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1990 Borders Regional Council election
All 23 seats to Borders Regional Council; 12 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	42.6%
	The result of the election
Council control before election; ; Independent	Council control after election ; ; Independent

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The 1990 Borders Regional Council election, the fifth election to Borders Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents gain a majority on the 23 seat council.

Aggregate Results

Borders Regional election, 1990^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes
Independent	12	2	4	2	32.3	11,165
SSLD	6	5	0	5	21.2	7,335
Conservative	3	0	3	3	24.4	8,421
SNP	2	2	0	2	19.3	6,651
Labour	0	-	-	-	3.1	1,067

Ward Results

References

^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. p. 44-45. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

1990 Borders Regional Council election
Ward		Councillor
1	Peebles South	A. S. Watt	Independent hold
2	Tweeddale East	R. Walley	SSLD gain from Independent
3	Tweeddale West	A. D. Burnett	Independent hold
4	Old Selkirk	P. A. Johnson	SNP gain from Independent
5	Forest	L. G. W. Thomson	Independent hold
6	Eildon	J. M. Barron	SSLD gain from Conservative
7	Scott's View	A. J. Hewat	Independent hold
8	Galawater/Lauder	B. D. Baker	Conservative hold
9	Galashiels West	T. R. Dumble	Independent hold
10	Galashiels East	S. W. Lamb	Independent gain from SNP
11	Galashiels South	A. L. Tully	Independent hold
12	Hawick North	G. Jackson	SSLD gain from Independent
13	Hawick West	J. R. Scott	SSLD gain from SDP
14	Hawick East	G. Turnbull	Conservative hold
15	Hawick South	E. M. Kirkpatrick	Conservative hold
16	Hermitage	Earl of Minto	Independent hold
17	Kelso	D. C. Lindores	SSLD gain from Independent
18	Jedforest	G. B. Doward	Independent hold
19	Cheviot	T. Armstrong	Independent gain from Conservative
20	Eyewater	P. Fishbourne	Independent hold
21	Whiteadder	J. A. Johnston	SSLD hold
22	Blackadder	A. L. Wood	Independent hold
23	Leetwater	D. Moffat	SNP gain from Conservative

[1] Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. p. 44-45. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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+|rep        = L. G. W. Thomson
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+|rep        = J. M. Barron
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+|rep        = A. J. Hewat
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+|area       = Galawater/Lauder
+|rep        = B. D. Baker
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+|rep        = A. L. Tully
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+|area       = Hawick North
+|rep        = G. Jackson
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+|rep        = J. R. Scott
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+|rep        = G. Turnbull
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+|rep        = E. M. Kirkpatrick
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+|area       = Hermitage
+|rep        = [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto|Earl of Minto]]
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+|area       = Kelso
+|rep        = D. C. Lindores
+|party      = Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats
+|result     = gain from Independent
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+|area_number = 18
+|area       = Jedforest
+|rep        = G. B. Doward
+|party      = Independent (politician)
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+|area       = Cheviot
+|rep        = T. Armstrong
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+|rep        = P. Fishbourne
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+|rep        = A. L. Wood
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+|area       = Leetwater
+|rep        = D. Moffat
+|party      = Scottish National Party
+|result     = gain from Conservative
+}}
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