# Stranraer and the Rhins (ward)

Stranraer and the Rhins (Ward 1) is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.

## Profile

The ward is situated on the far west side of the region within Galloway and Wigtownshire. The dominant settlement is Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town. Other settlements include the ferry port of Cairnryan and villages in the Rhins of Galloway peninsula including Ardwell, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Sandhead, and Stoneykirk. The ward includes Dumfries and Galloway’s largest secondary school, Stranraer Academy, as well as Scotland’s most southernly point. Stranraer and the Rhins has an electorate of 11,615.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Willie Scobie (Ind.) | | John Dougan (Conservative) | | Iain William Dick (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2012 | | Willie Scobie (Ind.) | | Marion McCutcheon (Labour) | | Iain William Dick (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2017 | Tommy Sloan (Labour, later Ind.) | Willie Scobie (Ind.) | Ros Surtees (SNP) | | Andrew Giusti (Conservative) |
| 2022 | | Willie Scobie (Ind.) | Chrissie Hill (Conservative) | Ben Dashper (SNP) | Andrew Giusti (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 Election

2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council Election
Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Giusti (incumbent) | 32.12 | 1,518 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ben Dashper | 22.72 | 1,074 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Willie Scobie (incumbent) | 22.23 | 1,051 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Chrissie Hill | 7.15 | 338 | 804.03 | 806.97 | 816.63 | 833.03 | 861.44 | 1,025.85 |
| | Labour | John McCutcheon | 9.69 | 458 | 478.73 | 511.27 | 523.00 | 582.42 | 660.67 | |
| | Scottish Green | Peter Richard Barlow | 2.53 | 120 | 126.65 | 180.97 | 187.14 | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Sloan (incumbent) | 1.2 | 59 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,398 Valid: 4,618 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 924 Turnout: 41.5 |||||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Willie Scobie (incumbent) | 36.53 | 1,925 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Giusti | 32.31 | 1,703 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ros Surtees | 14.52 | 765 | 869.4 | 884.62 | 903.35 | 919.09 | 953.34 | 1,013.39 |
| | Labour | Tommy Sloan | 5.92 | 312 | 589.94 | 661.86 | 694.11 | 723.69 | 774.28 | 912.14 |
| | Independent | Tracy Davidson | 3.43 | 181 | 251.95 | 317.4 | 338.72 | 381.51 | | |
| | Independent | Marion McCutcheon (incumbent) | 3.15 | 166 | 259.55 | 332.23 | 363.55 | 418.26 | 533.25 | |
| | Independent | Robert McCrae | 2.33 | 123 | 164.13 | 231.48 | 242.73 | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Chris Collings | 1.80 | 95 | 134.77 | 174.72 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,382 Valid: 5,270 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,055 Turnout: 46.3 |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Ward 1 - Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Willie Scobie (incumbent) | 62.15 | 2,057 | | |
| | Conservative | John Dougan (incumbent) | 15.02 | 497 | 643.9 | |
| | SNP | Iain Dick (incumbent) | 13.60 | 450 | 678.8 | 836.62 |
| | Labour | Marion McCutcheon | 9.24 | 306 | 679.4 | 808.2 |
| Electorate: 7,185 Valid: 3,310 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 828 Turnout: 3,348 (46.07%) |||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Ward 1 - Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Willie Scobie | 25.8 | 1,006 | | | | |
| | Conservative | John Dougan | 23.9 | 932 | 933.46 | 1,018.91 | | |
| | SNP | Iain William Dick | 18.0 | 702 | 703.46 | 805.61 | 812.48 | 1,114.69 |
| | Independent | Ian McIntyre | 17.2 | 668 | 669.27 | 752.93 | 773.26 | |
| | Labour | Tommy Sloan | 15.0 | 584 | 606.93 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,350 Valid: 3,892 Spoilt: 84 Quota: 974 Turnout: 54.1% |||||||||