Editing Scottish Borders (section)

===Leadership===
The first [[leader of the council]] following the 1996 reforms was Drew Tulley, who had been the last leader of the former Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council.<ref name=Tulley/> The leaders since 1996 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://scottishborders.moderngov.co.uk/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?GL=1&bcr=1 |website=Scottish Borders Council |access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To 
|-
| Drew Tulley<ref name=Tulley>{{cite news |last1=Janiak |first1=Kevin |title=Drew gave 'total commitment' |url=https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/politics/council/drew-gave-total-commitment-3052718 |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=Southern Reporter |date=30 November 2020}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|1996 || align=right|6 Mar 2002
|-
| John Ross Scott || {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}} || align=right|6 Mar 2002 || align=right|3 May 2003
|-
| David Parker || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|12 Mar 2003 || align=right|18 May 2017
|-
| Shona Haslam || {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=right|18 May 2017 || align=right|25 Nov 2021
|-
| Mark Rowley || {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=right|25 Nov 2021 || align=right|19 May 2022
|-
| Euan Jardine || {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=right|19 May 2022 || align=right|
|}