# 2022 Scottish Borders Council election

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.
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. Independent Councillor Watson McAteer was elected as Convener.

## Results

2022 Scottish Borders Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41.2 | 31.0 | 13,992 | 10.6 |
| SNP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.5 | 21.0 | 9,475 | 0.4 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 10,912 | 0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.82 | 9.8 | 4,416 | 1.6 |
| Scottish Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 3,627 | 5.8 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 2,345 | 3.4 |
| Scottish Family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 179 | New |
| Alba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 53 | New |
| Vanguard Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 74 | New |
| Scottish Eco Federalist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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:

### Tweeddale West

* 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2022: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||

### Tweeddale East

* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd
* 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xInd
* 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

* 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||||

### Selkirkshire

* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP;
* 2017-2022 Change: Independent (Cochrane) gains from Independent (Edgar).
Selkirkshire - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

* 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||

### Mid Berwickshire

* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2017-2022 Change: No change
Mid Berwickshire - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||||

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||||

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

* 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||||

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

* 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||