Borders Party facts for kids
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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 |
| Ideology | Borders regionalism |
| Colours | Purple |
| Scottish Borders Council |
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The Borders Party was a political group in Scotland. It focused on local issues in the Scottish Borders area. This party had representatives, called councillors, on the Scottish Borders Council. They won two councillor seats in both the 2007 and 2012 local elections.
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About The Borders Party
The Borders Party was a group that worked in local government. This means they dealt with issues important to people living in the Scottish Borders. They wanted to make sure local decisions helped the community.
What They Believed In
The party supported something called regionalism. This idea means that decisions should be made closer to home. They wanted more power for the Scottish Borders area itself. This way, local people could have more say in what happens where they live.
History of The Borders Party
The Borders Party started in 2006. It grew from a group called Save Scott's Countryside. This group was against a new railway line and some housing plans in the area.
Starting the Party
When the party officially began in October 2006, they had clear goals. They wanted local government to listen more to the needs of the community. They also continued to be against the new railway link to Edinburgh.
Elections and Councillors
The Borders Party took part in the 2007 Scottish Borders Council election. In this election, they won two seats on the council. This meant two of their members became councillors.
They ran again in the 2012 Scottish Borders Council election. Once more, they won two seats. Sandy Aitchison and Nicholas Watson were the two councillors elected. These two councillors later joined a group of independent members on the council.
Changes in Leadership
In 2012, Councillor Nicholas Watson decided to leave the area for a job. He resigned from his council seat in February 2013. A special election was held to fill his seat. Iain Gillespie, also from The Borders Party, won this election in May 2013. After this, Frances Pringle became the new leader of the party.
The Borders Party councillors worked as part of the Independent group on the council.
End of the Party
In the 2017 local elections, the party's councillors, Iain Gillespie and Sandy Aitchison, ran as independent candidates. They did not represent The Borders Party anymore. The party was officially removed from the Electoral Commission's list in November 2020. This meant The Borders Party no longer existed.
