Leaderdale and Melrose (ward)

Leaderdale and Melrose 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 Parker
(Ind.)		 Nicholas Watson
(Borders Party)		 John Paton-Day
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Jim Torrance
(SNP)
2013 Ian Gillespie
(Ind.)
2017 Tom Miers
(Conservative)		 Kevin Drum
(SNP)


Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Scottish Borders Council election [2]

Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent David Parker (incumbent) 25.2% 1,149            
Conservative Tom Miers 20.5% 934 934.9 950.9 1,014 1,476.5    
SNP Kevin Drum 17.8% 811 812.4 832.5 903.7 910.8 915.5 1,105.3
Independent Iain Gillespie (incumbent) 11.2% 510 513.3 585.7 720.2 744.4 871.1  
Conservative Diana Findlay 11.5% 523 523.6 543.7 529.8      
Liberal Democrats John Paton-Day 9.4% 426 427.5 473.6        
Independent Rebecca Fraser 4.4% 202 202.7          
Electorate: 8,673 (Est.)   Valid: 4,555   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,139   Turnout: 4,633 (53.4%)

    2013 By-election
    Leaderdale and Melrose By-election (2 May 2013) - 1 Seat[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Rachael Hamilton 27.57 956 975 982 1,038 1,283  
    Borders Iain Gillespie 23.48 814 844 900 1,118 1,444 2,066
    Liberal Democrats John Paton-Day 21.46 744 756 816 983    
    SNP Harry Cummings 17.68 613 623 666      
    Labour Robin Tatler 6.78 235 238        
    UKIP Sherry Fowler 3.03 105          
    Electorate: 8,386   Valid: 3,467   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,734   Turnout: 3,487 (41.58%)

      2012 Election

      2012 Scottish Borders Council election [4]

      Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Independent David Parker (incumbent) 36.34 1,304          
      Borders Nicholas Watson (incumbent)† 17.31 621 705.9 758.9 929.6    
      SNP Jim Torrance†††† 15.55 558 632.4 706.8 742.6 747.6 969.6
      Conservative Peter Duncan 12.29 441 488.3 500.2      
      Liberal Democrats John Paton-Day (incumbent) 12.24 439 527.1 568.3 715.8 726.8  
      Labour Agnes Craig 6.27 225 258.6        
      Electorate: 8,292   Valid: 3,588   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 898   Turnout: 3,609 (43.27%)


        2007 Election

        2007 Scottish Borders Council election [5]

        Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Leaderdale and Melrose
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Independent David Parker 1,362 29.9 1 1
        Conservative John Greenwell 713 15.6
        Liberal Democrats John Paton-Day 703 15.3 2 5
        Borders Party Nicholas Watson 692 15.1 3 5
        SNP Frank McCann 640 14.0
        Independent Harry Cummings 394 8.6
        Independent John Rae 78 1.7

        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. http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/5927/election_results
        4. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/433/
        5. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/433/


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