Elaine Thornton-Nicol: councillor for Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders Council

Elaine Thornton-Nicol is a Scottish National Party (SNP) councillor for the Selkirkshire ward on Scottish Borders Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Ward: Selkirkshire
Party: Scottish National Party (SNP)
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 Elaine Thornton-Nicol

These are the details Scottish Borders Council publishes for Elaine Thornton-Nicol, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: e.thornton-nicol@scotborders.gov.uk
Phone: 01835 825142
Phone: 07811 976 943
Official profile: scotborders.gov.uk

Who else represents Selkirkshire

Caroline Cochrane Independent
Leagh Douglas Conservative

Scottish National Party (SNP) on Scottish Borders Council

Scottish National Party (SNP) holds 6 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 Selkirkshire

Elaine Thornton-Nicol 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 Name or seat out of date?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.