The Borders Party | |
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Leader | Frances Pringle |
Secretary-General | Jim Smith |
Founded | 2006 |
Dissolved | 2020 |
Headquarters | North Lodge Torwoodlee Galashiels TD1 2NE [1] |
Ideology | Borders regionalism |
Colours | Purple |
Scottish Borders Council | 0 / 34
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The Borders Party was a political party involved in local government in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. [2] The party returned two councillors to the Scottish Borders Council in 2007 and again in 2012.
In April 2006, Save Scott's Countryside (SSC), a campaign group opposed to the Borders Railway and a local housing development, announced their intention to field candidates at the upcoming election. [3] The party was launched in October 2006. [4] At their launch their stated ambitions were around local government becoming more responsive to community need. [4] The party remained opposed to the rail link to Edinburgh and in favour of regionalism. [5]
The Borders Party contested the 2007 Scottish Borders Council election and returned two councillors. [6]
The party also contested each ward in the 2012 Scottish Borders Council election [7] returning Sandy Aitchison and Nicholas Watson to their respective wards for a second term. The two councillors joined a coalition administration as independents. [8]
In August 2012, Borders Party Cllr Nicholas Watson announced he would be leaving the area to pursue employment in Cumbria. [9] He resigned his seat on the Council the following February. [10] The by-election for the Leaderdale and Melrose ward was won by Iain Gillespie, also of the Borders Party, on 2 May 2013. [11] Frances Pringle took over as leader. [12]
The Borders Party were part of the Independent group on the council. [13]
At the 2017 local elections Gillespie and Aitchison stood as independent candidates. [14]
The party was deregistered by the Electoral Commission in November 2020. [15]
The Borders Party | |
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Leader | Frances Pringle |
Secretary-General | Jim Smith |
Founded | 2006 |
Dissolved | 2020 |
Headquarters | North Lodge Torwoodlee Galashiels TD1 2NE [1] |
Ideology | Borders regionalism |
Colours | Purple |
Scottish Borders Council | 0 / 34
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The Borders Party was a political party involved in local government in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. [2] The party returned two councillors to the Scottish Borders Council in 2007 and again in 2012.
In April 2006, Save Scott's Countryside (SSC), a campaign group opposed to the Borders Railway and a local housing development, announced their intention to field candidates at the upcoming election. [3] The party was launched in October 2006. [4] At their launch their stated ambitions were around local government becoming more responsive to community need. [4] The party remained opposed to the rail link to Edinburgh and in favour of regionalism. [5]
The Borders Party contested the 2007 Scottish Borders Council election and returned two councillors. [6]
The party also contested each ward in the 2012 Scottish Borders Council election [7] returning Sandy Aitchison and Nicholas Watson to their respective wards for a second term. The two councillors joined a coalition administration as independents. [8]
In August 2012, Borders Party Cllr Nicholas Watson announced he would be leaving the area to pursue employment in Cumbria. [9] He resigned his seat on the Council the following February. [10] The by-election for the Leaderdale and Melrose ward was won by Iain Gillespie, also of the Borders Party, on 2 May 2013. [11] Frances Pringle took over as leader. [12]
The Borders Party were part of the Independent group on the council. [13]
At the 2017 local elections Gillespie and Aitchison stood as independent candidates. [14]
The party was deregistered by the Electoral Commission in November 2020. [15]