2022 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the other Scottish local elections .
2022 Scottish Borders Council election
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]
Source:[ 4]
2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2022: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale West - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
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%
2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd
2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xInd
2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale East - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
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
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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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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
2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP;
2017-2022 Change: Independent (Cochrane) gains from Independent (Edgar).
Selkirkshire - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
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
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2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2017-2022 Change: No Change
Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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%
2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP
2017-2022 Change: No change
Mid Berwickshire - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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%
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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
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2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2017-2022 Change: No change
Jedburgh and District - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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%
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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
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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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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