Local Election Results 2003
Scottish Borders
Whole council up for election. Two Conservative councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for Scottish Borders:
2007
2012
2017
2022
By-elections for Scottish Borders (may be incomplete): 11th March 2021 (Leaderdale & Melrose)
— 22nd February 2024 (Jedburgh & District)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Independent |
12216 |
30.4% |
14 |
| Conservative |
11490 |
28.6% |
10 |
| Liberal Democrat |
10561 |
26.3% |
9 |
| Scottish National Party |
4625 |
11.5% |
1 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
768 |
1.9% |
0 |
| Labour |
559 |
1.4% |
0 |
| John Houston |
LD |
706 |
51.0% |
| John Greenwell |
C |
677 |
49.0% |
| David Richardson |
Ind |
401 |
42.4% |
| Norman Pender |
LD |
375 |
39.6% |
| Harry Stoddart |
SNP |
122 |
12.9% |
| John Lamont |
C |
48 |
5.1% |
| James Fullarton |
C |
674 |
60.2% |
| Aileen Orr |
SNP |
446 |
39.8% |
| John Law |
Ind |
603 |
41.8% |
| Donald Moffat |
SNP |
556 |
38.5% |
| Robert Kennedy |
C |
285 |
19.7% |
| John Elliot |
Ind |
449 |
38.1% |
| Maureen Ferguson |
LD |
366 |
31.0% |
| Gavin Calder |
C |
365 |
30.9% |
| Margaret McCrave |
C |
450 |
40.0% |
| Anne de Fernandez |
LD |
416 |
37.0% |
| Gordon Mathews |
SNP |
258 |
23.0% |
| George Russell |
LD |
615 |
55.0% |
| Andrew Morgan |
C |
504 |
45.0% |
| Michael Cook |
Ind |
779 |
82.4% |
| Michael Norcott |
C |
166 |
17.6% |
| Vicky Davidson |
LD |
669 |
46.9% |
| Christopher Renton |
SNP |
514 |
36.0% |
| Kevin Newton |
C |
243 |
17.0% |
| Douglas Younger |
C |
465 |
29.4% |
| Alexander Aitchison |
Ind |
415 |
26.2% |
| Graeme Donald |
Ind |
374 |
23.6% |
| John Runciman |
LD |
328 |
20.7% |
| Val Robson |
Ind |
424 |
42.0% |
| Anne Borthwick |
LD |
389 |
38.6% |
| Hubert Rutherford |
C |
196 |
19.4% |
| Patricia Purves |
LD |
862 |
57.9% |
| William Cox |
SNP |
317 |
21.3% |
| John Ballantine |
C |
160 |
10.7% |
| Norman Lockhart |
SSP |
150 |
10.1% |
| Sandy Scott |
C |
487 |
46.3% |
| Natasha York |
SNP |
316 |
30.1% |
| Ian Tunnah |
LD |
248 |
23.6% |
| John Wight |
C |
738 |
61.6% |
| James Brown |
SNP |
460 |
38.4% |
| David Lindores |
LD |
735 |
60.2% |
| Meriel Smith |
C |
486 |
39.8% |
| Alexander Nicol |
LD |
796 |
55.2% |
| Andrew Thomson |
C |
646 |
44.8% |
| Thomas Dumble |
Ind |
462 |
41.8% |
| Graham Fleming |
SNP |
296 |
26.8% |
| Willie Hall |
C |
236 |
21.4% |
| Joy McLelland |
SSP |
110 |
10.0% |
| David Parker |
Ind |
1113 |
94.2% |
| Scott Smith |
C |
69 |
5.8% |
| William Smith |
Ind |
831 |
58.5% |
| Jonathan Hill |
C |
590 |
41.5% |
| William Lamb |
LD |
355 |
38.3% |
| William Herd |
SNP |
271 |
29.2% |
| Carolyne Thomson |
Lab |
160 |
17.2% |
| Brian Jones |
C |
94 |
10.1% |
| Lesley McIver |
SSP |
48 |
5.2% |
| Fiona Moore |
C |
317 |
28.3% |
| Angus Mackay |
Ind |
293 |
26.2% |
| John Robertson |
Ind |
261 |
23.3% |
| Graeme McIver |
SSP |
249 |
22.2% |
| Gordon Edgar |
Ind |
618 |
40.7% |
| John Thomson |
Ind |
544 |
35.8% |
| Kerry Gentleman |
SSP |
143 |
9.4% |
| Alexander McKie |
SNP |
127 |
8.4% |
| Guy Lee |
C |
87 |
5.7% |
| Catriona Bhatia |
LD |
829 |
56.0% |
| George Cowan |
SNP |
267 |
18.0% |
| Hilary Ballantine |
C |
178 |
12.0% |
| John Thomson |
Lab |
139 |
9.4% |
| Joan Rowley |
SSP |
68 |
4.6% |
| Graham Garvie |
LD |
813 |
50.4% |
| Charles Cormack |
C |
460 |
28.5% |
| Hector Black |
Ind |
341 |
21.1% |
| Nancy Norman |
Ind |
971 |
62.0% |
| Hugh Seymour |
C |
335 |
21.4% |
| Julia Reid |
Lab |
260 |
16.6% |
| Carolyn Riddell-Carre |
C |
729 |
57.3% |
| Barbara Wright |
LD |
543 |
42.7% |
| Mary Beck |
Ind |
526 |
46.2% |
| John Scott |
LD |
502 |
44.1% |
| Jake Irvine |
C |
110 |
9.7% |
| David Paterson |
Ind |
728 |
63.2% |
| Ronald Smith |
LD |
325 |
28.2% |
| Andrew Loyd |
C |
98 |
8.5% |
| John Mitchell |
SNP |
585 |
65.2% |
| Robert Strang |
C |
312 |
34.8% |
| Kenneth McCartney |
Ind |
664 |
46.7% |
| James Scott |
LD |
369 |
25.9% |
| Alexandra Elliot |
C |
299 |
21.0% |
| Richard Cain |
SNP |
90 |
6.3% |
| Neil Calvert |
C |
722 |
44.7% |
| David Small |
Ind |
634 |
39.3% |
| Robert Bond |
Ind |
259 |
16.0% |
| Andrew Farquhar |
Ind |
526 |
47.4% |
| Oliver Angus |
LD |
320 |
28.8% |
| George Turnbull |
C |
264 |
23.8% |
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