David Parker: councillor for Leaderdale and Melrose, Scottish Borders Council

David Parker is a Independent councillor for the Leaderdale and Melrose ward on Scottish Borders Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose
Party: Independent
Official profile: scotborders.gov.uk
Source: Scottish Borders Council: councillor pages on the council's website, read 3 November 2026, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact David Parker

These are the details Scottish Borders Council publishes for David Parker, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Who else represents Leaderdale and Melrose

Jenny Linehan Conservative

Independent on Scottish Borders Council

Independent holds 9 of the 33 seats on Scottish Borders Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 14. Seats by party: Conservative 14, Independent 9, Scottish National Party (SNP) 6, Scottish Liberal Democrats 3, Scottish Green 1.

All 33 councillors of Scottish Borders Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Leaderdale and Melrose

David Parker sits on Scottish Borders Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Scottish Borders, each with its own page:

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: John Lamont (Conservative) MP
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale: David Mundell (Conservative) MP
Scottish Parliament devolved law-making for Scotland
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Scottish Borders, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Scottish Borders Council: councillor pages on the council's website, read 3 November 2026, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Scottish Borders Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.