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The Scottish Borders 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 34 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 13,992 | 31.0% | 14 | 41.2% | 11 | 32.4% | +3 |
| Independent | 10,912 | 24.2% | 7 | 20.6% | 9 | 26.5% | -2 |
| Scottish National Party | 9,475 | 21.0% | 9 | 26.5% | 7 | 20.6% | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,416 | 9.8% | 3 | 8.8% | 3 | 8.8% | 0 |
| Green Party | 3,627 | 8.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 3 | 8.8% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 2,345 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | -1 |
| Scottish Family Party | 179 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Vanguard Party | 74 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 53 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Eco-Federalist Party (SEFP) | 24 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 45,097 | 100.0% | 34 | 100.0% | 34 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hawick and Denholm · 3 seats · won at 9.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
- East Berwickshire · 3 seats · won at 13.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
- Galashiels and District · 4 seats · won at 9.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
- Hawick and Hermitage · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · −8.3 pts below quota
- Mid Berwickshire · 3 seats · won at 17.1% · −7.9 pts below quota
- Tweeddale East · 3 seats · won at 18.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
- Tweeddale West · 3 seats · won at 18.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
- Jedburgh and District · 3 seats · won at 19.2% · −5.8 pts below quota
- Leaderdale and Melrose · 3 seats · won at 19.7% · −5.3 pts below quota
- Selkirkshire · 3 seats · won at 21.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- Kelso and District · 3 seats · won at 23.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
Race results
Hawick and Denholm · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 9.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −15.6 pts Valid ballots 3,271
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Marshall | Independent | 2,265 | 69.2% | +44.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clair Ramage | Independent | 316 | 9.7% | −15.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Neil Richards | Conservative Party | 309 | 9.4% | −15.6 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Catriona Hamilton | Green Party | 147 | 4.5% | — | |
| 5 | Kay Hughes | Labour Party | 120 | 3.7% | — | |
| 6 | Trevor Adams | Independent | 114 | 3.5% | — |
East Berwickshire · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 13.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 4,238
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Hamilton | Conservative Party | 1,328 | 31.3% | +6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Aileen Orr | Scottish National Party | 899 | 21.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | James Anderson | Independent | 562 | 13.3% | −11.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Raquel Lloyd-Jones | Independent | 466 | 11.0% | — | |
| 5 | Lynda Jones | Conservative Party | 409 | 9.7% | — | |
| 6 | Paul Stirton | Labour Party | 296 | 7.0% | — | |
| 7 | Peter Guthrie | Green Party | 245 | 5.8% | — | |
| 8 | Edward Brownlie Prentice | Scottish Family Party | 33 | 0.8% | — |
Galashiels and District · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 9.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −11.0 pts Valid ballots 4,557
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fay Sinclair | Scottish National Party | 1,637 | 35.9% | +15.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Euan Jardine | Conservative Party | 1,205 | 26.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hannah Steel | Liberal Democrats | 483 | 10.6% | −9.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Neil Mackinnon | Green Party | 412 | 9.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Bill White | Independent | 315 | 6.9% | — | |
| 6 | Harry Scott | Independent | 246 | 5.4% | — | |
| 7 | Duck Frater | Independent | 199 | 4.4% | — | |
| 8 | Michael Banks | Vanguard Party | 36 | 0.8% | — | |
| 9 | James D W Clark | Scottish Eco-Federalist Party (SEFP) | 24 | 0.5% | — |
Hawick and Hermitage · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.3 pts Valid ballots 3,045
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watson McAteer | Independent | 1,477 | 48.5% | +23.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Cox | Conservative Party | 560 | 18.4% | −6.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Annette Smart | Scottish National Party | 509 | 16.7% | −8.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Cameron Knox | Independent | 191 | 6.3% | — | |
| 5 | Robert Leach | Labour Party | 114 | 3.7% | — | |
| 6 | Rosemary Webster | Liberal Democrats | 113 | 3.7% | — | |
| 7 | Kevin Ferguson | Green Party | 81 | 2.7% | — |
Mid Berwickshire · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 17.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.9 pts Valid ballots 4,178
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Greenwell | Conservative Party | 1,213 | 29.0% | +4.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Donald Moffat | Scottish National Party | 1,079 | 25.8% | +0.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mark Rowley | Conservative Party | 715 | 17.1% | −7.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Yvonne Huggins-Haig | Liberal Democrats | 479 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Gail Jackson | Green Party | 292 | 7.0% | — | |
| 6 | David George Smith | Labour Party | 254 | 6.1% | — | |
| 7 | Hamish Goldie-Scot | Scottish Family Party | 146 | 3.5% | — |
Tweeddale East · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 4,895
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Neil Douglas | Scottish National Party | 1,485 | 30.3% | +5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Pirone | Conservative Party | 1,102 | 22.5% | −2.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Robin Tatler | Independent | 896 | 18.3% | −6.7 pts | Elected |
| 4 | David Pye | Liberal Democrats | 483 | 9.9% | — | |
| 5 | Ellie Clarke | Green Party | 469 | 9.6% | — | |
| 6 | Robert Bon | Labour Party | 449 | 9.2% | — | |
| 7 | Calum MacEwan Watt | Vanguard Party | 11 | 0.2% | — |
Tweeddale West · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.5 pts Valid ballots 4,829
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viv Thomson | Scottish National Party | 1,266 | 26.2% | +1.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Drummond Begg | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 | 22.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Eric Small | Conservative Party | 893 | 18.5% | −6.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Dominic Ashmole | Green Party | 792 | 16.4% | — | |
| 5 | John Smith | Conservative Party | 466 | 9.7% | — | |
| 6 | Julia Reid | Labour Party | 312 | 6.5% | — |
Jedburgh and District · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 19.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −5.8 pts Valid ballots 3,507
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hamilton | Conservative Party | 1,089 | 31.1% | +6.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pam Brown | Scottish National Party | 809 | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Sandy Scott | Conservative Party | 675 | 19.2% | −5.8 pts | Elected |
| 4 | John Bathgate | Independent | 529 | 15.1% | — | |
| 5 | Charles Strang | Green Party | 250 | 7.1% | — | |
| 6 | Jesse Rae | Independent | 102 | 2.9% | — | |
| 7 | Yvonne Ridley | Alba Party | 53 | 1.5% | — |
Leaderdale and Melrose · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 19.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −5.3 pts Valid ballots 4,650
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Parker | Independent | 1,594 | 34.3% | +9.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jenny Linehan | Conservative Party | 1,133 | 24.4% | −0.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | John PatonDay | Scottish National Party | 918 | 19.7% | −5.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Simon Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 589 | 12.7% | — | |
| 5 | Michael Scott | Labour Party | 207 | 4.5% | — | |
| 6 | Michael Needham | Green Party | 199 | 4.3% | — | |
| 7 | Chris Stefanek | Vanguard Party | 10 | 0.2% | — |
Selkirkshire · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 21.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −3.2 pts Valid ballots 4,007
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Cochrane | Independent | 1,423 | 35.5% | +10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Leagh Douglas | Conservative Party | 1,049 | 26.2% | +1.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Elaine Thornton-Nicol | Scottish National Party | 873 | 21.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Scott Redpath | Labour Party | 223 | 5.6% | — | |
| 5 | Barbra Harvie | Green Party | 222 | 5.5% | — | |
| 6 | Gordon Edgar | Independent | 217 | 5.4% | — |
Kelso and District · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 23.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −1.9 pts Valid ballots 3,920
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euan Robson | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 | 29.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tom Weatherston | Conservative Party | 942 | 24.0% | −1.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Simon Mountford | Conservative Party | 904 | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Shelagh King | Green Party | 518 | 13.2% | — | |
| 5 | Wilson George | Labour Party | 301 | 7.7% | — | |
| 6 | Kenryck Lloyd-Jones | Labour Party | 69 | 1.8% | — | |
| 7 | Sunny Smith | Vanguard Party | 17 | 0.4% | — |