SCOTTISH BORDERS - Tweeddale West COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULT (CON HOLD)

Scottish Borders, Tweeddale West - Conservative hold

Party	2013 votes	2013 share	since 2012	since 2007
Conservative	1,155	42.7%	+18.0%	+19.8%
Lib Dem	677	25.0%	-9.9%	-0.2%
SNP	359	13.3%	-8.5%	-3.1%
Borders	228	8.4%	-0.9%	from nowhere
Labour	203	7.5%	-1.9%	0.0%
UKIP	43	1.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent	43	1.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent 2				-14.1%
Independent 3				-14.0%
Total votes	2,708		-879	-2,064

Swing Lib Dem to Conservative ~14% since 2012 and 10% since 2007 although distorted by high share of Independents

Keith COCKBURN (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
David COX (Independent)
Mars GOODMAN (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Morag KERR (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Veronica MCTERNAN (Scottish Labour Party Candidate)
Nancy NORMAN (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
David PYE (The Borders Party)