Tweeddale West (ward)

Tweeddale West 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 Willie Archibald
(SNP)		 Neil Calvert
(Conservative)		 Catriona Bhatia
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Nathaniel Buckingham
(Conservative)
2013 by Keith Cockburn
(Conservative)
2017 Heather Anderson
(SNP)		 Eric Small
(Conservative)		 Kris Chapman
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Tweeddale West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Heather Anderson 25.2% 1,160            
Conservative Eric Small 22.5% 1,036 1,036.2 1,040.2 1,097.2 1,115.3 1,123.3 1,928.3
Liberal Democrats Kris Chapman 16.7% 768 769.2 783.2 820.2 891.4 1,073.1 1,192.2
Conservative John Anderson 21.3% 984 984.2 987.2 1,003.2 1,018.2 1,030.2  
Scottish Green Catriona Hamilton 4.7% 218 221.3 238.4 262.6 332.8    
Labour Julia Reid 4.4% 201 201.5 205.5 224.6      
Independent Tommy Davidson 3.7% 170 170.6 190.6        
Independent Michael Needham 1.6% 73 73.1          
Electorate: 8,167 (Est.)   Valid: 4,610   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,153   Turnout: 4,688 (57.4%)

    2013 By-election
    Tweeddale West By-election (10 October 2013) - 1 Seat[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Conservative Keith Cockburn 42.65 1,155 1,165 1,176 1,193 1,255 1,288 1,616
    Liberal Democrats Nancy Norman 25 677 682 690 759 858 1,034  
    SNP Morag Kerr 13.26 359 369 373 409 444    
    Borders David Pye 8.4 228 237 245 272      
    Labour Veronica McTernan 7.5 203 204 207        
    UKIP Mars Goodman 1.56 43 44          
    Independent David Cox 1.56 43            
    Electorate: 7,707   Valid: 2,708   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 1,355   Turnout: 2,729 (35.41%)

      2012 Election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election [4]

      Tweeddale West - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Liberal Democrats Catriona Bhatia (incumbent) 25.62 919        
      Conservative Nathaniel Buckingham†† 24.67 885 887.4 978.6    
      SNP Willie Archibald (incumbent) 21.75 780 782.1 833.4 839.6 934.3
      Labour Julia Reid 9.37 336 337.2 389.3 393.1  
      Liberal Democrats Nancy Norman 9.31 334 347.9 415.5 449.4 548.9
      Borders David Pye 9.28 333 334.4      
      Electorate: 7,577   Valid: 3,587   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 897   Turnout: 3,621 (47.34%)


        2007 Election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election [5]

        Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Tweeddale West
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Liberal Democrats Catriona Bhatia 1,202 25.2 1 1
        Conservative Neil Calvert 1,091 22.9 2 4
        SNP Willie Archibald 784 16.4 3 5
        Independent Nancy Norman 672 14.1
        Independent Tom Davidson 667 14.0
        Labour Eamonn O'Neil 356 7.5

        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.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/tweeddalewest.php
        4. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/433/
        5. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/433/


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