2022 Scottish Borders Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 34 seats to Scottish Borders Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
CON
SNP
IND
Leader Euan Jardine Elaine Thornton-Nicol David Parker
Party Conservative SNP Independent
Leader's seat Galashiels and District Selkirkshire Leaderdale and Melrose
Last election 15 9 8
Seats before 15 9 8
Seats after 14 9 7
Seat change Decrease1 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 13,992 9,475 10,912
Percentage 31.0% 21.0% 24.2%
Swing Decrease10.6% Decrease0.4% Increase0.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
LD
GRN
Party Liberal Democrats Scottish Green
Last election 2 0
Seats before 2 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 4,416 3,627
Percentage 9.8% 8.0%
Swing Increase1.6% Increase5.8%
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.

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
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 0 1 Decrease1 41.2 31.0 13,992 Decrease10.6
  SNP 9 0 0 Steady0 26.5 21.0 9,475 Decrease0.4
  Independent 7 0 1 Decrease1 20.6 24.2 10,912 Increase0.4
  Liberal Democrats 3 1 0 Increase1 8.82 9.8 4,416 Increase1.6
  Scottish Green 1 1 0 Increase1 2.9 8.0 3,627 Increase5.8
  Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 5.2 2,345 Increase3.4
  Scottish Family 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 179 New
  Alba 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 53 New
  Vanguard Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 74 New
  Scottish Eco Federalist Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.05 24 New

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

  • 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2022: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Viv Thomson 26.2 1,266        
Liberal Democrats Drummond Begg 22.8 1,100 1,107.8 1,257.6    
Conservative Eric Small 18.5 893 894.3 915.4 926.6 1,338.5
Scottish Green Dominic Ashmole 16.4 792 829.3 905.3 926.8 947.3
Conservative John Smith 9.7 466 466.4 472.4 476.2  
Labour Julia Reid 6.5 312 316.4      
Electorate: 8,517   Valid: 4,829   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,208   Turnout: 57.4%  

    Tweeddale East

    • 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd
    • 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xInd
    • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
    Tweeddale East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SNP Marshall Douglas 30.3 1,485        
    Conservative Julie Pirone 22.5 1,102 1,106.7 1,107.7 1,148.6 1,253.3
    Independent Robin Tatler 18.3 896 929.9 933.6 1,031.7 1,293.7
    Liberal Democrats David Pye 9.9 483 506.2 507.2 649.1  
    Scottish Green Ellie Clarke 9.6 469 604.7 607 718.3  
    Labour Robert Bon 9.2 449 481.2 482.2    
    Vanguard Calum Watt 0.2 11 11.9      
    Electorate: 9,117   Valid: 4,895   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 1,224   Turnout: 54.0%  

      Galashiels and District

      • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 2xIndependent
      • 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem, 1XGrn
      • 2017-2022 Change: Lib Dem and Green gain one seat each from Independents.
      Galashiels and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SNP Fay Sinclair 35.9 1,637              
      Conservative Euan Jardine (incumbent) 26.4 1,205              
      Liberal Democrats Hannah Steel 10.6 483 581.8 658.6 662.8 667.1 697.1 777.4 995.6
      Scottish Green Neil MacKinnon 9.0 412 786.2 796.7 809.9 814.8 855.9 889.8 984.4
      Independent Bill White 6.9 315 364.6 415.9 416.2 426.6 508.9 706.3  
      Independent Harry Scott 5.4 246 272.6 314.6 318.8 321.3 398.6    
      Independent Duck Frater 4.4 199 230.0 252.9 257.5 272.5      
      Vanguard Michael Banks 0.8 36 43.5 47.9 49.8        
      Scottish Eco Federalist Party James Clark 0.5 24 30.2 32.9          
      Electorate: 11,639   Valid: 4,557   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 912   Turnout: 39.5  

        Selkirkshire

        • 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
        • 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP;
        • 2017-2022 Change: Independent (Cochrane) gains from Independent (Edgar).
        Selkirkshire - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Independent Caroline Cochrane 35.5 1,423      
        Conservative Leagh Douglas 26.2 1,049      
        SNP Elaine Thornton-Nicol (incumbent) 21.8 873 943.7 945.1 1,073.2
        Labour Scott Redpath 5.6 223 280.7 286.7 336.6
        Scottish Green Barbra Harvie 5.5 222 266.1 268.2  
        Independent Gordon Edgar (incumbent) 5.4 217 310.2 327.3 371.7
        Electorate: 8,018   Valid: 4,007   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,002   Turnout: 50.4%  

          Leaderdale and Melrose

          • 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
          • 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
          • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
          Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent David Parker (incumbent) 34.3 1,594          
          Conservative Jenny Linehan 24.4 1,133 1,241.4        
          SNP John Paton-Day 19.7 918 1,003.4 1,004.4 1,006.2 1,111.2 1,180.1
          Liberal Democrats Simon Johnson 12.7 589 686.9 718.7 724.4 791.8 905.9
          Labour Michael Scott 4.5 207 240.3 247.0 250.2 284.3  
          Scottish Green Michael Needham 4.3 199 227.7 229.4 231.4    
          Vanguard Chris Stefanek 0.2 10 14.6 16.8      
          Electorate: 9,107   Valid: 4,650   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,163   Turnout: 51.5%  

            Mid Berwickshire

            • 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
            • 2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP
            • 2017-2022 Change: No change
            Mid Berwickshire - 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Conservative John Greenwell (incumbent) 29.0 1,213            
            SNP Donald Moffat (incumbent) 25.8 1,079            
            Conservative Mark Rowley (incumbent) 17.1 715 842.8 844.3 891.1 919.3 942.4 1,162.9
            Liberal Democrats Yvonne Huggins-Haig 11.5 479 491.3 496.5 519.4 620.9 829.6  
            Scottish Green Gail Jackson 6.9 292 294.8 309.3 328.1 396.7    
            Labour David Smith 6.1 254 259.1 264.1 272.3      
            Scottish Family Hamish Goldie-Scot 3.5 146 148.4 149.6        
            Electorate: 8,817   Valid: 4,178   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,045   Turnout: 48.3%  

              East Berwickshire

              • 2017: 2 x Conservative; 1 x SNP
              • 2022: 1 x Conservative; 1x SNP; 1 x Independent
              • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Conservative
              East Berwickshire - 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Conservative Carol Hamilton (incumbent) 31.3 1,328              
              SNP Aileen Orr 21.2 899 901.2 904.2 995.2 1,078.8      
              Independent James Anderson 13.3 562 572.7 576.7 604.7 668.9 672.7 913.7 1,123.7
              Independent Raquel Lloyd-Jones 10.9 466 483.6 487.8 525.4 615.8 620.9    
              Conservative Lynda Jones 9.7 409 624.5 632.3 643.3 666.3 666.9 757.9  
              Labour Paul Stirton 6.9 296 299.8 300.8 355.2        
              Scottish Green Peter Guthrie 5.8 245 248.0 249.2          
              Scottish Family Edward Prentice 0.8 33 35.0            
              Electorate: 9,029   Valid: 4,238   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 1,060   Turnout: 47.5  

                Kelso and District

                • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
                • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
                • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
                Kelso and District - 3 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Liberal Democrats Euan Robson (incumbent) 29.8 1,169            
                Conservative Tom Weatherston (incumbent) 24.0 942 987.7          
                Conservative Simon Mountford (incumbent) 23.1 904 926.8 932.2 932.2 937.1 973.8 1,111.3
                Scottish Green Shelagh King 13.2 518 560.9 561.1 564.6 575.2 736.2  
                Labour Wilson George 7.7 301 331.2 331.4 336.7 392.3    
                Labour Kenryck Lloyd-Jones 1.8 69 81.7 81.8 82.3      
                Vanguard Sunny Smith 0.4 17 19.3 19.3        
                Electorate: 8,499   Valid: 3,920   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 981   Turnout: 46.9%  

                  Jedburgh and District

                  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
                  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
                  • 2017-2022 Change: No change
                  Jedburgh and District - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Conservative Scott Hamilton (incumbent) 31.1 1,089            
                  SNP Pam Brown 23.1 809 814.3 829.5 840.5 930.5    
                  Conservative Sandy Scott (incumbent) 19.2 675 823.5 827.9 840.4 858.4 860.8 1,076.9
                  Independent John Bathgate 15.1 529 558.0 564.8 614.9 706.3 726.9  
                  Scottish Green Charles Strang 7.1 250 254.5 261.5 273.9      
                  Independent Jesse Rae 2.9 102 106.5 110.7        
                  Alba Yvonne Ridley 1.5 53 55.5          
                  Electorate: 7,212   Valid: 3,507   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 877   Turnout: 49.4%  

                    Hawick and Denholm

                    • 2017: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
                    • 2022: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative
                    • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from SNP
                    Hawick and Denholm - 3 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Independent Stuart Marshall (incumbent) 69.2 2,265          
                    Independent Clair Ramage (incumbent)* 9.7 316 899.9        
                    Conservative Neil Richards (incumbent) 9.4 309 441.2 451.3 465.9 541.4 680.2
                    Scottish Green Catriona Hamilton 4.5 147 224.3 242.4 312.5 375.8  
                    Labour Kay Hughes 3.7 120 188.9 197.9      
                    Independent Trevor Adams 3.5 114 232.8 253.3 291.8    
                    Electorate: 7,173   Valid: 3,271   Spoilt: 30   Quota: 818   Turnout: 46.0%  
                      • Clair Ramage was elected as an SNP Councillor in the 2017 election for Hawick & Denholm

                      Hawick and Hermitage

                      • 2017: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative
                      • 2022: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative; 1 x SNP
                      • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent
                      Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123456
                      Independent Watson McAteer (incumbent) 48.5 1,477          
                      Conservative Jane Cox 18.4 560 674.2 681.2 692.2 732.4 904.1
                      SNP Annette Smart 16.7 509 565.2 607.9 638.3 671.6 765.4
                      Independent Cameron Knox 6.3 191 522.6 534.4 555.7 601.2  
                      Labour Robert Leach 3.7 114 131.4 148.9      
                      Liberal Democrats Rosemary Webster 3.7 113 153.2 162.6 202.4    
                      Scottish Green Kevin Ferguson 2.7 81 101.8        
                      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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