Galashiels and District (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Galashiels and District is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Scottish Borders Council. It elects four Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Sandy Aitchison
(Borders Party
/Ind.)		John Mitchell
(SNP)		Fiona Lackenby
(Conservative)		Jim Hume
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Bill Herd
(SNP)		Bill White
(Ind.)
2017 Andy Anderson
(SNP)		Euan Jardine
(Conservative)		Harry Scott
(Ind.)
2022 Neil MacKinnon
(Green)		Fay Sinclair
(SNP)		Hannah Steel
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Scottish Borders Council election [2]

Galashiels and District - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Fay Sinclair35.9%1,637       
Conservative Euan Jardine (incumbent)26.4%1,205       
Liberal Democrats Hannah Steel10.6%483581.8 658.6 662.8 667.1 697.1 777.4 995.6
Scottish Green Neil MacKinnon9.0%412786.2 796.7 809.9 814.8 855.9 889.8 984.4
Independent Bill White6.9%315364.6 415.9 416.2 426.6 509 706.3  
Independent Harry Redpath Scott (incumbent)5.4%246272.6 314.6 318.8 321.3 398.6   
Independent Duck Frater4.4%199230 252.6 257.5 272.5    
Vanguard Party championing GalashielsMichael Banks0.8%3643.5 47.9 49.8     
Scottish Eco-Federalist Party (SEFP)James D W Clark0.5%2430.2 32.9      
Electorate: 11,639  Valid: 4,557  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 912  Turnout: 4,600 (39.5%)  

    2017 Election

    2017 Scottish Borders Council election [3]

    Galashiels and District - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative Euan Jardine28.5%1,292      
    SNP Andy Anderson20%907      
    Independent Sandy Aitchison (incumbent)11.9%539612.9 640.3 732.4 916.2  
    Independent Harry Scott10.1%460517.8 532.4 592.4 753.1 757 988.3
    SNP John Mitchell (incumbent)11.5%523530.4 558.9 597.7 647.3   
    Independent Bill White (incumbent)8.7%396441.3 462.1 522    
    Liberal Democrats Caledonia Bhatia5.5%249316 369.2     
    Labour David Sharp3.7%167188.5      
    Electorate: 10,980 (Est.)  Valid: 4,533  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 907  Turnout: 4,599 (41.9%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Scottish Borders Council election [4]

      Galashiels and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Borders Sandy Aitchison (incumbent)22.45822     
      SNP Bill Herd *20.95766     
      Independent Bill White13.69501522.9 524.6 590.6 701 894.8
      SNP John Mitchell (incumbent)13.45492506 532.5 593.5 639.9 762
      Liberal Democrats Rick Kenney11.40417432.9 434.8 490.3 609.4  
      Conservative Fiona Lackenby (incumbent)10.56386402.5 403.2 409.6   
      Labour Robbie Tatler7.47273280.8 281.7    
      Electorate: 10,813  Valid: 3,657  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 732  Turnout: 3,726 (33.82%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Scottish Borders Council election [5]

        Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Galashiels and District
        PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
        SNP John Mitchell1,51928.211
        Liberal Democrats Jim Hume1,46627.221
        Conservative Fiona Lackenby73513.646
        Borders PartySandy Aitchison69312.936
        Independent Bill White4538.4
        Solidarity Graeme McIver2103.9
        Independent David Smail1733.2
        Independent Alistair Lings1362.5

        References

        1. ↑ "Ward overviews". Scottish Borders Council.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Election Information". Scottish Borders Council.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
        4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
        5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders". www.andrewteale.me.uk.


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