Abbey (Dumfries and Galloway ward)

Location of the ward [1]

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

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

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

## Election Results

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### 2017 Election

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2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[2]

Abbey - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[3]

Abbey - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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Abbey by-election June 16, 2011 - 1 Seat[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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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 | Swing |  |
Electorate: 9,249  Valid: 3,132  Spoilt: 22  Quota: 1,566  Turnout: 3,154

### 2008 By-election

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Abbey by-election May 1, 2008 - 1 Seat[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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 | Swing |  |
Electorate: 9,381  Valid: 4,224  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 2,100  Turnout: 4,250

### 2007 Election

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2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[6]

Abbey  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|

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%

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". boundaries.scot.
2. ^ "Council elections - May 2017". www.dumgal.gov.uk.
3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
4. ^ "Dumfries and Galloway Council : Abbey Ward By-Election". Dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
5. ^ "Abbey (Dumfries & Galloway) 1 st May 2008". Alba.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
6. ^ "Unavailable". www.gallowaygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2021.[dead link‍]

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Wards of Dumfries and Galloway

* Stranraer and the Rhins
* Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
* Dee and Glenkens
* Castle Douglas and Crocketford
* Abbey
* North West Dumfries
* Mid and Upper Nithsdale
* Lochar
* Nith
* Annandale South
* Annandale North
* Annandale East and Eskdale

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