Galashiels and District (ward)

Ward of the Scottish Borders

Location of the ward [1]

Galashiels and District is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Scottish Borders Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Sandy Aitchison
(Borders Party
/Ind.)  |  | John Mitchell
(SNP)  |  | Fiona Lackenby
(Conservative)  |  | Jim Hume
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 |  | Bill Herd
(SNP)  |  | Bill White
(Ind.)
2017 |  | Andy Anderson
(SNP)  |  | Euan Jardine
(Conservative)  | Harry Scott
(Ind.)
2022 |  | Neil MacKinnon
(Green)  | Fay Sinclair
(SNP)  |  | Hannah Steel
(Liberal Democrats)

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Scottish Borders Council election[2]

Galashiels and District - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Fay Sinclair | 35.9%  | 1,637 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Euan Jardine (incumbent) | 26.4%  | 1,205 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Steel | 10.6%  | 483  | 581.8  | 658.6  | 662.8  | 667.1  | 697.1  | 777.4  | 995.6
| Scottish Green | Neil MacKinnon | 9.0%  | 412  | 786.2  | 796.7  | 809.9  | 814.8  | 855.9  | 889.8  | 984.4
| Independent | Bill White  | 6.9%  | 315  | 364.6  | 415.9  | 416.2  | 426.6  | 509  | 706.3  |
| Independent | Harry Redpath Scott (incumbent)  | 5.4%  | 246  | 272.6  | 314.6  | 318.8  | 321.3  | 398.6  |  |
| Independent | Duck Frater  | 4.4%  | 199  | 230  | 252.6  | 257.5  | 272.5  |  |  |
| Vanguard Party championing Galashiels  | Michael Banks  | 0.8%  | 36  | 43.5  | 47.9  | 49.8  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Eco-Federalist Party (SEFP)  | James D W Clark  | 0.5%  | 24  | 30.2  | 32.9  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,639  Valid: 4,557  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 912  Turnout: 4,600 (39.5%)

### 2017 Election

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2017 Scottish Borders Council election[3]

Galashiels and District - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Euan Jardine | 28.5%  | 1,292 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Andy Anderson | 20%  | 907 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Sandy Aitchison (incumbent) | 11.9%  | 539  | 612.9  | 640.3  | 732.4  | 916.2 |  |
| Independent | Harry Scott | 10.1%  | 460  | 517.8  | 532.4  | 592.4  | 753.1  | 757  | 988.3
| SNP | John Mitchell (incumbent)  | 11.5%  | 523  | 530.4  | 558.9  | 597.7  | 647.3  |  |
| Independent | Bill White (incumbent)  | 8.7%  | 396  | 441.3  | 462.1  | 522  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Caledonia Bhatia  | 5.5%  | 249  | 316  | 369.2  |  |  |  |
| Labour | David Sharp  | 3.7%  | 167  | 188.5  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,980 (Est.)  Valid: 4,533  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 907  Turnout: 4,599 (41.9%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Scottish Borders Council election[4]

Galashiels and District - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Borders | Sandy Aitchison (incumbent)  | 22.45  | 822 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Bill Herd *  | 20.95  | 766 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Bill White | 13.69  | 501  | 522.9  | 524.6  | 590.6  | 701  | 894.8
| SNP | John Mitchell (incumbent)  | 13.45  | 492  | 506  | 532.5  | 593.5  | 639.9  | 762
| Liberal Democrats | Rick Kenney  | 11.40  | 417  | 432.9  | 434.8  | 490.3  | 609.4  |
| Conservative | Fiona Lackenby (incumbent)  | 10.56  | 386  | 402.5  | 403.2  | 409.6  |  |
| Labour | Robbie Tatler  | 7.47  | 273  | 280.8  | 281.7  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,813  Valid: 3,657  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 732  Turnout: 3,726 (33.82%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Scottish Borders Council election[5]

Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Galashiels and District  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | John Mitchell | 1,519  | 28.2  | 1  | 1
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Hume | 1,466  | 27.2  | 2  | 1
| Conservative | Fiona Lackenby | 735  | 13.6  | 4  | 6
| Borders Party  | Sandy Aitchison | 693  | 12.9  | 3  | 6
| Independent | Bill White  | 453  | 8.4  |  |
| Solidarity | Graeme McIver  | 210  | 3.9  |  |
| Independent | David Smail  | 173  | 3.2  |  |
| Independent | Alistair Lings  | 136  | 2.5  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Ward overviews". Scottish Borders Council.
2. ^ "Local Government Election Information". Scottish Borders Council.
3. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

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Wards of the Scottish Borders

* Tweeddale West
* Tweeddale East
* Galashiels and District
* Selkirkshire
* Leaderdale and Melrose
* Mid Berwickshire
* East Berwickshire
* Kelso and District
* Jedburgh and District
* Hawick and Denholm
* Hawick and Hermitage

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