Stuart Borrowman
{{Short description|Scottish politician (1952–2024)}}
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Stuart Borrowman (December 1952 – 24 May 2024) was a Scottish politician who was an independent councillor for the Armadale and Blackridge ward{{Cite web|url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/449/|title=Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - West Lothian|website=www.andrewteale.me.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/west-lothian-council-run-labour-24047550|title=West Lothian council to be run by Labour after 'grubby coalition' with Tories|first=Stuart|last=Sommerville|date=24 May 2022|website=edinburghlive}} from the 2003 West Lothian Council election until his death. Originally elected as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and serving as then-leader John Swinney's Chief of Staff from 2001 to 2002,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Swinney+Chief+of+Staff+resigns;+SNP+IN+CRISIS.-a087365571|title=Swinney Chief of Staff resigns; SNP IN CRISIS. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com}} he defected to Scottish Labour in 2004{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Swinney+ex-aide%27s+switch+to+Labour.-a0115679034|title=Swinney ex-aide's switch to Labour. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com}} before becoming an independent.
Borrowman also voted against Scottish independence in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, claiming his old party failed to put together a convincing case, especially over the country's future currency.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinneys-former-chief-staff-4057902|title=John Swinney's former chief of staff vows to vote No|first=David|last=Clegg|date=16 August 2014|website=Daily Record}}
Borrowman died from a stroke on 24 May 2024, at the age of 71.{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Debbie |title=Tributes pour in for much-loved West Lothian councillor after he passed away suddenly |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/tributes-pour-much-loved-west-32884895 |access-date=25 May 2024 |publisher=Daily Record |date=24 May 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tribute to Councillor Stuart Borrowman |url=https://news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/82229/Tribute-to-Councillor-Stuart-Borrowman |access-date=25 May 2024 |publisher=West Lothian News |date=24 May 2024}}