Hawick and Hermitage (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Hawick and Hermitage is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Scottish Borders Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 David Paterson
(Ind./
Alba)
George Turnbull
(Conservative)
Ron Smith
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2017 Watson McAteer
(Ind.)
2021
2022 Annette Smart
(SNP)
Jane Cox
(Conservative)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Election[edit]

2022 Scottish Borders Council election[2]

Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Watson McAteer (incumbent) 48.5 1,477          
Conservative Jane Cox 18.4 560 674.2 681.2 692.2 732.4 904.1
SNP Annette Smart 16.7 509 565.2 607.9 638.3 671.6 765.4
Independent Cameron Knox 6.3% 191 522.6 534.4 555.7 601.2  
Labour Robert Leach 3.7 114 131.4 148.9      
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Webster 3.7 113 153.2 162.6 202.4    
Scottish Green Kevin Ferguson 2.7 81 101.8        
Electorate: 7,070   Valid: 3,045   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 762   Turnout: 43.5  

2017 Election[edit]

2017 Scottish Borders Council election[3]

Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Watson McAteer * 43.2% 1,496  
Conservative George Turnbull (incumbent) 26.4% 912  
Independent Davie Paterson (incumbent) 19.2% 665 936
SNP Iain Whyte 11.2% 386 482
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,459   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 865   Turnout: 50.3%  

2012 Election[edit]

2012 Scottish Borders Council election[5]

Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Davie Paterson (incumbent) 44.93 1,302            
Liberal Democrats Ron Smith (incumbent) 18.12 525 676.1 687.7 706.4 785.2    
Conservative George Turnbull (incumbent) 17.70 513 614 616.5 641.2 657.6 686.3 779.9
SNP Tommy Stevenson 8.25 239 300.2 309.5 323.9 368.9 377.2  
Labour Bill Cumming 6.59 191 246.8 258.4 270.3      
Borders Frank Little 2.83 82 115.2 124.8        
Scottish Green Kevin Ferguson 1.59 46 65.5          
Electorate: 7,041   Valid: 2,898   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 725   Turnout: 2,932 (41.16%)  

2007 Election[edit]

2007 Scottish Borders Council election[6]

Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Hawick and Hermitage
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent David Paterson 1,022 25.8 1 1
Conservative George Turnbull 953 24.1 2 4
SNP Jim Rowan 674 17.0
Liberal Democrats Ron Smith 475 12.0 3 6
Liberal Democrats Etta McKean 380 9.6
Independent Jake Irvine 324 8.2
Scottish Green Lesley Wood 126 3.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ward overviews | Scottish Borders Council".
  2. ^ Council, Scottish Borders. "2022 Local Government Election information | Scottish Borders Council". www.scotborders.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
  4. ^ "Ward 11 Hawick and Hermitage results information | Scottish Borders Council".
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders".
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders".