Annandale South (ward)

Annandale South
Dumfries and Galloway
Boundary of Annandale South in Dumfries and Galloway from 2017.
Population	14,651 (2021) [1]
Electorate	11,245 (2022)
Major settlements	Annan
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	Ian Carruthers (Conservative)
Councillor	George Jamieson (SNP)
Councillor	Sean W. Marshall (Labour)
Councillor	Richard Brodie (Liberal Democrats)
Created from	Annan Central Annan East Annan West Caerlaverock Chapelcross Hoddom and Kinmount Nithsdale East

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

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Sean W. Marshall (Labour)		Richard Brodie (Liberal Democrats)		Ian Carruthers (Conservative)		Ronnie Ogilvie (Labour)
2012
2017			Henry McClelland (SNP)
2022	Gorge Jamieson (SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Annandale South - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Conservative	Ian Carruthers (incumbent)	21.9	1,118
	SNP	George Jamieson	21.6	1,104
	Labour	Sean W. Marshall (incumbent)	19.1	975	982	1,003	1,063
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie (incumbent)	17.7	902	911	924	995	1,017	1,396
	Conservative	Alan Weild	16.4	839	909	910	921	926
	Scottish Green	Cameron Garrett	3.3	166	166	195
Electorate: 11,245  Valid: 5,104  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,021  Turnout: 46.2%

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

2017 election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election ^[4]

Annandale South - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Ian Carruthers (incumbent)	31.48	1,621
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie (incumbent)	19.58	1,008	1,183.73
	SNP	Henry McClelland	17.81	917	933.41	950.54	950.67	972.18	999.06	1,152.05
	Labour	Sean W. Marshall (incumbent)	13.61	701	768.08	811.3	819.7	1,190.65
	Independent	Allan Weild	8.74	450	550.99	585.58	599.68	634.99	674.21
	Labour	Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent)	8.33	429	451.6	467.73	470.63
	Scottish Libertarian	Peter McKain	0.45	23	31.02	34.55
Electorate: 10,955  Valid: 5,149  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,030  Turnout: 47

2012 election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election ^[5]

Annandale South - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie (incumbent)	21.09	959
	Labour	Sean W. Marshall (incumbent)	19.55	889	901.3	903.3	905.7	1,005.7
	Conservative	Ian Carruthers (incumbent)††	19.38	881	889.6	933
	Labour	Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent)	16.74	761	764.6	766.7	767.4	842.6	916.3
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	12.49	568	573.9	577	578.9	664.9	670.9
	Independent	Marion F. B. Stewart	9.15	416	424.7	432.9	438.6
	Conservative	Brian Pope	1.61	73	73.9
Electorate: 10,864  Valid: 4,547  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 910  Turnout: 4,602 (41.85%)

2007 election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Annandale South

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Sean W. Marshall	23.1	1,324
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie	16.9	970	1,001.63	1,139.01	1,183.28
	Conservative	Ian Carruthers	16.4	936	939.92	983.60	1,406.95
	Labour	Ronnie Ogilvie	14.1	807	903.93	1,001.72	1,016.26	1,040.12	1,049.86	1,315.73
	SNP	John McNaught	11.6	665	674.33	743.73	766.00	804.06	812.86
	Conservative	Sharon Jane Ledger	9.2	527	530.24	582.65
	Independent	John Ramage	8.6	494	504.14
Electorate: 10,833  Valid: 5,723  Spoilt: 122  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 53.9%

References

1. "Annandale South". Scottish Government. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
2. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 10 - Annandale South" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 10 - Annandale South" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
4. "Council elections - May 2017". www.dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. "Council elections - May 2017". www.dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.