Willie Scobie

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Willie Scobie
Councillor
for Stranraer and the Rhins
Children2
RelativesWilliam Scobie Sr. (father)
Alma mater University of Strathclyde

William Scobie is a Scottish politician who served as a councillor in Dumfries and Galloway for 33 years. He served as a councillor for Stranraer and the Rhins from 3 May 2007 until stepping down in September 2025. [5] Prior to the introduction of single transferable vote in 2007, he served as a ward councillor for Knockcullie (Stranraer South) for Wigtownshire District Council from 1992 to 1995, and for Dumfries and Galloway Council from 1995 to 2007.

Political views

Scobie is a self-described socialist [6] and a member of the A75/A77 Lobbying Action Group. [7] He quit Scottish Labour in 2012 over election contract rules imposed by the local party. [3] In 2023, Scobie formed the Democratic Alliance alongside two other independent councillors following the collapse of the 2022 "rainbow coalition" between the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour groups. [4] In 2021, Scobie declared a seagull "epidemic", which lead to the introduction of new "gull-proof" public bins. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  2. ↑ Scottish District Elections 1992 electionscentre.co.uk
  3. 1 2 Robertson, Craig (8 May 2012). "Split deepens between Labour and rebel councillors". Daily Record.
  4. 1 2 Gillespie, Stuart (10 March 2023). "New group formed at council". Daily Record.
  5. ↑ "Long-serving councillor Willie Scobie steps down after 37 years". www.bbc.com. 26 September 2025.
  6. ↑ McLean, Mark (11 May 2022). "There could be trouble ahead". DnG24.
  7. ↑ "Councillor details - Willie Scobie". Dumfries and Galloway Council. 9 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Gillespie, Stuart (17 September 2021). "Seagull problem branded "epidemic"". Daily Record.
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