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
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)
2022 Jenny Linehan
(Conservative)		 John Patton Day
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Scottish Borders Council election[2]

Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Independent David Parker (incumbent) 34.3 1,594          
Conservative Jenny Linehan 24.4 1,133 1,241.4        
SNP John Paton-Day 19.7 918 1,003.4 1,004.4 1,006.2 284.3 1,180.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Johnson 12.7 589 686.9 718.7 724.4 791.8 905.9
Labour Michael Scott 4.5 207 240.3 247.0 250.2 284.3  
Scottish Green Michael Needham 4.3 199 227.7 229.4 231.4    
Vanguard Chris Stefanek 0.2 10 14.6 16.8      
Electorate: 9,107   Valid: 4,650   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,163   Turnout: 51.5%  

    2017 Election

    2017 Scottish Borders Council election[3]

    Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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[4]
      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[5]

        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[6]

          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. "Ward overviews | Scottish Borders Council".
          2. Council, Scottish Borders. "2022 Local Government Election information | Scottish Borders Council". www.scotborders.gov.uk.
          3. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
          4. "Election results - Leaderdale and Melrose by-election count reports - Downloads - Scottish Borders Council". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
          5. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders".
          6. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders".


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