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| Hawick and Denholm by-election goes to independent | Hawick and Denholm by-election goes to independent |
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| An independent candidate has won a by-election on Scottish Borders Council to replace former Hawick provost Zandra Elliot who died earlier this year. | An independent candidate has won a by-election on Scottish Borders Council to replace former Hawick provost Zandra Elliot who died earlier this year. |
| Watson McAteer has been returned as a councillor for the Hawick and Denholm ward. | Watson McAteer has been returned as a councillor for the Hawick and Denholm ward. |
| Seven candidates - four independents and one each for the SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems - stood for election. | Seven candidates - four independents and one each for the SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems - stood for election. |
| The overall turnout was 39.25%. Returning officer Tracey Logan said the count had run "very smoothly". | The overall turnout was 39.25%. Returning officer Tracey Logan said the count had run "very smoothly". |
| Mr McAteer was elected at the seventh stage of the counting process. | |
| A full breakdown of the result is available on the council's website. |