Selkirkshire (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
Selkirkshire is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Scottish Borders Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kenneth Gunn (SNP) |
Carolyn Riddelll-Carre (Conservative) |
Vicky Davidson (Liberal Democrats) | |||||
| 2012 | Gordon Edgar (Ind.) |
Michelle Ballantyne (Conservative) | ||||||
| 2017 | Elaine Thornton-Nicol (SNP) | |||||||
| 2018 by | Caroline Penman (Ind.) | |||||||
| 2022 | Caroline Cochrane (Ind.) |
Leagh Douglas (Conservative) | ||||||
Election Results[edit]
2022 Election[edit]
2022 Scottish Borders Council election[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||
2018 by-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative | Trevor Adams | 35.7 | 1,247 | 1,251 | 1,262 | 1,276 | 1,307 | 1,342 | ||
| Independent | Caroline Penman | 29.7 | 1,040 | 1,049 | 1,080 | 1,125 | 1,231 | 1,522 | 2,028 | |
| SNP | John Mitchell | 19.8 | 691 | 717 | 729 | 758 | 797 | |||
| Independent | Kenneth Gunn | 6.3 | 219 | 226 | 238 | 249 | ||||
| Labour | Scott Redpath | 3.8 | 134 | 144 | 158 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Clark | 2.7 | 95 | 103 | ||||||
| Scottish Green | Barbra Harvie | 2.0 | 70 | |||||||
| Valid: 3,496 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,749 Turnout: 3,536 (45.1%) | ||||||||||
2017 Election[edit]
2017 Scottish Borders Council election[4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Conservative | Michelle Ballantyne (incumbent) | 27% | 1,081 | |||||||||
| SNP | Elaine Thornton-Nicol | 22.2% | 888 | 889 | 941 | 956 | 983 | 1,031 | ||||
| Independent | Gordon Edgar (incumbent) | 12.8% | 514 | 524 | 531 | 569 | 607 | 646 | 652 | 847 | 1,083 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Adams | 15.1% | 606 | 661 | 663 | 675 | 694 | 713 | 713 | 763 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Gunn | 9.8% | 392 | 396 | 403 | 417 | 429 | 456 | 464 | |||
| Labour | Scott Redpath | 3.7% | 147 | 148 | 165 | 176 | 219 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Nancy Norman | 3.3% | 134 | 136 | 163 | 171 | ||||||
| Independent | David Black | 3.1% | 123 | 124 | 125 | |||||||
| Scottish Green | Barbra Harvie | 3% | 122 | 123 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 7,752 (Est.) Valid: 4,007 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,002 Turnout: 4,093 (52.8%) | ||||||||||||
2012 Election[edit]
2012 Scottish Borders Council election[6]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Michelle Ballantyne | 24.28 | 799 | 832 | ||||
| SNP | Kenneth Gunn (incumbent) | 20.39 | 671 | 696 | 696.8 | 744.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Davidson (incumbent) | 19.72 | 649 | 708 | 710.8 | 821.4 | 1,042.6 | |
| Independent | Gordon Edgar | 18.14 | 597 | 673 | 674.1 | 762.4 | 983.5 | |
| Borders | Leven Brown | 9.09 | 299 | 340 | 341.7 | |||
| Independent | Gordon Harrison | 8.39 | 276 | |||||
| Electorate: 7,714 Valid: 3,291 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 823 Turnout: 3,327 (42.66%) | ||||||||
2007 Election[edit]
2007 Scottish Borders Council election[7]
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Davidson | 1,313 | 29.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Carolyn Riddell-Carre | 1,121 | 25.2 | 2 | 1 | |
| SNP | Kenneth Gunn | 826 | 18.5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Independent | Gordon Edgar | 558 | 12.5 | |||
| Borders Party | Violet Baillie | 360 | 8.1 | |||
| Independent | Alistair Pattullo | 279 | 6.3 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ward overviews | Scottish Borders Council".
- ^ Council, Scottish Borders. "2022 Local Government Election information | Scottish Borders Council". www.scotborders.gov.uk.
- ^ "Local government by-election results".
- ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
- ^ "Ward 4 Selkirkshire results information | Scottish Borders Council".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders".
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