Selkirkshire (ward)

Selkirkshire 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 Kenneth Gunn
(SNP)		 Carolyn Riddelll-Carre
(Conservative)		 Vicky Davidson
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Gordon Edgar
(Ind.)		 Michelle Ballantyne
(Conservative)
2017 Elaine Thornton-Nicol
(SNP)
2018 by Caroline Penman
(Ind.)

Election Results

2018 by-election
Selkirkshire By-election (22 February 2018)[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Trevor Adams 35.7 1,247 1,251 1,262 1,276 1,307 1,342  
Independent Caroline Penman 29.7 1,040 1,049 1,080 1,125 1,231 1,522 2,028
SNP John Mitchell 19.8 691 717 729 758 797    
Independent Kenneth Gunn 6.3 219 226 238 249      
Labour Scott Redpath 3.8 134 144 158        
Liberal Democrats Jack Clark 2.7 95 103          
Scottish Green Barbra Harvie 2.0 70            

    2017 Election

    2017 Scottish Borders Council election [3]

    Selkirkshire - 3 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Conservative Michelle Ballantyne (incumbent) 27% 1,081                
    SNP Elaine Thornton-Nicol 22.2% 888 889 941 956 983 1,031      
    Independent Gordon Edgar (incumbent) 12.8% 514 524 531 569 607 646 652 847 1,083
    Conservative Trevor Adams 15.1% 606 661 663 675 694 713 713 763  
    Independent Kenneth Gunn 9.8% 392 396 403 417 429 456 464    
    Labour Scott Redpath 3.7% 147 148 165 176 219        
    Liberal Democrats Nancy Norman 3.3% 134 136 163 171          
    Independent David Black 3.1% 123 124 125            
    Scottish Green Barbara Harvie 3% 122 123              
    Electorate: 7,752 (Est.)   Valid: 4,007   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,002   Turnout: 4,093 (52.8%)

      2012 Election

      2012 Scottish Borders Council election [5]

      Selkirkshire - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Conservative Michelle Ballantyne 24.28 799 832      
      SNP Kenneth Gunn (incumbent) 20.39 671 696 696.8 744.9  
      Liberal Democrats Vicky Davidson (incumbent) 19.72 649 708 710.8 821.4 1,042.6
      Independent Gordon Edgar 18.14 597 673 674.1 762.4 983.5
      Borders Leven Brown 9.09 299 340 341.7    
      Independent Gordon Harrison 8.39 276        
      Electorate: 7,714   Valid: 3,291   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 823   Turnout: 3,327 (42.66%)

        2007 Election

        2007 Scottish Borders Council election [6]

        Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Selkirkshire
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Liberal Democrats Vicky Davidson 1,313 29.5 1 1
        Conservative Carolyn Riddell-Carre 1,121 25.2 2 1
        SNP Kenneth Gunn 826 18.5 3 5
        Independent Gordon Edgar 558 12.5
        Borders Party Violet Baillie 360 8.1
        Independent Alistair Pattullo 279 6.3

        References
        1. https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/727/ward_overviews
        2. https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20071/election_results/570/local_government_by-election_results
        3. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017
        4. https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/706/ward_4_selkirkshire_results_information
        5. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/433/
        6. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/433/

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