Local Election Results 2007

Dumfries and Galloway

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Dumfries and Galloway: 2003 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Dumfries and Galloway (may be incomplete): 10th June 2004 (Hoddom & Kinmount; Moffat) — 13th October 2005 (Lochside) — 1st May 2008 (Abbey) — 16th June 2011 (Abbey) — 15th November 2012 (Annandale N.) — 17th November 2016 (Annandale N.) — 13th December 2018 (Dee & Glenkens) — 23rd January 2020 (Mid Galloway & Wigtown W.) — 8th December 2022 (Mid Galloway & Wigtown W.)

Map of the results —Export spreadsheet

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Consolidated results — Dumfries and Galloway 2007

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats
Conservative	20815	32.2%	18
Labour	18169	28.1%	14
Scottish National Party	12644	19.6%	10
Independent	7240	11.2%	2
Liberal Democrat	4962	7.7%	3
Green Party	619	1.0%	0
UK Independence Party	175	0.3%	0

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Abbey (4)

Ian Blake	C	1081	19.7%
Rob Davidson	SNP	976	17.8%
Bruce Hodgson	C	778	14.2%
Tom McAughtrie	Lab	777	14.1%
Davie Stitt	Lab	770	14.0%
Josephine Robertson	LD	267	4.9%
John White	Ind	239	4.3%
Stuart Clement	Ind	211	3.8%
Ian McMickan	Ind	203	3.7%
Michael Thomson	Ind	194	3.5%

Consolidated results:— C 1859 (33.8%; 2 seats); Lab 1547 (28.1%; 1 seat); SNP 976 (17.8%; 1 seat); Ind 847 (15.4%); LD 267 (4.9%)

Transfers (Quota = 1100)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Ian Blake	1081	1091	1126	1100	1100	1100	1100
Rob Davidson	976	996	1010	1010	1056	1097	1153
Bruce Hodgson	778	825	834	851	883	924	990
Tom McAughtrie	777	794	797	797	812	856	874
Davie Stitt	770	777	806	807	843	881	943
Josephine Robertson	267	280	290	290	316
John White	239	266	304	304	372	418
Stuart Clement	211	226	269	270
Ian McMickan	203	211
Michael Thomson	194

Annandale East (4)

Denis Male	C	992	20.6%
Ian Lindsay	C	981	20.4%
Archie Dryburgh	Lab	835	17.3%
Allan Graham	C	761	15.8%
Murray Collins	SNP	619	12.9%
Pete Burn	LD	368	7.6%
Nicholas Jennings	Grn	257	5.3%

Consolidated results:— C 2734 (56.8%; 3 seats); Lab 835 (17.3%; 1 seat); SNP 619 (12.9%); LD 368 (7.6%); Grn 257 (5.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 963)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Denis Male	992	963	963	963	963
Ian Lindsay	981	981	963	963	963
Archie Dryburgh	835	835	836	879	997
Allan Graham	761	777	788	816	873
Murray Collins	619	622	623	667	776
Pete Burn	368	370	370	448
Nicholas Jennings	257	259	259

Annandale North (4)

Roger Grant	C	1011	18.5%
Ted Brown	Lab	818	15.0%
Gail Macgregor	C	751	13.7%
Michael Dickie	LD	749	13.7%
Johanne Wood	SNP	710	13.0%
Billy Lockhart	Ind	547	10.0%
Jean Purves	Ind	446	8.2%
Neil MacInnes	C	277	5.1%
Alis Ballance	Grn	159	2.9%

Consolidated results:— C 2039 (37.3%; 2 seats); Ind 993 (18.2%); Lab 818 (15.0%; 1 seat); LD 749 (13.7%; 1 seat); SNP 710 (13.0%); Grn 159 (2.9%)

Transfers (Quota = 1094)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Roger Grant	1011	1019	1146	1094	1094	1094
Ted Brown	818	843	848	848	889	1002
Gail Macgregor	751	754	834	866	907	959
Michael Dickie	749	786	805	808	861	1043
Johanne Wood	710	733	739	739	775
Billy Lockhart	547	559	578	583	796	934
Jean Purves	446	461	467	470
Neil MacInnes	277	278
Alis Ballance	159

Annandale South (4)

Sean Marshall	Lab	1324	23.1%
Richard Brodie	LD	970	16.9%
Ian Carruthers	C	936	16.4%
Ronnie Ogilvie	Lab	807	14.1%
John McNaught	SNP	665	11.6%
Sharon Ledger	C	527	9.2%
John Ramage	Ind	494	8.6%

Consolidated results:— Lab 2131 (37.2%; 2 seats); C 1463 (25.6%; 1 seat); LD 970 (16.9%; 1 seat); SNP 665 (11.6%); Ind 494 (8.6%)

Transfers (Quota = 1145)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Sean Marshall	1324	1145	1145	1145	1145
Richard Brodie	970	1001	1139	1183	1183
Ian Carruthers	936	939	983	1406	1145
Ronnie Ogilvie	807	903	1001	1016	1040
John McNaught	665	674	743	766	804
Sharon Ledger	527	530	582
John Ramage	494	504

Castle Douglas and Glenkens (3)

Peter Duncan	C	1560	32.3%
Brian Collins	SNP	1152	23.9%
George Prentice	Ind	904	18.7%
Alison Barrett	LD	471	9.8%
Mike McLurg	Lab	451	9.4%
Alex Zimmerman	C	285	5.9%

Consolidated results:— C 1845 (38.3%; 1 seat); SNP 1152 (23.9%; 1 seat); Ind 904 (18.7%; 1 seat); LD 471 (9.8%); Lab 451 (9.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 1206)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Peter Duncan	1560	1206	1206	1206	1206
Brian Collins	1152	1165	1251	1206	1206
George Prentice	904	940	1006	1016	1180
Alison Barrett	471	487	606	620	719
Mike McLurg	451	456
Alex Zimmerman	285	527	543	546

Dee (3)

Patsy Gilroy	C	994	21.0%
Jane Maitland	Ind	989	20.9%
Thomas Jacques	SNP	924	19.5%
Chris Walker	C	701	14.8%
Ian McConchie	Ind	418	8.8%
Joan Mitchell	LD	384	8.1%
John Burt	Lab	319	6.7%

Consolidated results:— C 1695 (35.8%; 1 seat); Ind 1407 (29.8%; 1 seat); SNP 924 (19.5%; 1 seat); LD 384 (8.1%); Lab 319 (6.7%)

Transfers (Quota = 1183)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Patsy Gilroy	994	1027	1054	1059	1143
Jane Maitland	989	1062	1200	1183	1183
Thomas Jacques	924	970	1043	1045	1122
Chris Walker	701	813	766	767	906
Ian McConchie	418	437	490	494
Joan Mitchell	384	437
John Burt	319

Lochar (4)

Jeff Leaver	Lab	978	19.3%
John Charteris	C	872	17.2%
Lorna McGowan	SNP	836	16.5%
Ivor Hyslop	C	791	15.6%
Alec Martin	Lab	597	11.8%
David Slater	Ind	550	10.9%
John Robertson	LD	317	6.3%
Graham McLeod	Ind	118	2.3%

Consolidated results:— C 1663 (32.9%; 2 seats); Lab 1575 (31.1%; 1 seat); SNP 836 (16.5%; 1 seat); Ind 668 (13.2%); LD 317 (6.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 1012)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Jeff Leaver	978	983	1010	1522	1012
John Charteris	872	882	916	923	949
Lorna McGowan	836	843	901	930	1029
Ivor Hyslop	791	799	832	840	860
Alec Martin	597	603	636
David Slater	550	593	672	686	764
John Robertson	317	340
Graham McLeod	118

Mid and Upper Nithsdale (4)

Jim Dempster	Lab	1261	22.0%
Gill Dykes	C	1102	19.2%
John Syme	Lab	876	15.3%
Andrew Wood	SNP	783	13.7%
Neil McKay	C	753	13.1%
Rog Wood	SNP	378	6.6%
Mike Steele	Ind	256	4.5%
Douglas Watters	UKIP	175	3.1%
Moses Kungu	Ind	145	2.5%

Consolidated results:— Lab 2137 (37.3%; 2 seats); C 1855 (32.4%; 1 seat); SNP 1161 (20.3%; 1 seat); Ind 401 (7.0%); UKIP 175 (3.1%)

Transfers (Quota = 1146)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Jim Dempster	1261	1146	1146	1146	1146	1146	1146
Gill Dykes	1102	1106	1117	1138	1196	1146	1146
John Syme	876	942	961	989	1010	1011	1074
Andrew Wood	783	790	816	842	899	901	996
Neil McKay	753	757	766	794	836	870	985
Rog Wood	378	396	397	414	474	477
Mike Steele	256	258	294	317
Douglas Watters	175	178	181
Moses Kungu	145	149

Mid Galloway (3)

Alistair Geddes	SNP	1654	38.7%
Graham Nicol	C	1387	32.5%
Sandra McDowall	LD	650	15.2%
Maggie Birch	Lab	581	13.6%

Consolidated results:— SNP 1654 (38.7%; 1 seat); C 1387 (32.5%; 1 seat); LD 650 (15.2%; 1 seat); Lab 581 (13.6%)

Transfers (Quota = 1069)

Stage	I	II	III
Alistair Geddes	1654	1069	1069
Graham Nicol	1387	1387	1069
Sandra McDowall	650	867	1008
Maggie Birch	581	713	749

Nith (4)

John Martin	Lab	1268	23.0%
Alastair Witts	SNP	1145	20.8%
Jack Groom	C	794	14.4%
Colin Smyth	Lab	714	13.0%
Frances Hassall	C	623	11.3%
Kerr Little	LD	598	10.9%
Robin Wishart	Ind	368	6.7%

Consolidated results:— Lab 1982 (36.0%; 2 seats); C 1417 (25.7%; 1 seat); SNP 1145 (20.8%; 1 seat); LD 598 (10.9%); Ind 368 (6.7%)

Transfers (Quota = 1103)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	V
John Martin	1268	1103	1103	1103	1103	1103
Alastair Witts	1145	1145	1103	1103	1103	1103
Jack Groom	794	795	798	843	1304	1103
Colin Smyth	714	847	854	912	940	954
Frances Hassall	623	624	626	662
Kerr Little	598	605	614	740	794	857
Robin Wishart	368	370	378

North West Dumfries (4)

Ronnie Nicholson	Lab	1327	25.6%
John Bell	C	1060	20.4%
David McKie	Lab	996	19.2%
Doug Snell	SNP	809	15.6%
Stephen Harman	Lab	650	12.5%
Joe Sweeney	LD	188	3.6%
Arthur Tremble	Ind	163	3.1%

Consolidated results:— Lab 2973 (57.3%; 2 seats); C 1060 (20.4%; 1 seat); SNP 809 (15.6%; 1 seat); LD 188 (3.6%); Ind 163 (3.1%)

Transfers (Quota = 1039)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	VI
Ronnie Nicholson	1327	1039	1039	1039	1039
John Bell	1060	1060	1060	1039	1039
David McKie	996	1132	1039	1039	1039
Doug Snell	809	819	824	827	950
Stephen Harman	650	722	789	790	868
Joe Sweeney	188	192	194	197
Arthur Tremble	163	169	173	177

Stranraer and North Rhins (3)

Willie Scobie	Lab	1006	25.8%
John Dougan	C	932	23.9%
Iain Dick	SNP	702	18.0%
Ian McIntyre	Ind	668	17.2%
Tommy Sloan	Lab	584	15.0%

Consolidated results:— Lab 1590 (40.9%; 1 seat); C 932 (23.9%; 1 seat); SNP 702 (18.0%; 1 seat); Ind 668 (17.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 974)

Stage	I	II	III
Willie Scobie	1006	974	974
John Dougan	932	933	1018
Iain Dick	702	703	805
Ian McIntyre	668	669	752
Tommy Sloan	584	606

Wigtown West (3)

Robert Higgins	SNP	1291	33.0%
Grahame Forster	Lab	1230	31.4%
Roberta Tuckfield	C	866	22.1%
Ted Adamson	Ind	327	8.3%
Bob Bauld	Grn	203	5.2%

Consolidated results:— SNP 1291 (33.0%; 1 seat); Lab 1230 (31.4%; 1 seat); C 866 (22.1%; 1 seat); Ind 327 (8.3%); Grn 203 (5.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 980)

Stage	I	II	III
Robert Higgins	1291	980	980
Grahame Forster	1230	1230	980
Roberta Tuckfield	866	904	942
Ted Adamson	327	395	449
Bob Bauld	203	270	310

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