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Standing up for the Scottish Borders

Welcome to the website of the only party dedicated to serving the Scottish Borders and its people.

Latest News:
25 January 2012: Borders Party calls for ‘cross-party and cross border’ co-operation to promote region Read more >>..
12 January 2012: Pye and Pringle to stand for Borders Party in Peebles Read more >>..
1 December 2011: Council should ‘bust a gut’ to keep schools open Read more >>..
30 November 2011: Borders Party launches Broadband policy Read more >>..
17 November 2011: Borders Party supports Reston station project Read more >>..
27 October 2011: Borders Party calls for Council employees’ ideas to be properly considered Read more >>..
30 September 2011: Borders Party launches Hawick Action Plan Read more >>..
14 September 2011: Council should ’stop wasting money’, says Borders Party Read more >>..
18 August 2011: Borderers reject railway, says poll Read more >>..
4 August 2011: Borders Party launches review of Council spending Read more >>..
6 July 2011: Borders Party proposes ‘Guiding Stars’ for Borders schools Read more >>..
16 March 2011: Ocean Adventurer Brown Joins Borders Party Read more >>..
12 January 2011: “Less spin, more substance” call to Council from Borders Party Read more >>..
2 December 2010: Borders Party saves additional needs support Read more >>..

The Borders Party is not affiliated to any national party because we believe that national politics has no place in local government. We are determined to bring the voice of the Borders people back into the Council Chamber. The Borders Party successfully contested the elections to Scottish Borders Council in 2007, winning two seats at the first attempt.

There are new local elections this year, on 3rd May 2012. We will field candidates in every part of the Borders and hope to bring a new kind of local government, dedicated to Borders people.

The Borders Party will:

  • support local communities, promoting efficient services and excellent schools
  • respect our unrivalled natural and cultural heritage
  • resist pressures to turn the Borders into another suburb of Edinburgh
  • relate development to local employment and local needs
  • ensure that local government acts in the interests of local people, not national parties.

    • Only The Borders Party takes a long-term view of the Borders, understanding the huge contrast between growth which brings benefits, and badly managed growth which comes at great cost. We see a great future for our region, but only if the direction of Scottish Borders Council is radically changed, otherwise we face irreparable damage.

    Tell us what you think

    We are fully committed to taking the views of Borderers into account, so please contact us and let us have your thoughts on how we can best serve your region.