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Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 1 May 2003, alongside the wider Scottish local elections.
No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.
Aggregate results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 14 | ![]() |
30.4 | 12,216 | ![]() | ||||
Conservative | 10 | ![]() |
28.6 | 11,490 | ![]() | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | ![]() |
26.3 | 10,561 | ![]() | ||||
SNP | 1 | ![]() |
11.5 | 4,625 | ![]() | ||||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | ![]() |
1.9 | 768 | New | ||||
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
1.4 | 559 | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Cook | 779 | 82.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Norcott | 166 | 17.6 | |
Majority | 613 | 64.8 | ||
Turnout | 945 | 41.8 | ||
Independent gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fullarton | 614 | 57.9 | |
SNP | Ms Aileen Orr | 446 | 42.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,060 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Law | 603 | 41.8 | |
SNP | Donald Moffat | 556 | 38.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Kennedy | 285 | 19.7 | |
Majority | 47 | 3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,444 | 57.5 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret McCrave | 450 | 40.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne de Fernandez | 416 | 37.0 | |
SNP | Gordon Mathews | 258 | 23.0 | |
Majority | 34 | 3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,124 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Elliot | 449 | 38.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Ferguson | 366 | 31.0 | |
Conservative | Gavin Calder | 93 | 8.3 | |
Majority | 83 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,150 | 47.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Russell | 615 | 55.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 504 | 45.0 | |
Majority | 111 | 10.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,119 | 46.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Lindores | 735 | 60.2 | |
Conservative | Meriel Smith | 486 | 39.8 | |
Majority | 249 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,221 | 44.3 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | Unopposed | N/A | |
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alex Nicol | 796 | 55.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Thomson | 646 | 44.8 | |
Majority | 150 | 10.4 | ||
Turnout | 442 | 61.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sandy Scott | 487 | 46.3 | |
SNP | Natasha York | 316 | 30.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Tunnah | 248 | 23.6 | |
Majority | 171 | 16.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,051 | 46.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wight | 738 | 61.6 | |
SNP | James Brown | 460 | 38.4 | |
Majority | 278 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,198 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Val Robson | 424 | 42.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Borthwick | 389 | 38.6 | |
Conservative | Hubert Rutherford | 196 | 19.4 | |
Majority | 35 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,009 | 47.7 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Richardson | 401 | 42.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Pender | 375 | 39.6 | |
SNP | Harry Stoddart | 122 | 12.9 | |
Conservative | John Lamont | 48 | 5.1 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | 946 | 45.0 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mary Beck | 526 | 46.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Scott | 502 | 44.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jake Irvine | 110 | 9.7 | |
Majority | 24 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,138 | 53.0 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth McCartney | 664 | 46.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Scott | 369 | 25.9 | |
Conservative | Ms. Alexandra Elliot | 299 | 21.0 | |
SNP | Richard Cain | 90 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 295 | 20.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,422 | 59.1 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Paterson | 728 | 63.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Smith | 325 | 28.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Loyd | 98 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 403 | 35.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,151 | 52.3 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Farquhar | 526 | 47.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Angus | 320 | 28.8 | |
Conservative | George Turnbull | 264 | 23.8 | |
Majority | 206 | 18.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,110 | 50.0 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Younger | 465 | 29.4 | |
Independent | Alexander Aitchison | 415 | 26.2 | |
Independent | Graeme Donald | 374 | 23.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Runciman | 328 | 20.7 | |
Majority | 50 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,572 | 58.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Miles Browne | Unopposed | N/A | |
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Smith | 831 | 58.5 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Hill | 590 | 41.5 | |
Majority | 241 | 17.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,421 | 56.8 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carolyn Riddell-Carre | 729 | 57.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Wright | 543 | 42.7 | |
Majority | 186 | 14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Houston | 706 | 51.0 | |
Conservative | John Greenwell | 677 | 49.0 | |
Majority | 29 | 2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,383 | 56.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gordon Edgar | 618 | 40.7 | |
Independent | John Thomson | 544 | 35.8 | |
Scottish Socialist | Kerry Gentleman | 143 | 9.4 | |
SNP | Alexander McKie | 127 | 8.4 | |
Conservative | Guy Lee | 87 | 5.7 | |
Majority | 74 | 4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,519 | 55.9 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Davidson | 669 | 46.9 | |
SNP | Christopher Renton | 514 | 36.0 | |
Conservative | Kevin Newton | 243 | 17.0 | |
Majority | 155 | 10.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,426 | 53.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fiona Moore | 317 | 28.3 | |
Independent | Angus MacKay | 293 | 20.1 | |
Independent | John Robertson | 261 | 23.3 | |
Scottish Socialist | Graeme McIver | 249 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 24 | 2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,120 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Parker | 1,113 | 94.2 | |
Conservative | Scott Smith | 69 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 1,044 | 88.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,182 | 52.8 | ||
Independent gain from SNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | John Mitchell | 585 | 65.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Strang | 312 | 34.8 | |
Majority | 273 | 30.4 | ||
Turnout | 897 | 41.3 | ||
SNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Dumble | 462 | 41.8 | |
SNP | Graham Fleming | 296 | 26.8 | |
Conservative | Willie Hall | 236 | 21.4 | |
Scottish Socialist | Joy McLelland | 110 | 10.0 | |
Majority | 166 | 15.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,104 | 46.9 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Lamb | 355 | 38.3 | |
SNP | William Herd | 271 | 29.2 | |
Labour | Carolyne Thomson | 160 | 17.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Jones | 94 | 10.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Lesley McIver | 48 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 84 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | 928 | 43.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Purves | 862 | 57.9 | |
SNP | William Cox | 317 | 21.3 | |
Conservative | John Ballantine | 160 | 10.7 | |
Scottish Socialist | Norman Lockhart | 150 | 10.1 | |
Majority | 545 | 36.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,489 | 55.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Graham Garvie | 813 | 50.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Cormack | 460 | 28.5 | |
Independent | Hector Black | 341 | 21.1 | |
Majority | 353 | 21.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,614 | 56.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Catriona Bhatia | 829 | 56.0 | |
SNP | George Cowan | 267 | 18.0 | |
Conservative | Hilary Ballantine | 178 | 12.0 | |
Labour | John Thomson | 139 | 9.4 | |
Scottish Socialist | Joan Rowley | 68 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 562 | 38.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,481 | 54.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Nancy Norman | 971 | 62.0 | |
Conservative | Hugh Seymour | 335 | 21.4 | |
Labour | Julia Reid | 260 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 636 | 40.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,566 | 57.5 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Calvert | 722 | 44.7 | |
Independent | David Small | 634 | 39.3 | |
Independent | David Small | 634 | 39.3 | |
Independent | Robert Bond | 259 | 16.0 | |
Majority | 88 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,615 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent |
References
[edit]- ^ "Border Councils". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.