2022 Scottish Borders Council election

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2022 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
 
CON
SNP
IND
LeaderEuan JardineElaine Thornton-NicolDavid Parker
Party Conservative SNP Independent
Leader's seat Galashiels and District Selkirkshire Leaderdale and Melrose
Last election1598
Seats before1598
Seats after1497
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote13,9929,47510,912
Percentage31.0%21.0%24.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.6%Decrease2.svg0.4%Increase2.svg0.4%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LD
GRN
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election20
Seats before20
Seats after31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote4,4163,627
Percentage9.8%8.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.6%Increase2.svg5.8%
Council Leader before election

Mark Rowley
Conservative

Council Leader after election

Euan Jardine
Conservative

2022 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the other Scottish local elections.

Contents

The Scottish Greens won their first ever seat on the council. [1]

Following the election, an administration was formed with the Conservatives and Independent Councillors Caroline Cochrane, Stuart Marshall, and Watson McAteer.

Conservative Councillors Euan Jardine from Galashiels & District, and Scott Hamilton from Jedburgh & District, were elected as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council respectively. [2] [3] Independent Councillor Watson McAteer was elected as Convener. [2]

Results

2022 Scottish Borders Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1401Decrease2.svg141.231.013,992Decrease2.svg10.6
  SNP 900Steady2.svg026.521.09,475Decrease2.svg0.4
  Independent 701Decrease2.svg120.624.210,912Increase2.svg0.4
  Liberal Democrats 310Increase2.svg18.829.84,416Increase2.svg1.6
  Green 110Increase2.svg12.98.03,627Increase2.svg5.8
  Labour 000Steady2.svg00.05.22,345Increase2.svg3.4
  Scottish Family 000Steady2.svg00.00.4179New
  Alba 000Steady2.svg00.00.153New
  Vanguard Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.274New
 Scottish Eco Federalist Party000Steady2.svg00.00.0524New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Source: [4]

Tweeddale West

Tweeddale West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Viv Thomson26.21,266    
Liberal Democrats Drummond Begg22.81,1001,107.8 1,257.6  
Conservative Eric Small18.5893894.3 915.4 926.6 1,338.5
Green Dominic Ashmole16.4792829.3 905.3 926.8 947.3
Conservative John Smith9.7466466.4 472.4 476.2  
Labour Julia Reid6.5312316.4    
Electorate: 8,517  Valid: 4,829  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 1,208  Turnout: 57.4%  

    Tweeddale East

    Tweeddale East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SNP Marshall Douglas30.31,485    
    Conservative Julie Pirone22.51,1021,106.7 1,107.7 1,148.6 1,253.3
    Independent Robin Tatler18.3896929.9 933.6 1,031.7 1,293.7
    Liberal Democrats David Pye9.9483506.2 507.2 649.1  
    Green Ellie Clarke9.6469604.7 607 718.3  
    Labour Robert Bon9.2449481.2 482.2   
    Vanguard Calum Watt0.21111.9    
    Electorate: 9,117  Valid: 4,895  Spoilt: 24  Quota: 1,224  Turnout: 54.0%  

      Galashiels and District

      Galashiels and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SNP Fay Sinclair35.91,637       
      Conservative Euan Jardine (incumbent)26.41,205       
      Liberal Democrats Hannah Steel10.6483581.8 658.6 662.8 667.1 697.1 777.4 995.6
      Green Neil MacKinnon9.0412786.2 796.7 809.9 814.8 855.9 889.8 984.4
      Independent Bill White6.9315364.6 415.9 416.2 426.6 508.9 706.3  
      Independent Harry Scott5.4246272.6 314.6 318.8 321.3 398.6   
      Independent Duck Frater4.4199230.0 252.9 257.5 272.5    
      Vanguard Michael Banks0.83643.5 47.9 49.8     
      Scottish Eco Federalist PartyJames Clark0.52430.2 32.9      
      Electorate: 11,639  Valid: 4,557  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 912  Turnout: 39.5%  

        Selkirkshire

        Selkirkshire - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Independent Caroline Cochrane35.51,423   
        Conservative Leagh Douglas26.21,049   
        SNP Elaine Thornton-Nicol (incumbent)21.8873943.7 945.1 1,073.2
        Labour Scott Redpath5.6223280.7 286.7 336.6
        Green Barbra Harvie5.5222266.1 268.2  
        Independent Gordon Edgar (incumbent)5.4217310.2 327.3 371.7
        Electorate: 8,018  Valid: 4,007  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 1,002  Turnout: 50.4%  

          Leaderdale and Melrose

          Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent David Parker (incumbent)34.31,594     
          Conservative Jenny Linehan24.41,1331,241.4    
          SNP John Paton-Day19.79181,003.4 1,004.4 1,006.2 1,111.2 1,180.1
          Liberal Democrats Simon Johnson12.7589686.9 718.7 724.4 791.8 905.9
          Labour Michael Scott4.5207240.3 247.0 250.2 284.3  
          Green Michael Needham4.3199227.7 229.4 231.4   
          Vanguard Chris Stefanek0.21014.6 16.8    
          Electorate: 9,107  Valid: 4,650  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,163  Turnout: 51.5%  

            Mid Berwickshire

            Mid Berwickshire - 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Conservative John Greenwell (incumbent)29.01,213      
            SNP Donald Moffat (incumbent)25.81,079      
            Conservative Mark Rowley (incumbent)17.1715842.8 844.3 891.1 919.3 942.4 1,162.9
            Liberal Democrats Yvonne Huggins-Haig11.5479491.3 496.5 519.4 620.9 829.6  
            Green Gail Jackson6.9292294.8 309.3 328.1 396.7   
            Labour David Smith6.1254259.1 264.1 272.3    
            Scottish Family Hamish Goldie-Scot3.5146148.4 149.6     
            Electorate: 8,817  Valid: 4,178  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,045  Turnout: 48.3%  

              East Berwickshire

              East Berwickshire - 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Conservative Carol Hamilton (incumbent)31.31,328       
              SNP Aileen Orr21.2899901.2 904.2 995.2 1,078.8   
              Independent James Anderson13.3562572.7 576.7 604.7 668.9 672.7 913.7 1,123.7
              Independent Raquel Lloyd-Jones10.9466483.6 487.8 525.4 615.8 620.9   
              Conservative Lynda Jones9.7409624.5 632.3 643.3 666.3 666.9 757.9  
              Labour Paul Stirton6.9296299.8 300.8 355.2     
              Green Peter Guthrie5.8245248.0 249.2      
              Scottish Family Edward Prentice0.83335.0       
              Electorate: 9,029  Valid: 4,238  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,060  Turnout: 47.5%  

                Kelso and District

                Kelso and District - 3 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Liberal Democrats Euan Robson (incumbent)29.81,169      
                Conservative Tom Weatherston (incumbent)24.0942987.7     
                Conservative Simon Mountford (incumbent)23.1904926.8 932.2 932.2 937.1 973.8 1,111.3
                Green Shelagh King13.2518560.9 561.1 564.6 575.2 736.2  
                Labour Wilson George7.7301331.2 331.4 336.7 392.3   
                Labour Kenryck Lloyd-Jones1.86981.7 81.8 82.3    
                Vanguard Sunny Smith0.41719.3 19.3     
                Electorate: 8,499  Valid: 3,920  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 981  Turnout: 46.9%  

                  Jedburgh and District

                  Jedburgh and District - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Conservative Scott Hamilton (incumbent)31.11,089      
                  SNP Pam Brown23.1809814.3 829.5 840.5 930.5  
                  Conservative Sandy Scott (incumbent)19.2675823.5 827.9 840.4 858.4 860.8 1,076.9
                  Independent John Bathgate15.1529558.0 564.8 614.9 706.3 726.9  
                  Green Charles Strang7.1250254.5 261.5 273.9    
                  Independent Jesse Rae2.9102106.5 110.7     
                  Alba Yvonne Ridley 1.55355.5      
                  Electorate: 7,212  Valid: 3,507  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 877  Turnout: 49.4%  

                    Hawick and Denholm

                    Hawick and Denholm - 3 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Independent Stuart Marshall (incumbent)69.22,265     
                    Independent Clair Ramage (incumbent)*9.7316899.9    
                    Conservative Neil Richards (incumbent)9.4309441.2 451.3 465.9 541.4 680.2
                    Green Catriona Hamilton4.5147224.3 242.4 312.5 375.8  
                    Labour Kay Hughes3.7120188.9 197.9    
                    Independent Trevor Adams3.5114232.8 253.3 291.8   
                    Electorate: 7,173  Valid: 3,271  Spoilt: 30  Quota: 818  Turnout: 46.0%  

                      Hawick and Hermitage

                      Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123456
                      Independent Watson McAteer (incumbent)48.51,477     
                      Conservative Jane Cox18.4560674.2 681.2 692.2 732.4 904.1
                      SNP Annette Smart16.7509565.2 607.9 638.3 671.6 765.4
                      Independent Cameron Knox6.3191522.6 534.4 555.7 601.2  
                      Labour Robert Leach3.7114131.4 148.9    
                      Liberal Democrats Rosemary Webster3.7113153.2 162.6 202.4   
                      Green Kevin Ferguson2.781101.8     
                      Electorate: 7,070  Valid: 3,045  Spoilt: 32  Quota: 762  Turnout: 43.5%  

                        References

                        1. ↑ "Scottish election results 2022: First Green for Scottish Borders Council". BBC News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
                        2. 1 2 "Agenda for Scottish Borders Council on Thursday, 19th May, 2022, 10.00 am". scottishborders.moderngov.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
                        3. ↑ "Agenda for Scottish Borders Council on Thursday, 26th May, 2022, 10.00 am". scottishborders.moderngov.co.uk. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
                        4. ↑ Council, Scottish Borders. "2022 Local Government Election information | Scottish Borders Council". www.scotborders.gov.uk.
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