton Unopposed N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 9: Kelso and District South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alex Nicol 796 55.2
Conservative Andrew Thomson64644.8
Majority15010.4
Turnout 44261.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Ward 10:Jedburgh and District East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sandy Scott 487 46.3
SNP Natasha York31630.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Tunnah24823.6
Majority17116.2
Turnout 1,05146.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 11:Jedburgh and District West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Wight 738 61.6
SNP James Brown46038.4
Majority27823.2
Turnout 1,19852.0
Conservative hold
Ward 12: Hermitage
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Val Robson 424 42.0
Liberal Democrats Anne Borthwick38938.6
Conservative Hubert Rutherford19619.4
Majority353.4
Turnout 1,00947.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 13: Burnfoot and Mansfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Richardson 401 42.4
Liberal Democrats Norman Pender37539.6
SNP Harry Stoddart12212.9
Conservative John Lamont485.1
Majority262.8
Turnout 94645.0
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 14: Silverbuthall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Mary Beck 526 46.2
Liberal Democrats John Scott50244.1
Liberal Democrats Jake Irvine1109.7
Majority242.1
Turnout 1,13853.0
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 15: Weensland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kenneth McCartney 664 46.7
Liberal Democrats James Scott36925.9
Conservative Ms. Alexandra Elliot29921.0
SNP Richard Cain906.3
Majority29520.8
Turnout 1,42259.1
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 16: Teviot and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Paterson 728 63.2
Liberal Democrats Ronald Smith32528.2
Conservative Andrew Loyd988.5
Majority40335.0
Turnout 1,15152.3
Independent gain from SNP
Ward 17: Wilton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Farquhar 526 47.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Angus32028.8
Conservative George Turnbull26423.8
Majority20618.6
Turnout 1,11050.0
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 18: Galawater and Lauderdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Douglas Younger 465 29.4
Independent Alexander Aitchison41526.2
Independent Graeme Donald37423.6
Liberal Democrats John Runciman32820.7
Majority502.8
Turnout 1,57258.3
Conservative gain from Independent
Ward 19: Earlston, Gordon and District
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Miles Browne Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Ward 20: Melrose and District
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Smith 831 58.5
Conservative Jonathan Hill59041.5
Majority24117.0
Turnout 1,42156.8
Independent hold
Ward 21: Scott's View
PartyCandidateVotes%
Scottish Conservative Party Carolyn Riddell-Carre 729 57.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Wright54342.7
Majority18614.6
Turnout 1,27252.8
Conservative gain from Independent
Ward 22: Alewater and Denholm
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats John Houston 706 51.0
Conservative John Greenwell67749.0
Majority292.0
Turnout 1,38356.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Ward 23: Old Selkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Gordon Edgar 618 40.7
Independent John Thomson54435.8
Scottish Socialist Kerry Gentleman1439.4
SNP Alexander McKie1278.4
Conservative Guy Lee875.7
Majority744.9
Turnout 1,51955.9
Independent hold
Ward 24: Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Vicky Davidson 669 46.9
SNP Christopher Renton51436.0
Conservative Kevin Newton24317.0
Majority15510.9
Turnout 1,42653.0
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP
Ward 25: Netherdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Fiona Moore 317 28.3
Independent Angus MacKay29320.1
Independent John Robertson26123.3
Scottish Socialist Graeme McIver24922.2
Majority242.2
Turnout 1,12046.2
Conservative gain from Independent
Ward 26: Lower Landlee and Tweedbank
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Parker 1,113 94.2
Conservative Scott Smith695.8
Majority1,04488.4
Turnout 1,18252.8
Independent gain from SNP
Ward 27: Upper Langlee and Landhope
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP John Mitchell 585 65.2
Conservative Robert Strang31234.8
Majority27330.4
Turnout 89741.3
SNP hold
Ward 28: Kilnknowe and Clovenfords
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas Dumble 462 41.8
SNP Graham Fleming29626.8
Conservative Willie Hall23621.4
Scottish Socialist Joy McLelland11010.0
Majority16615.0
Turnout 1,10446.9
Independent hold
Ward 29: Mossilee and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats William Lamb 355 38.3
SNP William Herd27129.2
Labour Carolyne Thomson16017.2
Conservative Brian Jones9410.1
Scottish Socialist Lesley McIver485.2
Majority849.1
Turnout 92843.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Ward 30: Innerleithen and Walkerburn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Purves 862 57.9
SNP William Cox31721.3
Conservative John Ballantine16010.7
Scottish Socialist Norman Lockhart15010.1
Majority54536.6
Turnout 1,48955.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Ward 31: Peebles and District South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Graham Garvie 813 50.4
Conservative Charles Cormack46028.5
Independent Hector Black34121.1
Majority35321.9
Turnout 1,61456.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Ward 32: Peebles and District East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Catriona Bhatia 829 56.0
SNP George Cowan26718.0
Conservative Hilary Ballantine17812.0
Labour John Thomson1399.4
Scottish Socialist Joan Rowley684.6
Majority56238.0
Turnout 1,48154.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Ward 33: Peebles and Upper Tweed
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Nancy Norman 971 62.0
Conservative Hugh Seymour33521.4
Labour Julia Reid26016.6
Majority63640.6
Turnout 1,56657.5
Independent hold
Ward 34: West Linton and District
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Neil Calvert 722 44.7
Independent David Small63439.3
Independent David Small63439.3
Independent Robert Bond25916.0
Majority885.4
Turnout 1,61559.1
Conservative gain from Independent

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