| 1703 | James Scott | Called ‘Laird’ | | | | | |
| 1704 | Name unknown | | | | | | |
| 1705 | James scott | Called ‘of West Port’, merchant | | | | | |
| 1706 | Bailies Hardie and Brown | Because Thomas Hardie refused | | | | | |
| 1707 | George Deans | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1708 | Name unknown | | | | | | |
| 1709 | George Wight | | | | | | |
| 1710 | William Gardener | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1711 | John Robson | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1712 | George Renwick | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1713 | James Purcell | Wright | | | | | |
| 1714 | William Gladstanes | | | | | | |
| 1715 | John Stevenson | Weaver | | | | | |
| 1716 | Name unknown | | | | | | |
| 1717 | George Oliver | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1718 | Thomas Trumble | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1719 | Andrew Turnbull | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1720 | George Scott | wright | | | | | |
| 1721 | Robert Howieson | merchant | | | | | |
| 1722 | Robert Scott | Of Falnash, merchant | | | | | |
| 1723 | Name unknown | | | | | | |
| 1724 | Andrew Scott | ‘Black Andrew’ | | | | | |
| 1725 | William Renwick | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1726 | James Dickson | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1727 | James Oliver | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1728 | Thomas Elliot | Skinner | | | | | |
| 1729 | Robert Boyd | | | | | | |
| 1730 | Gideon Ruecastle | | | | | | |
| 1731 | William Richardson | Cooper | | | | | |
| 1732 | Name unknown | | | | | | |
| 1733 | Thomas Scott | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1734 | Robert Deans | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1735 | William Turnbull | Wright | | | | | |
| 1736 | John Currie | Skinner | | | | | |
| 1737 | John Kedie | Baker | | | | | |
| 1738 | Andrew Turnbull, junior | Mason | | | | | |
| 1739 | James Wintrup | Wright | | | | | |
| 1740 | George Gardener | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1741 | Charles Tudhopes | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1742 | Walter Purdom | | | | | | |
| 1743 | John Aitchison | | | | | | |
| 1744 | Francis Gladstones | | | | | | |
| 1745 | Robert Olivers | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1746 | A. Richardsons | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1747 | John Wilkie | Tailor | | | | | |
| 1748 | William Nichol | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1749 | William Tait | Gardener | | | | | |
| 1750 | Charles Stitt | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1751 | William Kerr | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1752 | William Oliver | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1753 | Thomas Turnbull, Esquire | Fenwick | | | | | |
| 1754 | Francis Aitken | | | | | | |
| 1755 | John Elliot | Tanner | | | | | |
| 1756 | William Scott | Baker | | | | | |
| 1757 | John Robson | Tailor | | | | | |
| 1758 | William Oliver | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1759 | John Simpson | Weaver | | | | | |
| 1760 | G. Halliburton | Wheelwright | | | | | |
| 1761 | Walter Purdom | Bailie | | | | | |
| 1762 | John Turnbull | ‘Garlic Jock’ | | | | | |
| 1763 | William Scott | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1764 | James Oliver | Bailie | | | | | |
| 1765 | Walter Scott | ‘Black Wat’ | | | | | |
| 1766 | Thomas Kedie | Baker | | | | | |
| 1767 | John Wilson | Deanfoot | | | | | |
| 1768 | William Oliver | Kirkwynd | | | | | |
| 1769 | William Scott | Meat dealer | | | | | |
| 1770 | G. Turnbull | West Port | | | | | |
| 1771 | Archibald Paterson | Cadger | | | | | |
| 1772 | James Dryden | Smith | | | | | |
| 1773 | Walter Irvine | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1774 | William Rodger | Wright | | | | | |
| 1775 | Robert Oliver | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1776 | James Turnbull | Clockmaker | | | | | |
| 1777 | James Richardson | Wool merchant | | | | | |
| 1778 | W. Robertson | Carpet manufacturer | | | | | |
| 1779 | James Ekron | ‘The Blast’ | | | | | |
| 1780 | William Burnet | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1781 | James Wilson | Watchmaker | | | | | |
| 1782 | Douglas Rodgerw | Wright | | | | | |
| 1783 | W. Turnbull, Esquire | Fenwick | | | | | |
| 1784 | James Oliver | Baker | | | | | |
| 1785 | John Wilson | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1786 | William Wilson | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1787 | James Oliver | Tanner | | | | | |
| 1788 | William Scott | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1789 | Francis Scott | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1790 | Phillip Elliot | Saddler | | | | | |
| 1790 | George Wilson | Currier | | | | | |
| 1791 | James Simpson | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1792 | Walter Ingles | Candlemaker | | | | | |
| 1793 | William Renwick | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1794 | Archibald Dickson | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1795 | George Turnbull | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1796 | John Turnbull | Cross Keys | | | | | |
| 1797 | Alexander Purdom | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1798 | John Tudhope | Saddler | | | | | |
| 1799 | Robert Wilson | Shoemaker | | | | | |
| 1800 | Andrew Wilson | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1801 | William Geddes | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1802 | George Wilson | Currier | | | | | |
| 1803 | Robert Purdom | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1804 | Walter Hope | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1805 | David Laing | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1806 | John Scott | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1807 | Henry Halliburton | | | | | | |
| 1808 | William Beck | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1809 | John Kyle | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1809 | John Tully | Mason | | | | | |
| 1810 | James Scott | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1811 | George Brown | Tower Inn | | | | | |
| 1812 | John Wilson | Candlemaker | | | | | |
| 1813 | William Nixon | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1814 | Walter Wilson | Baker | | | | | |
| 1815 | James Henderson | Carrier | | | | | |
| 1816 | Robert Renwick | Surgeon | | | | | |
| 1817 | Andrew Dickson | Of Housebyres, nurseryman | | | | | |
| 1818 | Andrew Miller | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1819 | John Waldie | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1820 | Walter Wilson | Cabinetmaker | | | | | |
| 1821 | Francis Paisley | Joiner and cabinetmaker | | | | | |
| 1822 | John Goodfellow | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1823 | Robert Paterson | Baker | | | | | |
| 1824 | George Oliver | Writer | | | | | |
| 1825 | John E. Park | Grocer | | | | | |
| 1826 | William Scott | Smith | | | | | |
| 1827 | William Inglis | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1828 | Douglas Stewart | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1829 | William Turnbull | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1830 | Oliver Hardiefa | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1831 | W. Thomson | Manufacturer | | | | | |
| 1832 | William Scott | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1833 | James Miller | Tobacconist | | | | | |
| 1834 | Robert Beck | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1835 | William Turnbull | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1836 | Thomas Kedie | Baker | | | | | |
| 1837 | Robert Blaikie | Saddler | | | | | |
| 1838 | William Laidlaw | Hosier | | | | | |
| 1839 | Robert Andison | Mason | | | | | |
| 1840 | Charles Smith | Grocer | | | | | |
| 1841 | George Turnbull | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1842 | John Fraser | Merchant | | | | | |
| 1843 | George Hobkirk | Baker | | | | | |
| 1844 | James Stewart | Tower Inn | | | | | |
| 1845 | Francis Kyle | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1846 | James Smith | Painter | | | | | |
| 1847 | Thomas Hay | Millwright | | | | | |
| 1848 | John Thorburn | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1849 | Andrew Best | Carrier | | | | | |
| 1850 | John Turnbull | Baker | | | | | |
| 1851 | John S. Elliot | Joiner | | | | | |
| 1852 | Robert Laidlaw | Mason | | | | | |
| 1853 | John Scott | Foreman | | | | | |
| 1854 | George Brown | Grocer | | | | | |
| 1855 | John Elliot | Bank clerk | | | | | |
| 1856 | Adam Knox | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1857 | Andrew Leyden | Coal agent | | | | | |
| 1858 | John Inglis | Carrier | | | | | |
| 1859 | Walter Scott | Millwright | | | | | |
| 1860 | John Scott | Clerk | | | | | |
| 1861 | John Ferguson | Waiter | | | | | |
| 1862 | James Richardson | Mason | | | | | |
| 1863 | Adam Hart | Carter | | | | | |
| 1864 | Thomas Hislop | Baker | | | | | |
| 1865 | David Scott | Mason | | | | | |
| 1866 | George Oliver | Crown Inn | | | | | |
| 1867 | Alexander Paisley | Grocer | | | | | |
| 1868 | William Inglis | Draper | | | | | |
| 1869 | Andrew Burns | Woolsorter | | | | | |
| 1870 | David L. Shiel | Cabinetmaker | | | | | |
| 1871 | William Guild | Mason | | | | | |
| 1872 | Alexander Kyle | Cropper | | John Kyle | | | |
| 1873 | William Stoddart | Woolsorter | | | | | |
| 1874 | G. Barclay | Warehouseman | | | | | |
| 1875 | John Thomson | Mason | | | | | |
| 1876 | Robert Emond | Flesher | | Thomas Kennaway | | | |
| 1877 | John Campbell | Baker | | | | | |
| 1878 | James A. Henderson | Grocer | | Francis A. Henderson | | | |
| 1879 | George Cavers | Gamedealer | | | | | |
| 1880 | Robert Amos | Flesher | | | | | |
| 1881 | John Smith | Plumber | | James Smith | | (John Scott) | (ex-Councillor) |
| 1882 | Henry Learmonth | Powerloom tuner | | Henry Learmonth, Sr. | | | |
| 1883 | James Oliver | Powerloom tuner | | | | | |
| 1884 | James Stewart | Slater | | James Smith | | | |
| 1885 | John Kyle | Farmer | | | | | |
| 1886 | Walter Scott Irvine | Framesmith | | John Smith | | | |
| 1887 | Thomas Scott | Commercial traveller | Miss Montgomery | George Scott | | | |
| 1888 | Archibald H. Drummond | Corn merchant | Miss Oliver, Tower Hotel | William Scott | | | |
| 1889 | W.M. Taylor | Wood merchant | Miss Carr | Adam Hart | | (Wallace Bruce &) | (U.S. Consul) |
| 1890 | J.E.D. Murray | Photographer | | | | (Sir William Renny Watson) | (engineer) |
| 1891 | Andrew Haddon | Solicitor | Margaret ‘Daisy’ Young | Walter Haddon | | | |
| 1892 | William Innes | Hosiery manufacturer | Jessie Greenwood | Luke Greenwood | | | |
| 1893 | William P. Scott | Hosiery manufacturer | | F. Fenwick | | | |
| 1894 | W.R. Wilson | Tweed manufacturer | Miss Wilson | Dr. Bannerman | | (Robert Purdom) | (Town Clerk) |
| 1895 | W. Thomas Grieve | Plumber | | Mr. Grieve | | | |
| 1896 | Robert Mair | M.B., C.M. | | Walter Scott Barrie | | | |
| 1897 | Francis Park | Spirit merchant | Miss Paterson | Andrew Scott | | | |
| 1898 | Robert Anderson | Manufacturer | Mary Wright | Hugh Anderson | | | |
| 1899 | Peter H. Robertson | Grocer | Agnes Scott | James A. Henderson | | (Provost Wilson) | (of Johnstone) |
| 1900 | Thomas D. Darling | Manufacturer | Agnes Reid | A.W. Kerr | | Treasurer Riddle | (Galashiels) |
| 1901 | James Sutherland | Spirit merchant | Lily Lawson | J.E.D. Murray | | David Scott | (Manchester) |
| 1902 | William N. Graham | Plumber | Margaret K. Drummond | Hugh Anderson | | Mrs. Oliver | (Thornwood) |
| 1903 | Walter E. Scott | Farmer, Pilmuir | Miss Lunn | Martin Dechan | | J.G. Winning | |
| 1904 | George Scott | Hosiery manufacturer | Janet Riddle | G. Scott | | Capt. G. Fraser Marnee | (Edinburgh) |
| 1905 | William E. Kyle | Joiner | Jean Elliot | J.E.D. Murray | | James Barrie | |
| 1906 | James W.S. Robertson | Spirit merchant | Mary Sutherland | G.L. McDonald | | Col. S. Douglas Elliot | |
| 1907 | Thomas Jardine | Warehouseman | Agnes Robson | Thomas Jardine | | Philip Sulley | (Galashiels) |
| 1908 | James Glendinning | Law clerk | Elizabeth Thomson | J.A. Henderson | | Provost Roberts | (Selkirk) |
| 1909 | Thomas Scott, junior | Electrician | Jane Haig | R. Inglis | | Rev. W.S. Ainslie | |
| 1910 | A. Douglas Haddon | Solicitor | Gladys Laidlaw | James Conn | | Sheriff Principal Chisholm | |
| 1911 | W.L. Thorburn | Hosiery manufacturer | Barbara Pringle | Sgt. Maj. Payne | | Will H. Ogilvie | (Leith) |
| 1912 | John D. Bonsor | Hosiery manufacturer | A.M. Wilson | J.E.D. Murray | | Sir Richard Mackie | (M.P.) |
| 1913 | Robert Elder | Joiner | N. Guy | G. Davidson | | Rev. J. Rudge Wilson Lord Dalkeith | |
| 1914 | George Wilson | Printer | Elizabeth Turnbull | A. Laing | | & Sir John Barran | |
| 1915–18 | No Cornets elected | First World War | | | | | |
| 1919 | Thomas G. Winning | Solicitor | M. Davidson | C.W. Grieve | | Sheriff Chisholm | |
| 1920 | Robert E. Tait | Farmer | Dorothy Harvey | J.D. Bonsor | | Col. Douglas Elliot | |
| 1921 | J.C.G. Landles | Frameworker | Bessie Irvine | Col. Kennedy | | Bertram Talbot | (Monteviot) |
| 1922 | Francis A. Henderson | Grocer | Isabel Johnstone | A.H. Robertson | | Sheriff Chisholm | (Selkirk) |
| 1923 | John Rae | Plumber | Bella Elder | D. Fenwick | | Rev. Dr. Wallace Williamson | |
| 1924 | James Renwick, junior | Hosiery manufacturer | Isabella Rutherford | A.D. Haddon | | Duke of Buccleuch | |
| 1925 | G. Douglas Scott | Hosiery manufacturer | Ella Christie | J.E.D. Murray | | Provost Chrichton | (Selkirk) |
| 1926 | Thomas P. Alison | Architect | Marjory Haddon | Dr. Davidson | | Rev. C.L. Warr | (St. Giles) |
| 1927 | James E. Glenny | Tweed manufacturer | Rosemary Wilson | C.W. Grieve | | Provost O’Brien | (Dumfries) |
| 1928 | Ian C. Mactaggart | Wool merchant | Margaret Henderson | J.D. Bonsor | | Sir William Eliot Peyton | (General) |
| 1929 | R.A.V. Grieve | Hosiery manufacturer | Jean Douglas Elliot | R. Baxter | | Hon. Lord Alness | |
| 1930 | William A. Mactaggart | Hosiery manufacturer | M. Innes | G.L. McDonald | | Councillor John Livingston | (Glasgow) |
| 1931 | A. Riddell Innes | Hosiery manufacturer | Elizabeth Pringle | I.G. Wallis | | J.M. Hunter | (Sheriff) |
| 1932 | George Wilson, junior | Wool merchant | Emily Graham | G.M. Armstrong | | Provost W. Wells Mabon | (Jedburgh) |
| 1933 | James E. Graham | Dyer | Elsie Carruthers | James Haig | | George J. Sherriff | (County Clerk) |
| 1934 | George B. Hall | Commercial traveller | Myra Irvine | C.K. Morton | | Major W.A. Innes | (Ex-Cornet) |
| 1935 | William Brydon | Joiner | Jean Butler | J. Ballantyne | | Provost Roberts | (Selkirk) |
| 1936 | James H. Haig | Painter | Jeanette Wilson | S. Drummond Miller | | Lord William Scott | (M.P.) |
| 1937 | W. Lockie Thorburn | Farmer | Grace Veitch | R.C. Appleby | | Provost Mercer | (Galashiels) |
| 1938 | John P. Martin | Baker | Elizabeth Tait | J. Rae | | Henry W. Scarth | (County Clerk) |
| 1939 | Daniel Nuttal | Plumber | Effie Wood | J.B. Elliot | | Baillie Rev. J.Y. Walker | (Innerleithen) |
| 1940–45 | No Cornets elected | Second World War | | | | | |
| 1946 | Charles Bell | Motor engineer | Greta Reid | D. Ormiston | | W. Clerk Reid | (Sheriff Substitute) |
| 1947 | Robert V. Scott | Butcher | Margaret Collier | R. Pringle | | Col. W. Drummond | Col. W. Drummond |
| 1948 | Charles N. Whillans | Joiner | Sheila Macdonald | G. Peden | | Tom Johnstone | (form. Secr. of State) |
| 1949 | William B. Cavers | Farmer | Della Oliver | J. Henderson | | J.S. Paterson | (Director S.C.W.S.) |
| 1950 | Thomas E. Crosby | Spirit merchant | Grace Miller | Morris Buchan | | James Bridie | |
| 1951 | George S. Aitken | Engineer | Helen Allan | T.I. Storie | | Dr. John McCormick | (Rector Glasgow U.) |
| 1952 | John Wright | Woollen carder | Ella Crozier | D. Nuttal | | Sir Andrew Murray | (ex-Lord Prov. Edin.) |
| 1953 | James Turnbull | Engineer | Mary Bowie | T. College | | A. Campbell Fraser | (Borthwickshiels) |
| 1954 | W. Bruce Mactaggart | Hosiery manufacturer | Maureen Simpson | J. Martin | | Rear Admiral H.W. Faulkner | |
| 1955 | Thomas Thompson | Decorator | Isla Marchbank | W.G. Robertson | | Rt. Hon. Lord Mathers | |
| 1956 | Robert B. Fraser | Joiner | Irene Kennedy | E.E. Tait | | John M. Bannerman | |
| 1957 | McDonald H. Lunn | Butcher | Eileen Johnston | G. Hardie | | Nigel Tranter | (author) |
| 1958 | Joseph T. Nuttal | Warehouseman | Myra Elliot | G.A. Scott | | Harold Leslie | |
| 1959 | Norman N. Murray | Plumber | Evelyn Armstrong | S. Gardiner | | Wilfred Taylor | |
| 1960 | Jared Huggan | Frameworker | Irene Wylie | J. Leithead | | Viscount Melgund | |
| 1961 | Norman Dickey | Warehouseman | Christene Anderson | T. Crosby | | Rt. Hon. Lord Polwarth | |
| 1962 | Brian Patterson | Warehouseman | Joan Grieve | F. Baillie | | Sir Ian A. Johnson Gilbert | |
| 1963 | John A. Hope | Warehouseman | Lillian Young | J.C. Leithead | | Capt. M.J. Campbell Lamberton | |
| 1964 | Robert B. Brydon | Joiner | Sheila Deans | A.L. Ingles | | Michael O’Halloran | (newsreader) |
| 1965 | Robert Pringle | Butcher | Kathleen Peden | W.F. Hutton | | John R. Low | (H.H.S. Rector) |
| 1966 | Carswell A. S. Imrie | Clerk | Helen Hall | J. Lyle | | Duke of Buccleuch | |
| 1967 | George M. Peden | Cost accountant | Valerie Leithead | C.N. ‘Chuck’ Whillans | N. Whillans | Jameson Clark | (actor) |
| 1968 | John Elliot Hutton | Butcher | Sheila Richardson | J. Robertson | | Brig. Gen. Frank Coutts | |
| 1969 | Bruce G. Wilson | Textile agent | Valerie Franklin | A. Armstrong | | Marquis of Lothian | |
| 1970 | Ronald K. Gibson | Clerk | Vivienne Young | W.R. Scott | | Dr. A. Simpson | |
| 1971 | Andrew W. Martin | Baker | Joyce Robson | W.B. Mactaggart | S. Mactaggart | Provost L. Thomson | (Selkirk) |
| 1972 | A. Philip Murray | Farmer | Ruth Crosby | T. Hogg | N. Hogg | Chay Blyth | (Yauchtsman) |
| 1973 | George B. Turnbull | Designer | Linda Elliot | A. Stevenson | H. Stevenson | Cardinal Gray | |
| 1974 | Raymond Knox | Draughtsman | Shirley Campbell | A. Buchan | E. Buchan | Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ancrum | |
| 1975 | Charles W. McCrerie | Frameworker | Helen Hume | B. Muir | J. Muir | R.A. Bennett | |
| 1976 | Haig L. Hinton | Frameworker | Ann Sanderson | J. Yallop | J. Yallop | T. McCallum | |
| 1977 | James Robertson | Electrician | Moira Johnstone | J. Thomson | | Lt. Col. W.B. Swan | |
| 1978 | Derek J. Inglis | Joiner | Maureen Lunn | H. Douglas | A. Douglas | Sir Arthur Elliot | |
| 1979 | David Brown | Mill worker | Margaret McLeod | A. Cowan | | Rev. George Watson | (Wilton) |
| 1980 | Bruce T. Campbell | Printer | Carol Fraser | J. Turnbull | | Maj. John Askew | |
| 1981 | David Blacklock | Upholsterer | Morag Guthrie | T. Hartop | M. Hartop | Sir John Orr | (Chief Constable) |
| 1982 | Thomas Smith | Farmer | Marian Dickson | W. Gray | A. Gray | Edward C. Armstrong | (Langholm) |
| 1983 | John G. Hogg | Hosiery worker | Margaret Rorrison | A. Graham | D. Graham | Alasdair Hutton | (M.E.P.) |
| 1984 | Ian Nichol | Glazier | Lesley Millar | N. Dickey | C. Dickey | Air Chf. Mar. Sir Tom Kennedy | |
| 1985 | Ian D. Whillans | Knitwear retailer | Sandra Mole | S. Barker | M. Barker | Adam Robson | (Rugby player) |
| 1986 | David Nuttal | Knitwear manufacturer | Gail Taylor | B. Wear | J. Wear | Sir Alan Smith | (Dawson Intnl.) |
| 1987 | J. Eliott Turnbull | Knitwear clerk | Jackie Fletcher | I. Armstrong | A. Armstrong | Prof. David Wallace | (Physicist) |
| 1988 | Stuart W. Farish | Store man | Linda Falconer | I. Young | M. Young | Viscount Melgund | |
| 1989 | John Henry Douglas | Farmer | Gaye Dyer | R. Pringle | A. Pringle | Prof. David A.R. Michie | (Artist) |
| 1990 | Colin Murray | Plumber | Sandra Wallace | R. Duff | O. Duff | Lord Sanderson | |
| 1991 | Gary Scott | Power knitter | Jackie Hope | R. Charters | H. Charters | Earl of Dalkeith | |
| 1992 | Craig P. Niblo | Stable lad | Georgina Jackson | J. Hogg | S. Hogg | Sir William Sutherland | (Police) |
| 1993 | Rory O. Culton | Insurance agent | Elizabeth Fraser | M. Richardson | E. Richardson | Ronald A.B. Miller | (Dawson Intnl.) |
| 1994 | Robert Pringle, junior | Butcher | Loris Szoneberg | I. Fraser | N. Fraser | Lady Jane Grosvenor | |
| 1995 | Lee James Matthews | Frameworker | Angela Gray | P. Nichol | M. Nichol | Dr. Tom L. Johnston | (Economist) |
| 1996 | Alan A. Wear | Joiner | Julie Hodgins | G. Paxton | S. Paxton | Lt. Col. Colin Hogg | (K.O.S.B.) |
| 1997 | Stuart J. Irvine | Knitwear clerk | Gillian Patterson | N. Turnbull | A. Turnbull | Ron Taylor | (Headmaster) |
| 1998 | Richard Walker | Engineer | Lynda Jackson | J. Hope | L. Hope | Roy Cameron | (police) |
| 1999 | George W. Young | Farmer | Katie Short | C. Thorburn | J. Thorburn | David Scott | (Journalist) |
| 2000 | Bruce O. Richardson | Ground work specialist | Kirsty Tait | Kenny McCartney | Pat McCartney | Lord David Steel | (Politician) |
| 2001 | No Cornet elected | Foot and Mouth | | | | | |
| 2002 | Steven A. Anderson | Sheet metal worker | Ruth Jardine | Lawrence Marshall | Wendy Marshall | Jill Hogg (nee Douglas) | (TV presenter) |
| 2003 | Greg McLeod | Electrician | Laura Armstrong | Donald Whillans | Helen Whillans | Ian Stark | (Equestrian) |
| 2004 | Craig R. Rodgerson | Plumber | Amy Warden | Ian Reid | Jane Reid | Ian Landles | (School Teacher) |
| 2005 | Jamie Turnbull | Stockroom worker | Louise Philbin | Derek Oliver | Claire Oliver | Johnny Gray | (Gala) |
| 2006 | Craig I. Reid | Quantity surveyor | Nicole Baxter | Terry Scott | Margaret Scott | W.S. (Billy) Young | (Langholm) |
| 2007 | Graham J. Robertson | Stable lad | Lesley-Anne Renwick | Billy Bell | Steph Bell | Lindsay Thomson | (Minister) |
| 2008 | Ben J. Graham | Paralegal | Megan Gracie | Kevin Crowford | Shiela Crowford | George Miller | (Jedburgh) |
| 2009 | Jamie M. Richardson | Printer | Laura Peden | Malcolm Grant | Kendra Grant | George Thorburn | (Horticulturist) |
| 2010 | Greg C. Easton | Joiner | Stacey Brand | Gordon Jackson | Evelyn Jackson | Alan Brydon | (Hawick) |
| 2011 | Michael G. Davidson | Stable lad | Kirsteen Hill | Grahame Nichol | Wendy Nichol | Malcolm Murray | (Actuary) |
| 2012 | Ross J. Nichol | Printer | Gillian Smith | Iain Huggan | Andrea Huggan | Douglas Scott | (Astrophysicist) |
| 2013 | Chris J. Ritson | Forestry contractor | Heather Amos | Stuart Hunter | Julie Hunter | Lord James Joicey | (Flodden owner) |
| 2014 | Ross A. Gibson | Electrician | Michelle Paxton | Alan Gray | Jane Gray | Henry Douglas | (Hawick) |
| 2015 | Gregor J.D. Hepburn | Veterinarian | Lois McCredie | Richard Lynn | Lynn Gilchrist | Michael Scouler | (Minister) |
| 2016 | Euan Reilly | Joiner | Lisa McLean | Stuart Sharkey | Caja Sharkey | David Scott | (Burnsian) |
| 2017 | Alistair M. George | Greenkeeper | Katy Moffat | Ronnie Frost | Kerry Frost | David Stevenson | (Langholm) |
| 2018 | Gareth J. Renwick | Knitwear Mechanic | Jennifer M. Nichol | John Lyle | Lynn Lyle | Jim Renwick | (Rugby player) |
| 2019 | Connor Brunton | Joiner | Victoria Campbell | Alistair (Joe) Crawford. | Tracy Crawford | Ex-Acting Father Gordon Jackson MBE | Retired |
| 2020 | No Cornet elected | Covid-19 | | | | | |
| 2021 | No Cornet elected | Covid-19 | | | | | |
| 2022 | Greig Middlemass | Knitwear Mechanic | Emma Gibson | Alan Brown | Tracey Brown | John Elliot | (Langholm) |
| 2023 | Euan E. Robson | Roofer | Abigail Tofts | Doug Waldie | Sharon Waldie | Sir Iain Livingstone QPM | Chief Constable of Police Scotland |
| 2024 | Ryan Nichol | Roofer | Kirsty McAllan | Shane Coltman | Susan Coltman | Julie Forrest | World Champion Bowler |
| 2025 | Jack Scott | Joiner | Emma Grieve | George W. Young | Katie Young | Steven Bonsor | Dentist |
| 2026 | Cornet to be elected 6/5/26 | | | | | | |
