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The Berwickshire Branch of the SNP was formed in 2004 following restructuring
of branches in the Borders to reflect the constituency boundaries
for Westminster which are on different boundaries from seats for the
Scottish Parliament.
Contact details for Branch office bearers are available
here
An important consideration has been the size of
the constituency and the need to ensure that attending meetings is
as cost effective for members as is possible.
In Berwickshire, we now work alongside our colleagues in Roxburgh and Selkirkshire
branches to
campaign at Scottish Parliament elections and Westminster
elections.
The recent local elections held under proportional representation for
the first time saw a contingent of 6 SNP councillors elected across
the Borders and the SNP now forms the main opposition to the ruling
Lib Dem/Tory/Independent Council.
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In Berwickshire,
popular Councillor Donald Moffat
(left) was
elected to serve in Mid-Berwickshire on 26% of the vote, and has since been appointed
SNP Group Leader at Scottish Borders Council.
Aileen Orr narrowly
missed out in election, but gathered more than 700 first preferences
and 500 second preference votes in the process, with the feedback in Eyemouth in particular being very positive.
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Traditionally the party has always been very active in areas such
as Coldstream, but we are stepping up activity in the East
Berwickshire ward, having been buoyed by coming very close to winning
a council seat there for the first time and winning considerable
backing from local small and medium sized businesses and the
community at large.
We have already gained membership following the success of the
May 2007 Scottish Parliament Elections and are
actively looking for further new members in the East Berwickshire
area with a view to forming a branch for the ward. We are confident
that we can win a council seat in the ward in 2012 when the next
council elections are likely to be held.
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