THE SNP's anti-Brexit message came out on top of last week's European elections, both in the Borders and across Scotland.
Nationally, Nicola Sturgeon's party secured just under 38 percent of the vote - an increase of nine percent from the previous Euro count - to take three seats in Brussels.
Nigel Farage's Brexit Party secured one MEP along with both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.
Locally, the Scottish National Party was also the winner with 10,761 votes - just over 28 percent - ahead of the Brexit Party with 7,188 votes and the 7,152 votes for the Conservatives.
Despite a resurgence, the Liberal Democrats had to settle for fourth in the Borders with 6,900 votes.
The turn out in the Scottish Borders for Thursday's European Parliamentary Election was 43 percent.
Rob Dickson, Acting Local Returning Officer said: “I’d like to thank all the election staff who made sure that both the poll on Thursday and the count this evening ran smoothly.”
Scottish Borders
Change UK – The Independent Group – 730
Conservative and Unionist Party – 7,152
Labour Party – 1,059
Liberal Democrats – 6,900
Scottish Green Party – 2,997
Scottish National Party (SNP) – 10,761
The Brexit Party – 7,188
UK Independence Party – 671
Gordon Edgar – 370
Ken Parke - 38
Scotland
Scottish National Party 590,947 (37.86%)
The Brexit Party 229,366 (14.69%)
Liberal Democrats 217,674 (13.94%)
Conservative 181,865 (11.65%)
Labour 145,910 (9.35%)
Green 129,022 (8.27%)
Change UK 29,874 (1.91%)
UKIP 28,229 (1.81%)
Gordon Edgar 6,110 (0.39%)
Ken Parke 2,039 (0.13 %)
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