# Abbey (Dumfries and Galloway ward)

Abbey is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Dumfries and Galloway Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Davie Stitt (Labour) | | Ian Blake (Conservative) | Bruce Hodgson (Conservative) | Rob Davidson (SNP) |
| 2008 by | Michael John Thomson (Conservative) | Davie Stitt (Labour) | | Ian Blake (Conservative) | | Rob Davidson (SNP) |
| 2011 by | | Davie Stitt (Labour) | Tom McAughtrie (Labour) | Ian Blake (Conservative) | | Rob Davidson (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Davie Stitt (Labour) | Tom McAughtrie (Labour) | Ian Blake (Conservative) | | Rob Davidson (SNP) |
| 2017 | 3 seats | Davie Stitt (Labour) | | Ian Blake (Conservative) | | Rob Davidson (SNP) |
| 2022 | 3 seats | Davie Stitt (Labour) | Kim Lowe (SNP) | Ian Blake (Conservative) |

## Election Results
### 2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Abbey - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Blake (incumbent) | 39.38 | 1,664 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Davie Stitt (incumbent) | 21.92 | 926 | 1,084.31 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Rob Davidson (incumbent) | 16.21 | 685 | 698.13 | 703.77 | 738.18 | 932.12 | 988.26 | 1,159.28 |
| | No description | Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) | 10.60 | 448 | 517.31 | 521.99 | 532.31 | 540.35 | 645.66 | |
| | SNP | Kim Lowe | 4.90 | 207 | 209.92 | 211.17 | 235.76 | | | |
| | Independent | Belle Doyle | 4.14 | 175 | 268.75 | 271.41 | 314.93 | 324.82 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Clare Phillips | 2.84 | 120 | 151.74 | 155.6 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,284 Valid: 4,225 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,057 Turnout: 51.0 |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Abbey - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Labour | Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) | 22.95 | 903 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Blake (incumbent) | 21.75 | 856 | |
| | SNP | Rob Davidson (incumbent) | 20.69 | 814 | |
| | Labour | Davie Stitt (incumbent) | 19.9 | 783 | 870.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Milroy | 10.29 | 405 | 411.1 |
| | UKIP | Bill Wright | 4.42 | 174 | 178.6 |
| Electorate: 9,019 Valid: 3,935 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 788 Turnout: 4,000 (43.63%) ||||||

### 2011 By-election

Abbey by-election June 16, 2011 - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Kath Lord | 39.46 | 1,236 | 1,391 |
| | Labour | Tom McAughtrie | 38.19 | 1,196 | 1,448 |
| | SNP | Yowann Byghan | 21.65 | 678 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 9,249 Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 3,154 ||||||

### 2008 By-election

Abbey by-election May 1, 2008 - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Michael John 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 Richard McNaught | 17.98 | 755 | 785 | 833 | |
| | Independent | Graham William Sutherland McLeod | 4.12 | 173 | 216 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Joseph Mycock | 3.91 | 164 | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 9,381 Valid: 4,224 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 2,100 Turnout: 4,250 ||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Blake | 19.7 | 1,081 | 1,091 | 1,126 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Rob Davidson | 17.8 | 976 | 996 | 1,010 | 1,010.90 | 1,056.97 | 1,097.97 | 1,153.02 | | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Hodgson | 14.2 | 778 | 825 | 834 | 851.27 | 883.96 | 924.15 | 990.59 | 995.94 | 1,052.65 |
| | Labour | Tom McAughtrie | 14.1 | 777 | 794 | 797 | 797.39 | 812.44 | 856.44 | 874.46 | 881.32 | |
| | Labour | Davie Stitt | 14.0 | 770 | 777 | 806 | 807.08 | 843.22 | 881.22 | 943.36 | 953.57 | 1,479.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Robertson | 4.9 | 267 | 280 | 290 | 290.37 | 316.42 | | | | |
| | Independent | John White | 4.3 | 239 | 266 | 304 | 304.90 | 372.27 | 418.34 | | | |
| | Independent | Stuart Martin Clement | 3.8 | 211 | 226 | 269 | 270.85 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Stewart McMickan | 3.7 | 203 | 211 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael John Thomson | 3.5 | 194 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,347 Valid: 5,496 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,100 Turnout: 59.7% |||||||||||||