Local Election Results 2017

Dumfries and Galloway

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Other results for Dumfries and Galloway: 2003 2007 2012 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.)

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Consolidated results — Dumfries and Galloway 2017

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats
Conservative	21138	37.2%	16
Scottish National Party	11779	20.7%	11
Independent	11350	20.0%	4
Labour	10077	17.7%	11
Liberal Democrat	1350	2.4%	1
Green Party	1026	1.8%	0
Libertarian Party	118	0.2%	0

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Abbey (3)

Ian Blake	C	1664	39.4%
Davie Stitt	Lab	926	21.9%
Rob Davidson	SNP	685	16.2%
Tom McAughtrie	Ind	448	10.6%
Kim Lowe	SNP	207	4.9%
Belle Doyle	Ind	175	4.1%
Clare Phillips	Grn	120	2.8%

Consolidated results:— C 1664 (39.4%; 1 seat); Lab 926 (21.9%; 1 seat); SNP 892 (21.1%; 1 seat); Ind 623 (14.7%); Grn 120 (2.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 1057)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Ian Blake	1664	1057	1057	1057	1057
Davie Stitt	926	1084	1057	1057	1057
Rob Davidson	685	698	703	738	932
Tom McAughtrie	448	517	521	532	540
Kim Lowe	207	209	211	235
Belle Doyle	175	268	271	314	324
Clare Phillips	120	151	155

Annandale East and Eskdale (3)

Karen Carruthers	C	1290	29.6%
Ronnie Tait	C	744	17.1%
Denis Male	Ind	721	16.5%
Archie Dryburgh	Lab	638	14.6%
Craig Peacock	Ind	513	11.8%
Sylvia Moffat	SNP	454	10.4%

Consolidated results:— C 2034 (46.7%; 2 seats); Ind 1234 (28.3%); Lab 638 (14.6%; 1 seat); SNP 454 (10.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 1091)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Karen Carruthers	1290	1091	1091	1091
Ronnie Tait	744	881	901	983
Denis Male	721	732	809	934
Archie Dryburgh	638	652	776	1029
Craig Peacock	513	529	630
Sylvia Moffat	454	455

Annandale North (4)

Doug Fairbairn	C	1573	28.8%
Gail McGregor	C	1407	25.7%
Stephen Thompson	SNP	1308	23.9%
Adam Wilson	Lab	925	16.9%
Lisa Courts	LD	257	4.7%

Consolidated results:— C 2980 (54.5%; 2 seats); SNP 1308 (23.9%; 1 seat); Lab 925 (16.9%; 1 seat); LD 257 (4.7%)

Transfers (Quota = 1095)

Stage	I	II
Doug Fairbairn	1573	1095
Gail McGregor	1407	1407
Stephen Thompson	1308	1308
Adam Wilson	925	998
Lisa Courts	257	356

Annandale South (4)

Ian Carruthers	C	1621	31.5%
Richard Brodie	LD	1008	19.6%
Henry McClelland	SNP	917	17.8%
Sean Marshall	Lab	701	13.6%
Allan Weild	Ind	450	8.7%
Ronnie Ogilvie	Lab	429	8.3%
Peter McKain	Libtn	23	0.4%

Consolidated results:— C 1621 (31.5%; 1 seat); Lab 1130 (21.9%; 1 seat); LD 1008 (19.6%; 1 seat); SNP 917 (17.8%; 1 seat); Ind 450 (8.7%); Libtn 23 (0.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 1030)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
Ian Carruthers	1621	1030	1030	1030	1030
Richard Brodie	1008	1183	1030	1030	1030
Henry McClelland	917	933	950	950	972
Sean Marshall	701	768	811	819	1190
Allan Weild	450	550	585	599	634
Ronnie Ogilvie	429	451	467	470
Peter McKain	23	31	34

Castle Douglas and Crocketford (3)

David James	C	1346	35.8%
Iain Howie	Ind	901	24.0%
John Young	SNP	756	20.1%
George Prentice	Ind	365	9.7%
Lucy McKie	Lab	264	7.0%
Paul Taylorson	Grn	129	3.4%

Consolidated results:— C 1346 (35.8%; 1 seat); Ind 1266 (33.7%; 1 seat); SNP 756 (20.1%; 1 seat); Lab 264 (7.0%); Grn 129 (3.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 941)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V
David James	1346	941	941	941	941
Iain Howie	901	1033	941	941	941
John Young	756	761	772	837	928
George Prentice	365	451	496	522	628
Lucy McKie	264	307	316	354
Paul Taylorson	129	147	155

Dee and Glenkens (3)

Patsy Gilroy	C	1547	33.5%
Dougie Campbell	SNP	904	19.6%
Douglas Swan	Ind	732	15.8%
Jane Maitland	Ind	664	14.4%
Laura Moodie	Grn	292	6.3%
Elizabeth Maxwell	Lab	217	4.7%
Andi Holmes	Ind	120	2.6%
Andrew Metcalf	LD	85	1.8%
John Thom	Ind	61	1.3%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1577 (34.1%; 1 seat); C 1547 (33.5%; 1 seat); SNP 904 (19.6%; 1 seat); Grn 292 (6.3%); Lab 217 (4.7%); LD 85 (1.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 1156)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Patsy Gilroy	1547	1156	1156	1156	1156	1156	1156
Dougie Campbell	904	909	916	921	934	967	1121
Douglas Swan	732	788	804	817	844	886	925
Jane Maitland	664	824	833	850	937	983	1096
Laura Moodie	292	303	305	321	333	402
Elizabeth Maxwell	217	237	238	258	262
Andi Holmes	120	144	157	174
Andrew Metcalf	85	106	111
John Thom	61	70

Lochar (4)

John Charteris	C	1208	24.2%
Ivor Hyslop	C	843	16.9%
Jeff Leaver	Lab	685	13.7%
Tracey Little	SNP	659	13.2%
Yen Hongmei Jin	Ind	606	12.1%
Joe McGurk	SNP	416	8.3%
Maureen Johnstone	Ind	299	6.0%
Keith Walters	Lab	158	3.2%
Arthur Ramsay	Grn	120	2.4%

Consolidated results:— C 2051 (41.1%; 2 seats); SNP 1075 (21.5%; 1 seat); Ind 905 (18.1%); Lab 843 (16.9%; 1 seat); Grn 120 (2.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 999)

Stage	I	II	III	V	VI	VII
John Charteris	1208	999	999	999	999	999
Ivor Hyslop	843	1000	999	999	999	999
Jeff Leaver	685	688	688	833	875	899
Tracey Little	659	661	661	689	710	1099
Yen Hongmei Jin	606	620	620	652	777	786
Joe McGurk	416	417	417	447	459
Maureen Johnstone	299	310	311	326
Keith Walters	158	158	158
Arthur Ramsay	120	121	121

Mid and Upper Nithsdale (3)

Matthew Ronnie	C	1211	28.0%
Jim Dempster	Lab	1055	24.4%
Andrew Wood	SNP	872	20.1%
John Syme	Lab	724	16.7%
Graham Watson	Ind	466	10.8%

Consolidated results:— Lab 1779 (41.1%; 1 seat); C 1211 (28.0%; 1 seat); SNP 872 (20.1%; 1 seat); Ind 466 (10.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 1083)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Matthew Ronnie	1211	1083	1083	1083
Jim Dempster	1055	1087	1083	1083
Andrew Wood	872	876	876	1043
John Syme	724	730	734	839
Graham Watson	466	497	498

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West (4)

David Inglis	C	1403	26.1%
Jim McColm	Ind	976	18.1%
Graham Nicol	C	723	13.4%
Katie Hagmann	SNP	701	13.0%
Steve Norris	SNP	572	10.6%
Richard Oxley	Ind	475	8.8%
Matthew Curry	Lab	368	6.8%
Barbara Bannatyne	Grn	116	2.2%
John McCutcheon	Ind	48	0.9%

Consolidated results:— C 2126 (39.5%; 2 seats); Ind 1499 (27.9%; 1 seat); SNP 1273 (23.7%; 1 seat); Lab 368 (6.8%); Grn 116 (2.2%)

Transfers (Quota = 1077)

Stage	I	II	IV	V	VI	VII
David Inglis	1403	1077	1077	1077	1077	1077
Jim McColm	976	1012	1050	1158	1077	1077
Graham Nicol	723	960	971	1009	1032	1234
Katie Hagmann	701	703	733	806	811	860
Steve Norris	572	574	587	606	612	657
Richard Oxley	475	488	506	551	579
Matthew Curry	368	375	407
Barbara Bannatyne	116	118
John McCutcheon	48	49

Nith (4)

Malcolm Johnstone	C	1481	29.3%
Elaine Murray	Lab	961	19.0%
John Campbell	SNP	858	17.0%
Alastair Witts	SNP	438	8.7%
John Martin	Lab	424	8.4%
David Slater	Ind	297	5.9%
Niall Cowan	Ind	196	3.9%
Andrew Crosbie	Ind	153	3.0%
John Dennis	Ind	126	2.5%
Sandy Rogerson	Grn	121	2.4%

Consolidated results:— C 1481 (29.3%; 1 seat); Lab 1385 (27.4%; 2 seats); SNP 1296 (25.6%; 1 seat); Ind 772 (15.3%); Grn 121 (2.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 1012)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
Malcolm Johnstone	1481	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012
Elaine Murray	961	1033	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012	1012
John Campbell	858	862	863	887	901	922	950	1379	1012
Alastair Witts	438	441	441	468	488	493	507
John Martin	424	463	478	500	523	540	579	599	682
David Slater	297	362	363	380	401	459	586	606	676
Niall Cowan	196	246	247	252	278	321
Andrew Crosbie	153	188	188	192	210
John Dennis	126	151	151	168
Sandy Rogerson	121	133	134

North West Dumfries (4)

Graham Bell	C	1374	32.5%
Andy Ferguson	SNP	693	16.4%
Ronnie Nicholson	Lab	679	16.1%
David McKie	Lab	611	14.5%
Stacy Bradley	SNP	574	13.6%
Billy Farries	Ind	163	3.9%
Michelle Johnston	Grn	128	3.0%

Consolidated results:— C 1374 (32.5%; 1 seat); Lab 1290 (30.6%; 2 seats); SNP 1267 (30.0%; 1 seat); Ind 163 (3.9%); Grn 128 (3.0%)

Transfers (Quota = 845)

Stage	I	II	III	IV
Graham Bell	1374	845	845	845
Andy Ferguson	693	708	736	774
Ronnie Nicholson	679	722	732	763
David McKie	611	694	720	784
Stacy Bradley	574	588	613	642
Billy Farries	163	268	304
Michelle Johnston	128	156

Stranraer and the Rhins (4)

Willie Scobie	Ind	1925	36.5%
Andrew Giusti	C	1703	32.3%
Ros Surtees	SNP	765	14.5%
Tommy Sloan	Lab	312	5.9%
Tracy Davidson	Ind	181	3.4%
Marion McCutcheon	Ind	166	3.1%
Robert McCrae	Ind	123	2.3%
Chris Collings	Libtn	95	1.8%

Consolidated results:— Ind 2395 (45.4%; 1 seat); C 1703 (32.3%; 1 seat); SNP 765 (14.5%; 1 seat); Lab 312 (5.9%; 1 seat); Libtn 95 (1.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 1055)

Stage	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Willie Scobie	1925	1055	1055	1055	1055	1055
Andrew Giusti	1703	1703	1055	1055	1055	1055
Ros Surtees	765	869	884	903	919	953
Tommy Sloan	312	589	661	694	723	774
Tracy Davidson	181	251	317	338	381
Marion McCutcheon	166	259	332	363	418	533
Robert McCrae	123	164	231	242
Chris Collings	95	134	174

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