Stranraer and the Rhins (ward)

Stranraer and the Rhins
Dumfries and Galloway
Boundary of Stranraer and the Rhins in Dumfries and Galloway from 2017.
Population	14,821 (2021) [1]
Electorate	11,398 (2022)
Major settlements	Stranraer
Scottish Parliament constituency	Galloway and West Dumfries
Scottish Parliament region	South Scotland
UK Parliament constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
Current ward
Created	2017 (2017)
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	Andrew Giusti (Conservative)
Councillor	Ben Dashper (SNP)
Councillor	Willie Scobie (Independent)
Councillor	Chrissie Hill (Conservative)
Created from	Stranraer and North Rhins Wigtown West

Stranraer and the Rhins(Ward 1) is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.

Profile

The ward is situated on the far west side of the region within Galloway and Wigtownshire. The dominant settlement is Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town. Other settlements include the ferry port of Cairnryan and villages in the Rhins of Galloway peninsula including Ardwell, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Sandhead, and Stoneykirk. The ward includes Dumfries and Galloway’s largest secondary school, Stranraer Academy, as well as Scotland’s most southernly point. Stranraer and the Rhins has an electorate of 11,615.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017		Willie Scobie (Ind.)		Andrew Giusti (Conservative)		Ros Surtees (SNP)		Tommy Sloan (Labour/ Ind.)
2022	Ben Dashper (SNP)				Chrissie Hill (Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Conservative	Andrew Giusti (incumbent)	32.8	1,518
	SNP	Ben Dashper	23.3	1,074
	Independent	Willie Scobie (incumbent)	22.8	1,051
	Labour	John McCutcheon	9.9	458	478	511	523	582	660
	Conservative	Chrissie Hill	7.3	338	804	806	816	833	861	1,025
	Scottish Green	Peter Barlow	2.6	120	126	180	187
	Independent	Tommy Sloan (incumbent)	1.3	59	98	118	198	239
Electorate: 11,398  Valid: 4,618  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 924  Turnout: 41.5%

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

2017 election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Independent	Willie Scobie (incumbent)	36.53	1,925
	Conservative	Andrew Giusti	32.31	1,703
	SNP	Ros Surtees	14.52	765	869.4	884.62	903.35	919.09	953.34	1,013.39
	Labour	Tommy Sloan	5.92	312	589.94	661.86	694.11	723.69	774.28	912.14
	Independent	Tracy Davidson	3.43	181	251.95	317.4	338.72	381.51
	Independent	Marion McCutcheon (incumbent)	3.15	166	259.55	332.23	363.55	418.26	533.25
	Independent	Robert McCrae	2.33	123	164.13	231.48	242.73
	Scottish Libertarian	Chris Collings	1.80	95	134.77	174.72
Electorate: 11,382  Valid: 5,270  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 46.3

References

1. "Stranraer and the Rhins". Scottish Government. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
2. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.