The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled scottish_council. 12 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/46
Conservative and Unionist Party 41%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.
Dumfries and Galloway is a scottish_council controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (19 of 46 seats). It covers 12 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Con 19Scottish National Party (SNP) 11Lab 9Independent Berwick Hills Resident 6LD 1
Conservative and Unionist Party 41% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davie Stitt | Lab | Abbey | 2022 |
| Ian Blake | Con | Abbey | 2022 |
| Kim Lowe | Ind | Abbey | 2022 |
| Ian Blake | Con | Abbey | 2017 |
| Archie Dryburgh | Lab | Annandale East Eskdale | 2022 |
| Denis Male | Ind | Annandale East Eskdale | 2022 |
| Karen Carruthers | Con | Annandale East Eskdale | 2022 |
| Karen Carruthers | Con | Annandale East Eskdale | 2017 |
| Carolyne Wilson | Lab | Annandale North | 2022 |
| Gail Macgregor | Con | Annandale North | 2022 |
| Lynne Davis | Con | Annandale North | 2022 |
| Stephen Thompson | Ind | Annandale North | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7 | 58% | John Cooper | Con |
| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 5 | 42% | David Mundell | Con |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Dumfries and Galloway
Not yet ingested for Dumfries and Galloway
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level