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Dumfries and Galloway

Every general election in Dumfries and Galloway since 2005. Latest: John Cooper, Conservative, majority 930.

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Member of Parliament

John Cooper

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 930

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
John Cooper ElectedConservative13,52729.6%
Tracey LittleScottish National Party12,59727.5%
James WallaceLabour11,76725.7%
Charles KealReform UK4,3139.4%
Iain McDonaldLiberal Democrats2,0924.6%
Laura MoodieGreen
Scottish Green Party
1,2492.7%
David GriffithsHeritage Party2300.5%
Valid votes45,775
Majority9302.0%

Con hold Turnout 58.3% of 78,541 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%200520102015201720192024Conservative, 2005: 35.4%Conservative, 2010: 31.6%Conservative, 2015: 29.9%Conservative, 2017: 43.3%Conservative, 2019: 44.1%Conservative, 2024: 29.6%Labour, 2005: 41.1%Labour, 2010: 45.9%Labour, 2015: 24.7%Labour, 2017: 20.9%Labour, 2019: 9.2%Labour, 2024: 25.7%Scottish National Party, 2005: 12.2%Scottish National Party, 2010: 12.3%Scottish National Party, 2015: 41.4%Scottish National Party, 2017: 32.4%Scottish National Party, 2019: 40.6%Scottish National Party, 2024: 27.5%
Vote share in Dumfries and Galloway at each general election Con Lab SNP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Dumfries and Galloway lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Dumfries and Galloway (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con John CooperSNP9302.058.3%Con hold
2019Con Alister JackSNP1,8053.569.0%Con hold
2017Con Alister JackSNP5,64310.969.5%Con gain from SNP
2015SNP Richard ArklessCon6,51411.575.2%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Russell BrownCon7,44914.370.0%Lab hold
2005LabCon2,9225.769.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Dumfries and Galloway?

John Cooper (Conservative) won Dumfries and Galloway at the 2024 general election with a majority of 930.

Which parties have won Dumfries and Galloway?

At the 6 general elections held under this name since 2005: Conservative 3, Labour 2, Scottish National Party 1.

Which region is Dumfries and Galloway in?

Dumfries and Galloway is in Scotland.

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