2017 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 34 councillors elected.
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2017 Scottish Borders Council election|
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Following the 2012 election, the Scottish National Party formed a coalition with the support of the Independents and the Liberal Democrats. The Borders Party also supported this administration. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent coalition which existed from 2007-2012.
The council was the first to reveal its administration after the election, with the Conservative group forming a coalition with independents to rule the council. New Tweeddale East councillor Shona Haslam became its leader formally on 18 May. Outgoing independent leader, David Parker, become the council's new convener.[1]
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Scottish Borders Local Election Result 2017
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
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Conservative |
15 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
44.1 |
41.6 |
19,355 |
+18.4 |
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SNP |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
26.5 |
21.4 |
9,959 |
+0.7 |
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Independent |
8 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
23.5 |
23.8 |
11,050 |
+1.1 |
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Liberal Democrats |
2 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
3,818 |
-8.3 |
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Labour |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.8 |
1,283 |
-3.5 |
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Scottish Green |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1,030 |
+1.8 |
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Tweeddale West
- 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
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Tweeddale West - 3 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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SNP |
Heather Anderson |
25.2% |
1,160 |
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Conservative |
Eric Small |
22.5% |
1,036 |
1,036.2
| 1,040.2
| 1,097.2
| 1,115.3
| 1,123.3
| 1,928.3 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Kris Chapman |
16.7% |
768 |
769.2
| 783.2
| 820.2
| 891.4
| 1,073.1
| 1,192.2 |
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Conservative |
John Anderson |
21.3% |
984 |
984.2
| 987.2
| 1,003.2
| 1,018.2
| 1,030.2
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Scottish Green |
Catriona Hamilton |
4.7% |
218 |
221.3
| 238.4
| 262.6
| 332.8
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Labour |
Julia Reid |
4.4% |
201 |
201.5
| 205.5
| 224.6
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Independent |
Tommy Davidson |
3.7% |
170 |
170.6
| 190.6
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Independent |
Michael Needham |
1.6% |
73 |
73.1
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Electorate: 8,167 (Est.) Valid: 4,610 Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 4,688 (57.4%) |
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Tweeddale East
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012-2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
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Tweeddale East
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Conservative |
Shona Haslam |
37.6% |
1,804 |
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SNP |
Stuart Bell (incumbent) |
20% |
960 |
971.7
| 1,442.7
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Independent |
Robin Tatler |
16.5% |
793 |
970.4
| 1,013.7
| 1,093.4
| 1,701.3 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Amanda Kubie |
13.6% |
650 |
881.7
| 931.1
| 1,003.5
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SNP |
Simon Ritchie |
12.2% |
585 |
590.7
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Electorate: 8,640 (Est.) Valid: 4,792 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,199 Turnout: 4,838 (56%) |
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Galashiels and District
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xBP; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 2xIndependent
- 2012-2017 Change: Independent and Con gain one seat from SNP and BP
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Galashiels and District - 4 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Conservative |
Euan Jardine |
28.5% |
1,292 |
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SNP |
Andy Anderson |
20% |
907 |
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Independent |
Sandy Aitchison (incumbent) |
11.9% |
539 |
612.9
| 640.3
| 732.4
| 916.2
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Independent |
Harry Scott |
10.1% |
460 |
517.8
| 532.4
| 592.4
| 753.1
| 757
| 988.3 |
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SNP |
John Mitchell (incumbent) |
11.5% |
523 |
530.4
| 558.9
| 597.7
| 647.3
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Independent |
Bill White (incumbent) |
8.7% |
396 |
441.3
| 462.1
| 522
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Liberal Democrats |
Caledonia Bhatia |
5.5% |
249 |
316
| 369.2
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Labour |
David Sharp |
3.7% |
167 |
188.5
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Electorate: 10,980 (Est.) Valid: 4,533 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 907 Turnout: 4,599 (41.9%) |
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Selkirkshire
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
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Leaderdale and Melrose
- 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xBP; 1xSNP
- 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from BP
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Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Independent |
David Parker (incumbent) |
25.2% |
1,149 |
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Conservative |
Tom Miers |
20.5% |
934 |
934.9
| 950.9
| 1,014
| 1,476.5
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SNP |
Kevin Drum†† |
17.8% |
811 |
812.4
| 832.5
| 903.7
| 910.8
| 915.5
| 1,105.3 |
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Independent |
Iain Gillespie (incumbent) |
11.2% |
510 |
513.3
| 585.7
| 720.2
| 744.4
| 871.1
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Conservative |
Diana Findlay |
11.5% |
523 |
523.6
| 543.7
| 529.8
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Liberal Democrats |
John Paton-Day |
9.4% |
426 |
427.5
| 473.6
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Independent |
Rebecca Fraser |
4.4% |
202 |
202.7
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Electorate: 8,673 (Est.) Valid: 4,555 Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,139 Turnout: 4,633 (53.4%) |
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Mid Berwickshire
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem
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Mid Berwickshire - 3 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Conservative |
John Greenwell (incumbent) |
35.1% |
1,592 |
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Conservative |
Mark Rowley |
24.1% |
1,096 |
1,434.3
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SNP |
Donald Moffat (incumbent) |
21.2% |
962 |
983.2
| 995.3
| 1,022.9
| 1,124.7
| 1,435.7 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Frances Renton (incumbent) |
11.9% |
539 |
576.5
| 665
| 728.6
| 816.2
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Scottish Green |
Pauline Stewart |
3.9% |
177 |
181
| 201
| 249
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Labour |
David Smith |
3.9% |
175 |
180.4
| 199.8
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Electorate: 8,494 (Est.) Valid: 4,541 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,136 Turnout: 4,637 (54.6%) |
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East Berwickshire
- 2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
- 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
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East Berwickshire - 3 seats[3]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Conservative |
Jim Fullarton (incumbent) |
35.6% |
1,505 |
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Conservative |
Carol Hamilton |
23.1% |
979 |
1,357
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SNP |
Helen Laing |
19.6% |
831 |
835
| 841
| 893
| 932
| 1,001
| 1,203 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Danny Robertson |
6.5% |
276 |
296
| 352
| 398
| 475
| 627
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Labour |
Eddy Coulson |
7.1% |
301 |
309
| 328
| 359
| 408
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Independent |
Michael Clift |
4.2% |
178 |
185
| 233
| 259
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Scottish Green |
Kate Duncan |
3.8% |
162 |
166
| 178
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Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,232 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 49.0% |
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Kelso and District
- 2012: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
- 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
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Kelso and District - 3 seats[4]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Conservative |
Tom Weatherston (incumbent) |
28% |
1,212 |
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Conservative |
Simon Mountford (incumbent) |
25% |
1,083 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Euan Robson |
14.7% |
636 |
675
| 675
| 700
| 741
| 788
| 955
| 1,370 |
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SNP |
Alison Lamond |
16.5% |
713 |
715
| 715
| 731
| 749
| 809
| 850
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Independent |
Ian Aitchison |
7.7% |
333 |
362
| 362
| 389
| 401
| 424
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Scottish Green |
Colin Shaughnessy |
3% |
129 |
133
| 133
| 144
| 164
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Labour |
Sally Prentice |
2.7% |
116 |
119
| 119
| 124
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Independent |
Colin McGrath |
2.4% |
104 |
114
| 114
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Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,326 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,082 Turnout: 53.1% |
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Jedburgh and District
- 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative from Independent
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Hawick and Denholm
- 2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
- 2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
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Hawick and Denholm - 3 seats[6]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Independent |
Stuart Marshall (incumbent) |
63.3% |
2,283 |
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Conservative |
Neil Richards |
16.5% |
596 |
952
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SNP |
Clair Ramage |
13.3% |
478 |
696
| 697
| 738
| 764
| 905 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Ian Turnbull |
3.9% |
140 |
393
| 410
| 432
| 471
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Labour |
David Byrne |
1.6% |
57 |
98
| 101
| 114
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Scottish Green |
Kevin Ferguson |
1.4% |
51 |
93
| 95
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Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,605 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 902 Turnout: 50.9% |
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Hawick and Hermitage
- 2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative
- 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
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Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats[7]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 |
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Independent |
Watson McAteer * |
43.2% |
1,496 |
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Conservative |
George Turnbull (incumbent) |
26.4% |
912 |
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Independent |
Davie Paterson (incumbent) |
19.2% |
665 |
936 |
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SNP |
Iain Whyte |
11.2% |
386 |
482 |
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,459 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 865 Turnout: 50.3% |
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- Sitting Councillor from Hawick and Denholm Ward.
- † On 4 December 2017, Selkirkshire Conservative Cllr Michelle Ballantyne resigned her seat upon her election to the Scottish Parliament.[8] A by-election was held on 22 February 2018 and the seat was won by Independent candidate, Caroline Penman.
- †† On 9 March 2020, it was announced that Leaderdale and Melrose SNP Cllr Kevin Drum had died over the weekend.[9] A by-election took place a year later in March 2021 and was won by the Scottish Conservatives.
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Selkirkshire By-election (22 February 2018)[10]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Conservative |
Trevor Adams |
39.9 |
1,380 |
1,251
| 1,262
| 1,276
| 1,307
| 1,342
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Independent |
Caroline Penman |
29.7 |
1,040 |
1,049
| 1,080
| 1,125
| 1,231
| 1,522
| 2,028 |
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SNP |
John Mitchell |
19.8 |
691 |
717
| 729
| 758
| 797
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Independent |
Kenneth Gunn |
6.3 |
219 |
226
| 238
| 249
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Labour |
Scott Redpath |
3.8 |
134 |
144
| 158
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Liberal Democrats |
Jack Clark |
2.7 |
95 |
103
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Scottish Green |
Barbra Harvie |
2.0 |
70 |
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Valid: 3,496 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,749 Turnout: 3,536 (45.1%) |
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Leaderdale and Melrose By-election (11 March 2021)[11]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Conservative |
Jenny Linehan |
39.9 |
1,380 |
1,389
| 1,399
| 1,406
| 1,451
| 1,653
| 1,969 |
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SNP |
John Paton-Day |
30.2 |
1,042 |
1,051
| 1,069
| 1,120
| 1,156
| 1,297
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Liberal Democrats |
Jonny Adamson |
15.6 |
538 |
542
| 566
| 615
| 682
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Independent |
Mary Douglas |
4.6 |
159 |
177
| 194
| 224
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Scottish Green |
Michael Needham |
4.4 |
152 |
155
| 175
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Labour |
Scott Redpath |
3.3 |
115 |
120
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Independent |
Karen Wilks |
2.0 |
69 |
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Electorate: TBC Quota: 1,728 Turnout: (38.2%) |
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