2022 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the other Scottish local elections.
The Scottish Greens won their first ever seat on the council.
Following the election, an administration was formed with the Conservatives and Independent Councillors Caroline Cochrane, Stuart Marshall, and Watson McAteer.
Conservative Councillors Euan Jardine from Galashiels & District, and Scott Hamilton from Jedburgh & District, were elected as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council respectively. Independent Councillor Watson McAteer was elected as Convener.
Results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results Source:
Tweeddale West 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2022: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Tweeddale East 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xInd 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Galashiels and District 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 2xIndependent 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem, 1XGrn 2017-2022 Change: Lib Dem and Green gain one seat each from Independents.
Selkirkshire 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 2017-2022 Change: Independent (Cochrane) gains from Independent (Edgar).
Leaderdale and Melrose 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Mid Berwickshire 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP 2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP 2017-2022 Change: No change
East Berwickshire 2017: 2 x Conservative; 1 x SNP 2022: 1 x Conservative; 1x SNP; 1 x Independent 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Conservative
Kelso and District 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Jedburgh and District 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP 2017-2022 Change: No change
Hawick and Denholm 2017: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP 2022: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from SNP
Clair Ramage was elected as an SNP Councillor in the 2017 election for Hawick & Denholm
Hawick and Hermitage 2017: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative 2022: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative; 1 x SNP 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent
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