Welcome to the website of the only party dedicated to serving the Scottish Borders and its people.
Latest News:
11 May 2012: BORDERS PARTY JOINS INDEPENDENT-LED COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION Read more >>..
4 May 2012: Election 2012: Borders Party doubles its vote Read more >>..
4 May 2012: Borders Party trebles vote in Berwickshire Read more >>..
1 May 2012: A big hand to those with independent views. An article in The Scotsman about local politics and the Borders Party Read more >>..
14 April 2012: Keep politics strictly local! An article in the ‘Daily Mail’ about the Borders Party Read more >>..
11 April 2012: ‘A NEW VISION FOR THE BORDERS’, AS BORDERS PARTY LAUNCHES MANIFESTO Read more >>..
4 April 2012: Borders Party aims for a ‘magnet for investment and jobs’ Read more >>..
28 March 2012: ‘Local services for local people’, says Borders Party Read more >>..
23 March 2012: Frank Little and Mary Douglas to stand for Borders Party in Hawick Read more >>..
22 March 2012: ‘A revolution in development planning’ needed, says Borders Party Read more >>..
15 March 2012: ‘Teachers free to teach’ as Borders Party launches schools policy Read more >>..
7 March 2012: Diana Miers to stand for Borders Party in Kelso Read more >>..
14 February 2012: Borders Party initiative to help elderly rebuffed by Council Read more >>..
9 February 2012: Common Good Funds should be returned to local control, says Borders Party Read more >>..
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 >>..
30 November 2011: Borders Party launches Broadband policy Read more >>..
17 November 2011: Borders Party supports Reston station project 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 >>..
16 March 2011: Ocean Adventurer Brown Joins Borders Party 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:
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.