See main article: 2017 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2017 Scottish Borders Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Scottish Borders Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Scottish Borders Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 34 seats to Scottish Borders Council |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leaders Seat1: | Selkirkshire |
| Seats Before1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 15 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,355 |
| Percentage1: | 41.6% |
| Swing1: | 18.4% |
| Leader2: | Stuart Bell |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Tweeddale East |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,954 |
| Percentage2: | 21.4% |
| Swing2: | 0.7% |
| Image4: | IND |
| Leader4: | David Parker |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Leaderdale and Melrose |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats After4: | 8 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 11,050 |
| Percentage4: | 23.8% |
| Swing4: | 1.1% |
| Image5: | LD |
| Leader5: | Kris Chapman |
| Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Leaders Seat5: | Tweeddale West |
| Seats Before5: | 6 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3.818 |
| Percentage5: | 8.2% |
| Swing5: | 8.3% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | David Parker |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Shona Haslam |
| After Party: | Scottish Conservatives |
2017 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 34 councillors elected.
Following the 2012 election, the Scottish National Party formed a coalition with the support of the Independents and the Liberal Democrats. The Borders Party also supported this administration. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent coalition which existed from 2007-2012.
The council was the first to reveal its administration after the election, with the Conservative group forming a coalition with independents to rule the council. New Tweeddale East councillor Shona Haslam became its leader formally on 18 May. Outgoing independent leader, David Parker, become the council's new convener.[1]