Leaderdale and Melrose (ward)

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{{Use British English|date=September 2020}}

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}}Leaderdale and Melrose is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Scottish Borders Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

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!Election

!colspan=8|Councillors

2007

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|rowspan=5|David Parker
(Ind.)

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|rowspan=2|Nicholas Watson
(Borders Party)

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|rowspan=1|John Paton-Day
(Liberal Democrats)

2012

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|rowspan=2|Jim Torrance
(SNP)

2013

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|rowspan=1|Ian Gillespie
(Ind.)

2017

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|rowspan=1|Tom Miers
(Conservative)

|rowspan=1|Kevin Drum
(SNP)

2022

|rowspan=1|Jenny Linehan
(Conservative)

|rowspan=1|John Paton-Day
(SNP)

Election Results

=2022 Election=

2022 Scottish Borders Council election{{cite web |last1=Council |first1=Scottish Borders |title=2022 Local Government Election information {{!}} Scottish Borders Council |url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/1471/2022_local_government_election_information |website=www.scotborders.gov.uk |language=en}}

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|title=Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats

|numcounts= 6

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = David Parker (incumbent)

|count1 = 1,594

|percentage = 34.3

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservatives

|candidate = Jenny Linehan

|count1 = 1,133

|percentage = 24.4

|count2 = 1,241.4

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = John Paton-Day

|count1 = 918

|percentage = 19.7

|count2 = 1,003.4

|count3 = 1,004.4

|count4 = 1,006.2

|count5 = 284.3

|count6 = 1,180.1

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Simon Johnson

|count1 = 589

|percentage = 12.7

|count2 = 686.9

|count3 = 718.7

|count4 = 724.4

|count5 = 791.8

|count6 = 905.9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Michael Scott

|count1 = 207

|percentage = 4.5

|count2 = 240.3

|count3 = 247.0

|count4 = 250.2

|count5 = 284.3

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Green Party

|candidate = Michael Needham

|count1 = 199

|percentage = 4.3

|count2 = 227.7

|count3 = 229.4

|count4 = 231.4

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Vanguard

|candidate = Chris Stefanek

|count1 = 10

|percentage = 0.2

|count2 = 14.6

|count3 = 16.8

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 6

|electorate = 9,107

|valid = 4,650

|spoilt = 40

|quota = 1,163

|turnout = 51.5%

}}

=2017 Election=

2017 Scottish Borders Council election{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017|title = Local Government Election 2017 results}}

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats

|numcounts= 7

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = David Parker (incumbent)

|count1 = 1,149

|percentage = 25.2%

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservatives

|candidate = Tom Miers

|count1 = 934

|percentage = 20.5%

|count2 = 934.9

|count3 = 950.9

|count4 = 1,014

|count5 = 1,476.5

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Kevin Drum

|count1 = 811

|percentage = 17.8%

|count2 = 812.4

|count3 = 832.5

|count4 = 903.7

|count5 = 910.8

|count6 = 915.5

|count7 = 1,105.3

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Iain Gillespie (incumbent)

|count1 = 510

|percentage = 11.2%

|count2 = 513.3

|count3 = 585.7

|count4 = 720.2

|count5 = 744.4

|count6 = 871.1

|count7 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservatives

|candidate = Diana Findlay

|count1 = 523

|percentage = 11.5%

|count2 = 523.6

|count3 = 543.7

|count4 = 529.8

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = John Paton-Day

|count1 = 426

|percentage = 9.4%

|count2 = 427.5

|count3 = 473.6

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Rebecca Fraser

|count1 = 202

|percentage = 4.4%

|count2 = 202.7

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 7

|electorate = 8,673 (Est.)

|valid = 4,555

|spoilt = 78

|quota = 1,139

|turnout = 4,633 (53.4%)

}}

=2013 By-election=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Leaderdale and Melrose By-election (2 May 2013) - 1 Seat{{Cite web |url=http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/5927/election_results |title=Election results - Leaderdale and Melrose by-election count reports - Downloads - Scottish Borders Council |access-date=2020-03-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121835/http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/5927/election_results |url-status=dead }}

|numcounts= 6

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate = Rachael Hamilton

|count1 = 956

|percentage = 27.57

|count2 = 975

|count3 = 982

|count4 = 1,038

|count5 = 1,283

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Borders Party

|candidate = Iain Gillespie

|count1 = 814

|percentage = 23.48

|count2 = 844

|count3 = 900

|count4 = 1,118

|count5 = 1,444

|count6 = 2,066

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = John Paton-Day

|count1 = 744

|percentage = 21.46

|count2 = 756

|count3 = 816

|count4 = 983

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Harry Cummings

|count1 = 613

|percentage = 17.68

|count2 = 623

|count3 = 666

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Robin Tatler

|count1 = 235

|percentage = 6.78

|count2 = 238

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Sherry Fowler

|count1 = 105

|percentage = 3.03

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 6

|electorate = 8,386

|valid = 3,467

|spoilt = 20

|quota = 1,734

|turnout = 3,487 (41.58%)

}}

=2012 Election=

2012 Scottish Borders Council election{{Cite web|url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/433/|title = Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Scottish Borders}}

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Leaderdale and Melrose - 3 seats

|numcounts= 6

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = David Parker (incumbent)

|count1 = 1,304

|percentage = 36.34

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Borders Party

|candidate = Nicholas Watson (incumbent)†

|count1 = 621

|percentage = 17.31

|count2 = 705.9

|count3 = 758.9

|count4 = 929.6

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Jim Torrance††††

|count1 = 558

|percentage = 15.55

|count2 = 632.4

|count3 = 706.8

|count4 = 742.6

|count5 = 747.6

|count6 = 969.6

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate = Peter Duncan

|count1 = 441

|percentage = 12.29

|count2 = 488.3

|count3 = 500.2

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = John Paton-Day (incumbent)

|count1 = 439

|percentage = 12.24

|count2 = 527.1

|count3 = 568.3

|count4 = 715.8

|count5 = 726.8

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Agnes Craig

|count1 = 225

|percentage = 6.27

|count2 = 258.6

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 6

|electorate = 8,292

|valid = 3,588

|spoilt = 21

|quota = 898

|turnout = 3,609 (43.27%)

}}

=2007 Election=

2007 Scottish Borders Council election{{Cite web|url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/433/|title = Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Scottish Borders}}

{{Irish Election box begin|

|title=Scottish Borders council election, 2007: Leaderdale and Melrose}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = David Parker

|votes = 1,362

|percentage = 29.9

|seat = 1

|count = 1

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Conservative Party

|candidate = John Greenwell

|votes = 713

|percentage = 15.6

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = John Paton-Day

|votes = 703

|percentage = 15.3

|seat = 2

|count = 5

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate|

|party = Borders Party

|candidate = Nicholas Watson

|votes = 692

|percentage = 15.1

|seat = 3

|count = 5

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Frank McCann

|votes = 640

|percentage = 14.0

|seat =

|count =

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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Harry Cummings

|votes = 394

|percentage = 8.6

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = John Rae

|votes = 78

|percentage = 1.7

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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