Dumfries and Galloway Council elections
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Local government elections in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.
As a regional council
| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal[a] | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 1978 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 1986[b] | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 1990 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19[c] |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
- ↑ SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988.
- ↑ New ward boundaries.[1]
- ↑ Includes 1 Independent Labour.
As a unitary authority
| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 28 |
| 1999[a] | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14[b] |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007[c] | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017[d] | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Results maps
1999 results map
2003 results map
2012 results map
2017 results map
2022 results map
By-elections
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 653 | 63.1 | −7.1 | ||
| Labour | 138 | 13.3 | −1.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 122 | 11.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Independent | 56 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
| SNP | 44 | 4.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 22 | 2.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Majority | 515 | 49.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,035 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 590 | 41.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Independent | 558 | 38.8 | +38.8 | ||
| Labour | 189 | 13.1 | −0.7 | ||
| SNP | 73 | 5.1 | −10.0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 30 | 2.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Majority | 32 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,440 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 676 | 76.4 | +37.7 | ||
| Independent | 89 | 10.1 | +10.1 | ||
| SNP | 73 | 6.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 41 | 4.6 | +4.6 | ||
| Independent | 17 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative | 6 | 0.7 | −2.1 | ||
| Majority | 587 | 66.3 | |||
| Turnout | 885 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | |||||
2007-2012
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Michael Thomson | 40.08 | 1,713 | 1,749 | 1,804 | 2,006 | |
| Labour | Tom McAughtrie | 33.18 | 1,393 | 1,418 | 1,471 | 1,712 | |
| SNP | John McNaught | 17.98 | 755 | 785 | 833 | ||
| Independent | Graham McLeod | 4.1 | 173 | 216 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Mycock | 3.9 | 164 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||||
| Valid: 4,224 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 2,100 Turnout: 4,250 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Labour | Tom McAughtrie | 38.2 | 1,196 | 1,448 | |
| Conservative | Kath Lord | 39.5 | 1,236 | 1,391 | |
| SNP | Yowann Byghan | 21.7 | 678 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 3,154 | |||||
2012-2017
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Graeme Tait | 46.0 | 1,819 | 1,857 | 1,922 | 1,980 | |
| Labour | Peter Glanton | 25.3 | 1,002 | 1,008 | 1,053 | 1,149 | |
| Green | Alis Ballance | 11.7 | 464 | 475 | 508 | 617 | |
| SNP | Frank MacGregor | 9.4 | 371 | 375 | 399 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Young | 5.3 | 208 | 211 | |||
| UKIP | Bill Wright | 2.3 | 89 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||||
| Valid: 3,953 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,977 Turnout: 3,980 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Conservative | Douglas Fairbairn | 57.4 | 2,041 | |
| SNP | Sylvia Moffat | 21.1 | 749 | |
| Labour | Adam Wilson | 17.2 | 611 | |
| Green | Chris Ballance | 4.3 | 152 | |
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Valid: 3,553 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 1,777 Turnout: 3,588 | ||||
2017-2022
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | Pauline Drysdale | 45.9 | 1,682 | 1,704 | 1,740 | 1,956 | |
| SNP | Glen Murray | 28.0 | 1,024 | 1,026 | 1,183 | 1,357 | |
| Independent | Colin Wyper | 15.5 | 569 | 575 | 651 | ||
| Green | Laura Elizabeth Moodie | 9.3 | 342 | 349 | |||
| UKIP | Jennifer Blue | 1.3 | 42 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||||
| Valid: 3,663 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,832 Turnout: 3,692 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Conservative | Jackie McCamon | 61.8 | 2,177 | |
| SNP | Tony Berretti | 25.5 | 898 | |
| Green | Peter Barlow | 6.4 | 225 | |
| Labour | Gill Hay | 6.3 | 220 | |
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Valid: 3,520 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 3,537 | ||||
2022-2027
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Marsh | 52.9 | 1,787 | |
| SNP | Ian Gibson | 26.0 | 879 | |
| Labour | John Peter McCutcheon | 9.6 | 326 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain McDonald | 5.6 | 190 | |
| Green | Daniel Hooper-Jones | 5.1 | 172 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
| Valid: 3,354 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,678 Turnout: 3,380 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative | Julie Currie | 33.1 | 1,302 | 1,305 | 1,321 | 1,330 | 1,375 | 1,417 | 1,565 | |
| Reform | John Roberts | 35.2 | 1,386 | 1,391 | 1,399 | 1,403 | 1,429 | 1,455 | 1,523 | |
| SNP | Simon Jones | 13.7 | 541 | 545 | 554 | 612 | 659 | 730 | ||
| Labour | John Peter McCutcheon | 6.1 | 239 | 242 | 258 | 283 | 311 | |||
| Independent | Shaun Smith | 5.3 | 207 | 208 | 220 | 239 | ||||
| Green | Michael Harvard | 3.6 | 141 | 142 | 158 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tracey Warman | 2.4 | 96 | 98 | ||||||
| Heritage | Gisele Skinner | 0.7 | 27 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||||||
| Valid: 3,939 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,971 Turnout: 3,968 | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Dumfries and Galloway Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Dumfries and Galloway Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoddom and Kinmount Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moffat Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lochside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Abbey (Dumfries & Galloway) 1 st May 2008". Alba.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Dumfries and Galloway Council : Abbey Ward By-Election". Dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Dumfries and Galloway Council – Local Government by-Election – Annandale North Electoral Ward – 15 November 2012". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Election of One Councillor – Electoral Ward 12 – Annandale North". dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ward 03 - Dee & Glenkens By-Election 13 December 2018" (PDF). dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Result - Mid Galloway and Wigtown West By-Election". Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Declaration Mid Galloway Wigtown West By Election December 2022" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council.
- ↑ "Ward 01 - Stranraer and the Rhins By-Election 20 November 2025" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 30 November 2025.