Local Election Results 2007

Scottish Borders

Whole council up for election.

Borders = Borders Party

Other results for Scottish Borders: 2003 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Scottish Borders (may be incomplete): 11th March 2021 (Leaderdale & Melrose) — 22nd February 2024 (Jedburgh & District)

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Consolidated results — Scottish Borders 2007

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats
Conservative	13083	26.8%	11
Liberal Democrat	11980	24.6%	10
Independent	10272	21.1%	5
Scottish National Party	9161	18.8%	6
Borders Party	2597	5.3%	2
Labour	919	1.9%	0
Green Party	456	0.9%	0
Solidarity	210	0.4%	0
Scottish Socialist Party	105	0.2%	0

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East Berwickshire (3)

Michael Cook	Ind	1512	34.8%
Jim Fullarton	C	1333	30.6%
David Raw	LD	804	18.5%
Aileen Orr	SNP	701	16.1%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1512 (34.8%; 1 seat); C 1333 (30.6%; 1 seat); LD 804 (18.5%; 1 seat); SNP 701 (16.1%)

Transfers (Quota = 1088)

Stage	I	II	III
Michael Cook	1512	1088	1088
Jim Fullarton	1333	1333	1088
David Raw	804	973	1051
Aileen Orr	701	789	830

Galashiels and District (4)

John Mitchell	SNP	1519	28.2%
Jim Hume	LD	1466	27.2%
Fiona Lackenby	C	735	13.6%
Sandy Aitchison	Borders	693	12.9%
Bill White	Ind	453	8.4%
Graeme McIver	Sol	210	3.9%
David Smail	Ind	173	3.2%
Alastair Lings	Ind	136	2.5%

Consolidated results:— SNP 1519 (28.2%; 1 seat); LD 1466 (27.2%; 1 seat); Ind 762 (14.2%); C 735 (13.6%; 1 seat); Borders 693 (12.9%; 1 seat); Sol 210 (3.9%)

Transfers (Quota = 1078)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
John Mitchell	1519	1078	1078	1078	1078	1078
Jim Hume	1466	1466	1078	1078	1078	1078
Fiona Lackenby	735	775	835	848	869	888
Sandy Aitchison	693	776	854	872	898	960
Bill White	453	492	534	570	697	754
Graeme McIver	210	251	269	289	302
David Smail	173	197	225	268
Alastair Lings	136	155	186

Hawick and Denholm (3)

Zandra Elliott	C	980	26.0%
Stewart Marshall	Ind	904	24.0%
Jock Houston	LD	738	19.6%
Derek Philips	SNP	454	12.0%
Andrew Farquhar	Ind	301	8.0%
Alex Martin	LD	232	6.2%
Kevin Ferguson	Grn	112	3.0%
Charles Humphries	Borders	50	1.3%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1205 (32.0%; 1 seat); C 980 (26.0%; 1 seat); LD 970 (25.7%; 1 seat); SNP 454 (12.0%); Grn 112 (3.0%); Borders 50 (1.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 943)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Zandra Elliott	980	943	943	943	943
Stewart Marshall	904	910	914	930	967
Jock Houston	738	746	755	780	903
Derek Philips	454	455	461	487	506
Andrew Farquhar	301	305	310	317	334
Alex Martin	232	233	235	247
Kevin Ferguson	112	114	118
Charles Humphries	50	51

Hawick and Hermitage (3)

David Paterson	Ind	1022	25.8%
George Turnbull	C	953	24.1%
Jim Rowan	SNP	674	17.0%
Ron Smith	LD	475	12.0%
Etta McKean	LD	380	9.6%
Jake Irvine	Ind	324	8.2%
Lesley Wood	Grn	126	3.2%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1346 (34.0%; 1 seat); C 953 (24.1%; 1 seat); LD 855 (21.6%; 1 seat); SNP 674 (17.0%); Grn 126 (3.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 989)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
David Paterson	1022	989	989	989	989	989
George Turnbull	953	957	967	1083	989	989
Jim Rowan	674	680	703	766	780	844
Ron Smith	475	479	504	556	576	850
Etta McKean	380	383	401	443	455
Jake Irvine	324	329	339
Lesley Wood	126	127

Jedburgh and District (3)

Sandy Scott	C	1011	26.0%
Len Wyse	C	878	22.6%
Jim Brown	SNP	877	22.6%
Alistair O'Neil	LD	716	18.4%
Jim Smith	Borders	316	8.1%
Jim Millhouse	Ind	87	2.2%

Consolidated results:— C 1889 (48.6%; 2 seats); SNP 877 (22.6%; 1 seat); LD 716 (18.4%); Borders 316 (8.1%); Ind 87 (2.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 972)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Sandy Scott	1011	972	972	972
Len Wyse	878	905	917	999
Jim Brown	877	878	890	949
Alistair O'Neil	716	718	743	838
Jim Smith	316	318	343
Jim Millhouse	87	87

Kelso and District (3)

Alec Nicol	LD	1116	25.7%
Alasdair Hutton	C	982	22.7%
Tom Weatherston	Ind	814	18.8%
Trevor Black	Ind	431	9.9%
Andrew Thomson	C	427	9.9%
Paul Cartledge	SNP	346	8.0%
Michael Scott	Grn	218	5.0%

Consolidated results:— C 1409 (32.5%; 1 seat); Ind 1245 (28.7%; 1 seat); LD 1116 (25.7%; 1 seat); SNP 346 (8.0%); Grn 218 (5.0%)

Transfers (Quota = 1084)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Alec Nicol	1116	1084	1084	1084	1084
Alasdair Hutton	982	989	1013	1065	1418
Tom Weatherston	814	819	850	898	932
Trevor Black	431	434	461	525	548
Andrew Thomson	427	429	444	477
Paul Cartledge	346	348	402
Michael Scott	218	221

Leaderdale and Melrose (3)

David Parker	Ind	1362	29.7%
John Greenwell	C	713	15.6%
John Paton-Day	LD	703	15.3%
Nicholas Watson	Borders	692	15.1%
Frank McCann	SNP	640	14.0%
Harry Cummings	Ind	394	8.6%
John Rae	Ind	78	1.7%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1834 (40.0%; 1 seat); C 713 (15.6%); LD 703 (15.3%; 1 seat); Borders 692 (15.1%; 1 seat); SNP 640 (14.0%)

Transfers (Quota = 1146)

Stage	I	II	IV	V
David Parker	1362	1146	1146	1146
John Greenwell	713	735	798	865
John Paton-Day	703	747	837	1030
Nicholas Watson	692	712	797	943
Frank McCann	640	663	740
Harry Cummings	394	417
John Rae	78	90

Mid Berwickshire (3)

Frances Renton	LD	1186	26.4%
Donald Moffat	SNP	1173	26.1%
Trevor Jones	C	1051	23.4%
Margaret McCrave	C	722	16.1%
Diana Miers	Borders	255	5.7%
Anne Roberts	Ind	105	2.3%

Consolidated results:— C 1773 (39.5%; 1 seat); LD 1186 (26.4%; 1 seat); SNP 1173 (26.1%; 1 seat); Borders 255 (5.7%); Ind 105 (2.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 1124)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Frances Renton	1186	1124	1124	1124
Donald Moffat	1173	1173	1124	1124
Trevor Jones	1051	1056	1061	1072
Margaret McCrave	722	730	735	750
Diana Miers	255	269	278	319
Anne Roberts	105	112	115

Selkirkshire (3)

Vicky Davidson	LD	1313	29.5%
Carolyn Riddell-Carre	C	1121	25.2%
Kenneth Gunn	SNP	826	18.5%
Gordon Edgar	Ind	558	12.5%
Violet Baillie	Borders	360	8.1%
Alastair Pattullo	Ind	279	6.3%

Consolidated results:— LD 1313 (29.5%; 1 seat); C 1121 (25.2%; 1 seat); Ind 837 (18.8%); SNP 826 (18.5%; 1 seat); Borders 360 (8.1%)

Transfers (Quota = 1115)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Vicky Davidson	1313	1115	1115	1115	1115
Carolyn Riddell-Carre	1121	1121	1115	1115	1115
Kenneth Gunn	826	856	857	903	997
Gordon Edgar	558	602	603	697	808
Violet Baillie	360	385	386	441
Alastair Pattullo	279	313	313

Tweeddale East (3)

Bill Herd	SNP	1167	24.3%
Graham Garvie	LD	1159	24.1%
Gavin Logan	C	1086	22.6%
Robin Tatler	Lab	563	11.7%
Brian McCrow	LD	490	10.2%
Tom Douglas	Borders	231	4.8%
Norman Lockart	SSP	105	2.2%

Consolidated results:— LD 1649 (34.3%; 1 seat); SNP 1167 (24.3%; 1 seat); C 1086 (22.6%; 1 seat); Lab 563 (11.7%); Borders 231 (4.8%); SSP 105 (2.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 1201)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Bill Herd	1167	1198	1236	1201
Graham Garvie	1159	1170	1212	1212
Gavin Logan	1086	1087	1145	1150
Robin Tatler	563	579	597	601
Brian McCrow	490	500	521	528
Tom Douglas	231	237
Norman Lockart	105

Tweeddale West (3)

Catriona Bhatia	LD	1202	25.2%
Neil Calvert	C	1091	22.9%
Willie Archibald	SNP	784	16.4%
Nancy Norman	Ind	672	14.1%
Tom Davidson	Ind	667	14.0%
Eamonn O'Neill	Lab	356	7.5%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1339 (28.1%); LD 1202 (25.2%; 1 seat); C 1091 (22.9%; 1 seat); SNP 784 (16.4%; 1 seat); Lab 356 (7.5%)

Transfers (Quota = 1194)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Catriona Bhatia	1202	1194	1194	1194	1194
Neil Calvert	1091	1091	1122	1293	1194
Willie Archibald	784	784	830	983	998
Nancy Norman	672	674	740	924	957
Tom Davidson	667	668	722
Eamonn O'Neill	356	357

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