Dumfries and Galloway
2005 Results:
Labour: 20924 (41.1%)
Conservative: 18002 (35.4%)
SNP: 6182 (12.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 4259 (8.4%)
Other: 1524 (3%)
Majority: 2922 (5.7%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election: Name of seat changed from Galloway and Upper Nithsdale.
2001 Result
Conservative: 12222 (34%)
Labour: 7258 (20.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 3698 (10.3%)
SNP: 12148 (33.8%)
Other: 588 (1.6%)
Majority: 74 (0.2%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 12825 (30.5%)
Labour: 6861 (16.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 2700 (6.4%)
SNP: 18449 (43.9%)
Referendum: 428 (1%)
Other: 755 (1.8%)
Majority: 5624 (13.4%)
No Boundary Changes
Current MP: Russell Brown (Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
Peter Duncan (Conservative) MP for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 2001-2005
Andrew Wood (SNP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 95724
Male: 48.1%
Female: 51.9%
Under 18: 22.4%
Over 60: 25.4%
Born outside UK: 2.6%
White: 99.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Mixed: 0.2%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 69.5%
Graduates 16-74: 17%
No Qualifications 16-74: 39.1%
Owner-Occupied: 64.1%
Social Housing: 21.1% (Council: 17.5%, Housing Ass.: 3.7%)
Privately Rented: 9.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.9%
Well all 11 would be a dream for the Conservatives ! I think it very much depend how the votes split in places like Argyll & Bute , Edinburgh South, Stirling and Aberdeen South. Where it is a straight fight with Labour they should be on to a winner and I can’t see the Liberal Democrats exciting the electorate at the election. As i said before in places like Perthshire and Argyll the Conservatives have to persude SNP voters that it is fine going for them for Holyrood but a waste for Westminster. It’s not something I have heard Annabel Goldie mentioning but I think in an election campaign it will be brought up.
I have colleagues who live in East Renfrewshire and if their attitude is anything to go by Labour are certainly out there !
When it comes to Perth, I think the European election results were quite heartening. Whilst the SNP came out first, if you add the Conservative and the UKIP vote together (The latter surely motivated by unionism) it comfortably outstripped the SNP
That added witht he fact that the Conservative candidate in Perth is very charming and engaging and is working hard. He seems to be the kind of person that can get people to do things too, and that helps when it comes to campaigning!
Your not the candidate in Perth and North Perthshire are you Scottish Boy ? Yes I have heard he is local and very charismatic.
As you say can’t think that UKIP voters are going to vote SNP with there strangely anti powers to Westminster but happy to by-pass those to Brussels policy !! But there are always surprises in people’s voting patterns !
Anyway it would be a great scalp if this chap can take it for the Conservatives.
The Scottish conservatives have a better chance of winning in Stirling than Perth, the Tayside appears to be Nationalist territory at present.