Castle Douglas and Crocketford (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Castle Douglas and Crocketford is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Dumfries and Galloway Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 George Nicol Prentice
(Ind.) 		Peter Duncan
(Conservative) 		Brian Collins
(SNP)
2012 Finlay Carson
(Conservative)
2017 Ian Howie
(Ind.) 		David James
(Conservative) 		John Young
(SNP)
2022 Pauline Drysdale
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[2]

Castle Douglas and Crocketford - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative David James††† 35.79 1,346          
Independent Iain Howie 23.96 901 1,033.99        
SNP John Young 20.10 756 761.72 772.23 837.81 928.28 1,099.88
Independent George Nicol Prentice (incumbent) 9.70 365 451.66 496.45 522.15 628.9  
Labour Lucy McKie 7.02 264 307.03 316.87 354.5    
Scottish Green Paul Taylorson 3.43 129 147.66 155.77      
Electorate: 7,433   Valid: 3,761   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 941   Turnout: 50.6  

2012 Election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[3]

Castle Douglas and Glenkens - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Finlay Carson 27.08 904        
Independent George Nicol Prentice (incumbent) 23.88 797 813 826.5    
SNP Brian Collins (incumbent) 23.88 797 800 811.2 811.5 899.6
Labour Daniel Scheffer 10.04 335 350.6 376.8 376.9 430.9
Scottish Green Paul Taylorson 6.05 202 203.2 229.4 229.6  
Conservative Gary Wardell 5.90 197 235 249.9 250.2 265
Liberal Democrats Andrew Metcalf 3.18 106 109      
Electorate: 8,014   Valid: 3,338   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 835   Turnout: 3,372 (41.65%)  

2007 Election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[4]

Castle Douglas and Glenkens
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Peter Duncan 32.3 1,560          
SNP Brian Collins 23.9 1,152 1,165.84 1,251.30      
Independent George Nicol Prentice 18.7 904 940.99 1,006.35 1,016.27 1,180.89 1,536.89
Liberal Democrats Alison Mary Barratt 9.8 471 487.57 606.47 620.16 719.30  
Labour Mike McLurg 9.4 451 456.22        
Conservative Alex Zimmerman 5.9 285 527.80 543.62 546.82    
Electorate: 7,983   Valid: 4,823   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,206   Turnout: 61.5%  

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Council elections - May 2017". Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway". Andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-elections-1-334191[permanent dead link‍]