Annandale North (ward)

Annandale North
Dumfries and Galloway
Boundary of Annandale North in Dumfries and Galloway from 2017.
Population	15,439 (2021) [1]
Electorate	11,910 (2022)
Major settlements	Lockerbie Moffat
Scottish Parliament constituency	Dumfriesshire
Scottish Parliament region	South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Current ward
Created	2007 (2007)
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	Stephen Thompson (SNP)
Councillor	Gail MacGregor (Conservative)
Councillor	Lynne Davis (Conservative)
Councillor	Carolyne Wilson (Labour)
Created from	Dryfe and Lockerbie East Hoddom and Kinmount Lochmaben Lockerbie and Upper Annandale Moffat

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

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Roger Brian Grant (Conservative)		Ted Brown (Labour)		Gail MacGregor (Conservative)		Michael Dickie (Liberal Democrats)
2012	Peter Diggle (Conservative)		Stephen Thompson (SNP)
2017	Douglas Fairburn (Conservative)	Adam Wilson (Labour)
2022	Lyne Davis (Conservative)	Carolyne Wilson (Labour)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Annandale North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Stephen Thompson (incumbent)	30.1	1,725
	Conservative	Gail MacGregor (incumbent)	20.0	1,153
	Conservative	Lynne Davis	19.4	1,114	1,134	1,135	1,142	1,165
	Labour	Carolyne Wilson	13.9	797	951	951	973	1,266
	Conservative	Doug Fairbairn (incumbent)	10.8	621	634	636	638	647
	Scottish Green	Jennifer Norris	4.6	263	487	487	548
	Alba	Marion Collins	1.2	68	123	123
Electorate: 11,910  Valid: 5,741  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,149  Turnout: 48.8%

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2017 election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election ^[4]

Annandale North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Conservative	Douglas Fairbairn (incumbent)	28.76	1,573
	Conservative	Gail McGregor (incumbent)	25.72	1,407
	SNP	Stephen Thompson (incumbent)	23.91	1,308
	Labour	Adam Wilson	16.91	925	998.84	1,055.83	1,126.99
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Courts	4.70	257	356.37	438.41	500.94
Electorate: 11,540  Valid: 5,470  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,095  Turnout: 47.4

2012 election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election ^[5]

Annandale North - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Ted Brown (incumbent)†	19.59	845	923
	SNP	Stephen Thompson	16.78	724	768	782.5	796.9	799.1	800.4	1,067.9
	Conservative	Peter Diggle††	15.11	652	690	693.1	875.4
	Scottish Green	Alis Ballance	14.26	615	673	687.3	755.7	759.4	761.4
	Conservative	Gail MacGregor (incumbent)	13.07	564	641	645.5	885.3
	Conservative	Roger Brian Grant (incumbent)	12.31	531	566	568.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Young	8.88	383
Electorate: 10,175  Valid: 4,314  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 863  Turnout: 4,348 (42.4%)

2007 election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election ^[6]

Annandale North

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Roger Brian Grant	18.5	1,011	1,019	1,146
	Labour	Ted Brown	15.0	818	843	848	848.95	889.04	1,002.09	1,095.45
	Conservative	Gail MacGregor	13.7	751	754	834	866.58	907.39	959.48	1,089.89
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dickie	13.7	749	786	805	808.86	862.00	1,043.31	1,328.72
	SNP	Johanne Lydia Wood	13.0	710	733	739	739.82	775.95
	Independent	Billy Lockhart	10.0	547	559	578	583.85	796.26	934.26
	Independent	Jean Hamilton Purves	8.2	446	461	467	470.72
	Conservative	Neil MacInnes	5.1	277	278
	Scottish Green	Alis Ballance	2.9	159
Electorate: 9,951  Valid: 5,468  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,094  Turnout: 55.8%

References

1. "Annandale North". Scottish Government. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
2. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 11 - Annandale North" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 11 - Annandale North" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
4. "Anglo Irish Bank sells Austrian private banking subsidiary to Swiss group". www.finfacts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
5. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
6. https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-elections-1-334191%5B‍%5D