John Bathgate: councillor for Jedburgh and District, Scottish Borders Council

John Bathgate is a Conservative councillor for the Jedburgh and District ward on Scottish Borders Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Ward: Jedburgh and District
Party: Conservative
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 John Bathgate

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

Who else represents Jedburgh and District

Sandy Scott Conservative
Scott Hamilton Conservative

Conservative on Scottish Borders Council

Conservative holds 14 of the 33 seats on Scottish Borders Council, the largest group. 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 Jedburgh and District

John Bathgate 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 Name or seat out of date?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.