The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Scottish Borders.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled scottish_council. 11 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
14/34
Conservative and Unionist Party 41%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.
Scottish Borders is a scottish_council controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (14 of 34 seats). It covers 11 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Con 14Scottish National Party (SNP) 9Independent Berwick Hills Resident 7LD 3Green 1
Conservative and Unionist Party 41% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileen Orr | Ind | East Berwickshire | 2022 |
| Carol Hamilton | Con | East Berwickshire | 2022 |
| James Anderson | Ind | East Berwickshire | 2022 |
| Euan Jardine | Con | Galashiels District | 2022 |
| Fay Sinclair | Ind | Galashiels District | 2022 |
| Hannah Steel | LD | Galashiels District | 2022 |
| Neil MacKinnon | Grn | Galashiels District | 2022 |
| Clair Ramage | Ind | Hawick Denholm | 2022 |
| Neil Richards | Con | Hawick Denholm | 2022 |
| Stuart Marshall | Ind | Hawick Denholm | 2022 |
| Annette Smart | Ind | Hawick Hermitage | 2022 |
| Jane Cox | Con | Hawick Hermitage | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | 10 | 91% | John Lamont | Con |
| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 1 | 9% | David Mundell | Con |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Scottish Borders
Not yet ingested for Scottish Borders
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level