Hawick and Hermitage (ward)

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

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 David Paterson
(Ind.)		 George Turnbull
(Conservative)		 Ron Smith
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2017 Watson McAteer
(Ind.)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Scottish Borders Council election [2]

Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
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

    2012 Scottish Borders Council election [4]

    Hawick and Hermitage - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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

      2007 Scottish Borders Council election [5]

      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
      1. https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/727/ward_overviews
      2. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017
      3. https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/713/ward_11_hawick_and_hermitage_results_information
      4. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/433/
      5. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/433/


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