WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Dumfries and Galloway

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

930latest majority

58.3%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

John Cooper

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate78,541

Turnout58.3%

Majority930

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

David GriffithsHeritage Party2300.5%

Laura MoodieScottish Green Party1,2492.7%

Iain McDonaldLiberal Democrat2,0924.6%

Charles KealReform UK4,3139.4%

James WallaceLabour11,76725.7%

Tracey LittleScottish National Party12,59727.5%

John CooperConservative13,52729.6%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 1,556 · 68.3% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 5,643 · 69.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Scottish National Party Majority 6,514 · 75.2% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population96,344Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1817.0%Share of population

Aged 65+27.9%Share of population

Home owners64.7%Households

Private renters13.6%Households

Social renters18.9%Households

One-person households38.6%Of households

Families with children20.6%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.