Scottish Borders Council has 11 Wards, 10 Wards having 3 Elected Members and 1 Ward having 4 Elected Members (Councillor).
The political make-up of the Council is - Scottish Conservative and Unionists - 11; Liberal Democrats - 10; SNP - 6; Independent/No Ticket - 5; Borders Party - 2.
Each Scottish Borders Councillor is listed below showing name of electoral ward (map available), home address, telephone number, email address and political affiliation, if any.
Alternatively you can download a complete list of all 34 Councillors and their contact details.
Councillor Code of Conduct
- Councillor code of conduct - In May 2003, the Standard Commission brought in a new Code of Conduct which applies to the behaviour of all Councillors throughout Scotland.
- Scottish Borders Council has also approved its own code of conduct for Councillors
Register of Members' Interests
- The Register consists of entries made by each Elected Member of registerable interests under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Act 2000 and the (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003.
Members Allowances and Expenses
The Council must by 1 June publish on its website the allowances and expenses paid to its Members during the previous financial year in accordance with Regulation 6(5) of the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007.
Members Training
- All 34 Members participated in Training since their Election on 3rd May 2007. Details of the Training that Members have attended can be found on the Training for Members document.
Councillors
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- Tweeddale West
Willie Archibald - Tweeddale West
Catriona Bhatia - Tweeddale West
Neil Calvert - Tweeddale East
Graham Garvie - Tweeddale East
Bill Herd - Tweeddale East
Gavin Logan - Galashiels and District
Sandy Aitchison - Galashiels and District
Jim Hume - Galashiels and District
Fiona Lackenby - Galashiels and District
John Mitchell - >Selkirkshire
Vicky Davidson - Selkirkshire
Kenneth Gunn - Selkirkshire
Carolyn Riddell-Carre - Leaderdale and Melrose
David Parker - Leaderdale and Melrose
John Paton-Day - Leaderdale and Melrose
Nicholas Watson - Mid Berwickshire
Trevor Jones - Mid Berwickshire
Donald Moffat - Mid Berwickshire
Frances Renton - East Berwickshire
Michael Cook - East Berwickshire
Jim Fullarton - East Berwickshire
David Raw - Kelso and District
Alasdair Hutton - Kelso and District
Alec Nicol - Kelso and District
Tom Weatherston - Jedburgh and District
Jim Brown - Jedburgh and District
Sandy Scott - >Jedburgh and District
Len Wyse - Hawick and Denholm
Zandra Elliot - Hawick and Denholm
Jock Houston - Hawick and Denholm
Stuart Marshall - Hawick and Hermitage
David Paterson - Hawick and Hermitage
Ron Smith - Hawick and Hermitage
George Turnbull
- Tweeddale West








