Local Elections 2022: Scottish Borders results

The results are in for the local elections in the Scottish Borders.

Overall the Scottish Conservative party got the most seats, which was then followed by the Scottish National Party.

The Scottish Green Party also managed to gain a seat.

• Scottish Conservative Party - 14

• Scottish Labour Party - 0

• Scottish Liberal Democrats - 3

• Independents - 7

• Scottish National Party - 9

• Scottish Green Party - 1

Here is a break down of the results of each ward:

Ward 1 - Tweeddale West - Drummond Begg (Liberal Democrats), Eric Small (Conservative), Viv Thomson (Scottish National Party)

Ward 2 – Tweeddale East - Marshall Neil Douglas (Scottish National Party), Julie Pirone (Conservative), Robin Tatler (Independent)

Ward 3 – Galashiels and District - Euan Jardine (Conservative), Neil Mackinnon (Scottish Green Party), Fay Sinclair (Scottish National Party), Hannah Steel (Liberal Democrats)

Ward 4 – Selkirkshire - Caroline Cochrane (Independent), Leagh Douglas (Conservative), Elaine Thornton-Nicol (Scottish National Party)

Ward 5 – Leaderdale and Melrose - Jenny Linehan (Conservative), David Parker (Independent), John Paton Day (Scottish National Party)

Ward 6 – Mid Berwickshire - John Greenwell (Conservative), Donald Moffat (Scottish National Party), Mark Rowley (Conservative)

Ward 7 – East Berwickshire - James Anderson (Independent), Carol Hamilton (Conservative), Aileen Orr (Scottish National Party)

Ward 8 – Kelso and District - Simon Mountford (Conservative), Euan Macfarlane Robson (Liberal Democrats), Tom Weatherston (Conservative)

Ward 9 – Jedburgh and District - Pam Brown (Scottish National Party), Scott Hamilton (Conservative), Sandy Scott (Conservative)

Ward 10 – Hawick and Denholm - Stuart Marshall (Independent), Clair Ramage (Independent), Neil Richards (Conservative)

Ward 11 – Hawick and Hermitage - Jane Cox (Conservative), Watson McAteer (Independent), Annette Smart Scottish (National Party)