2022 Scottish Borders Council election

2022 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the other Scottish local elections.

The Scottish Greens won their first ever seat on the council.

Following the election, an administration was formed with the Conservatives and Independent Councillors Caroline Cochrane, Stuart Marshall, and Watson McAteer.

Conservative Councillors Euan Jardine from Galashiels & District, and Scott Hamilton from Jedburgh & District, were elected as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council respectively. Independent Councillor Watson McAteer was elected as Convener.

Results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results
Source:

Tweeddale West

 * 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2022: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Tweeddale East

 * 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xInd
 * 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xInd
 * 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Galashiels and District

 * 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 2xIndependent
 * 2022: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem, 1XGrn
 * 2017-2022 Change: Lib Dem and Green gain one seat each from Independents.

Selkirkshire

 * 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
 * 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP;
 * 2017-2022 Change: Independent (Cochrane) gains from Independent (Edgar).

Leaderdale and Melrose

 * 2017: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2022: 1xIndependent; 1xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Mid Berwickshire

 * 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2022: 2xCon; 1xSNP
 * 2017-2022 Change: No change

East Berwickshire

 * 2017: 2 x Conservative; 1 x SNP
 * 2022: 1 x Conservative; 1x SNP; 1 x Independent
 * 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Conservative

Kelso and District

 * 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
 * 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
 * 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Jedburgh and District

 * 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
 * 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
 * 2017-2022 Change: No change

Hawick and Denholm

 * 2017: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
 * 2022: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative
 * 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from SNP


 * Clair Ramage was elected as an SNP Councillor in the 2017 election for Hawick & Denholm

Hawick and Hermitage

 * 2017: 2 x Independent; 1 x Conservative
 * 2022: 1 x Independent; 1 x Conservative; 1 x SNP
 * 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent