Mid and Upper Nithsdale (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Mid and Upper Nithsdale is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Dumfries and Galloway Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Jim Dempster
(Labour
/Ind.)  |  | John Syme
(Labour)  |  | Gill Dykes
(Conservative)  |  | Andrew Stuart Wood
(SNP)
2012
2017 | 3 seats  | Matthew Ronnie
(Conservative)
2022 |  | Andrew Wood
(Conservative)  | Tony Berretti
(SNP)

## Election Results

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### 2017 Election

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2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[2]

Mid and Upper Nithsdale - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Matthew Ronnie | 27.98  | 1,211 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Jim Dempster (incumbent)  | 24.38  | 1,055  | 1,087.55 |  |  |
| SNP | Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent)††††  | 20.15  | 872  | 876.65  | 876.96  | 1,043.9  | 1,286.21
| Labour | John Syme (incumbent)  | 16.73  | 724  | 730.76  | 734.26  | 839.41  |
| No description | Graham Watson  | 10.77  | 466  | 497.92  | 498.1  |  |
Electorate: 8,105  Valid: 4,328  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,083  Turnout: 53.4

### 2012 Election

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2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[3]

Mid and Upper Nithsdale - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| Labour | Jim Dempster (incumbent)  | 27.45  | 1,194 |
| Conservative | Gill Dykes (incumbent)  | 26.53  | 1,154 |
| SNP | Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent)  | 20.51  | 892 |
| Labour | John Syme (incumbent)  | 19.08  | 830  | 1,098.6
| UKIP | Douglas Watters  | 4.55  | 198  | 209.1
| Conservative | Elly Hurren  | 1.86  | 81  | 88.3
Electorate: 9,239  Valid: 4,349  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 870  Turnout: 4,416 (47.07%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[4]

Mid and Upper Nithsdale  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Labour | Jim Dempster | 22.0  | 1,261 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Gill Dykes | 19.2  | 1,102  | 1,106.10  | 1,117.38  | 1,138.47  | 1,195.83 |  |  |
| Labour | John Syme | 15.3  | 876  | 942.11  | 961.57  | 989.39  | 1,010.03  | 1,011.46  | 1,074.06  | 1,136.04
| SNP | Andrew Stuart Wood | 13.7  | 783  | 790.02  | 816.39  | 842.57  | 899.21  | 901.90  | 996.69  | 1,117.31
| Conservative | Neil McKay  | 13.1  | 753  | 757.74  | 766.02  | 794.56  | 836.65  | 870.23  | 985.48  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rog Wood  | 6.6  | 378  | 386.66  | 397.03  | 414.48  | 474.85  | 477.80  |  |
| Independent | Mike Steele  | 4.5  | 256  | 258.46  | 294.01  | 317.28  |  |  |  |
| UKIP | Douglas Watters  | 3.1  | 175  | 178.01  | 181.19  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Moses Kungu  | 2.5  | 145  | 149.19  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,354  Valid: 5,729  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 62.3%

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
2. ^ "Council elections - May 2017".
3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway".
4. ^ https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-elections-1-334191 [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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