Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Dumfries & Galloway, Annandale North - Conservative hold although previous Councillor was sitting as Labour
Swing Labour to Conservative ~10% since both 2012 and 2012 by-election and ~9% since 2007
- little swing between Conservative and SNP since 2012 by-election but SNP to Conservative ~6% since both 2012 and 2007
Council now 15 Various Independent, 13 Labour, 9 Conservative, 9 SNP, 1 Liberal Democrat
Annandale North - Dumfries & Galloway - Graeme Tait (elected as Conservative, defected to the Independent Conservative and Unionist group in September 2013 due to "a loss of confidence" in the group leader with 6 other councillors, he joined Labour in March 2014, because he was impressed by Labour's role in the Labour-SNP administration) resigned to "concentrate on his career", a few weeks before being disqualified for non-attendance. He was a councillor since the 2012 by-election.
Nov 2012 by: Con 1819, Lab 1002, Grn 464, SNP 371, LD 208, UKIP 89 (final count: Con 1980, Lab 1149, Grn 617)
2012: Con 652/564/531, Lab 845, SNP 724, Grn 615, LD 383 (elected: Lab, Con, Con, SNP on 4th count; Con 885, Con 875, SNP 796, Grn 755 for 3 seats).
2007: Con 1011/751/277, Ind 547/446, Lab 818, LD 749, SNP 710, Grn 159 (elected: Con, LD, Lab, Con on 6th count; final count: LD 1043, Lab 1002, Con 959, Ind 934 for 3 seats)
Chris Ballance (Scottish Green Party)
Douglas Fairbairn (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Sylvia Moffat (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Adam Wilson (Scottish Labour Party)
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2012 B | since 2012 | since 2007 |
| Conservative |
2,041
|
57.4%
|
+11.4%
|
+16.9%
|
+20.2%
|
SNP
|
749
|
21.1%
|
+11.7%
|
+4.3%
|
+8.1%
|
Labour
|
611
|
17.2%
|
-8.2%
|
-2.4%
|
+2.2%
|
Green
|
152
|
4.3%
|
-7.5%
|
-10.0%
|
+1.4%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
-5.3%
|
-8.9%
|
-13.7%
| ||
UKIP
|
-2.3%
| ||||
Independent 1
|
-10.0%
| ||||
Independent 2
|
-8.2%
| ||||
Total votes
|
3,553
|
90%
|
82%
|
65%
|
Swing Labour to Conservative ~10% since both 2012 and 2012 by-election and ~9% since 2007
- little swing between Conservative and SNP since 2012 by-election but SNP to Conservative ~6% since both 2012 and 2007
Council now 15 Various Independent, 13 Labour, 9 Conservative, 9 SNP, 1 Liberal Democrat
Annandale North - Dumfries & Galloway - Graeme Tait (elected as Conservative, defected to the Independent Conservative and Unionist group in September 2013 due to "a loss of confidence" in the group leader with 6 other councillors, he joined Labour in March 2014, because he was impressed by Labour's role in the Labour-SNP administration) resigned to "concentrate on his career", a few weeks before being disqualified for non-attendance. He was a councillor since the 2012 by-election.
Nov 2012 by: Con 1819, Lab 1002, Grn 464, SNP 371, LD 208, UKIP 89 (final count: Con 1980, Lab 1149, Grn 617)
2012: Con 652/564/531, Lab 845, SNP 724, Grn 615, LD 383 (elected: Lab, Con, Con, SNP on 4th count; Con 885, Con 875, SNP 796, Grn 755 for 3 seats).
2007: Con 1011/751/277, Ind 547/446, Lab 818, LD 749, SNP 710, Grn 159 (elected: Con, LD, Lab, Con on 6th count; final count: LD 1043, Lab 1002, Con 959, Ind 934 for 3 seats)
Chris Ballance (Scottish Green Party)
Douglas Fairbairn (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Sylvia Moffat (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Adam Wilson (Scottish Labour Party)
