# Dumfries and Galloway Council elections

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.

## Council elections
### As a regional council

| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal | Independent |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 1978 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 1986 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 1990 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
* ↑ SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ Includes 1 Independent Labour.

### As a unitary authority

| Year | Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
| 1995 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 28 |
| 1999 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ Includes 1 Independent Labour.
* ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

## Results maps

* 2012 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Hoddom and Kinmount By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 515 | 49.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Moffat By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Lochside By-Election 13 October 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 587 | 66.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### 2007-2012

Abbey By-Election 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 4,224 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 2,100 Turnout: 4,250 ||||||||
Abbey By-Election 16 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 3,154 ||||||

### 2012-2017

Annandale North By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Scottish 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 | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| Valid: 3,953 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,977 Turnout: 3,980 ||||||||
Annandale North By-Election 17 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Fairbairn | 57.4 | 2,041 |
| | SNP | Sylvia Moffat | 21.1 | 749 |
| | Labour | Adam Wilson | 17.2 | 611 |
| | Scottish Green | Chris Ballance | 4.3 | 152 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 3,553 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 1,777 Turnout: 3,588 |||||

### 2017-2022

Dee and Glenkens By-Election 13 December 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | |
| | Scottish Green | Laura Elizabeth Moodie | 9.3 | 342 | 349 | | |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Blue | 1.3 | 42 | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 3,663 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,832 Turnout: 3,692 ||||||||
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West By-Election 23 January 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Jackie McCamon | 61.8 | 2,177 |
| | SNP | Tony Berretti | 25.5 | 898 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter Barlow | 6.4 | 225 |
| | Labour | Gill Hay | 6.3 | 220 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 3,520 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 3,537 |||||

### 2022-2027

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West By-Election 8 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Daniel Hooper-Jones | 5.1 | 172 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| Valid: 3,354 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,678 Turnout: 3,380 |||||