Borders Elects

By my count, this is the new makeup of DG Council after Stranraer by-election: 🟡 SNP: 11 🔵 Tory: 10 🔴 Labour: 8 🟣 Novantae: 4 🟤 Democratic Alliance: 2 ⚪️ DG Independents: 3 ⚪️ Independents: 3 🟠 Lib Dem: 1 ⚫️ Not-specified: 1

Stranraer & The Rhins (Dumfries & Galloway) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]: ➡️ RFM: 34.4% (New) 🌳 CON: 33.5% (-7.4) 🎗️ SNP: 13.9% (-9.1) 🌹 LAB: 6.1% (-3.7) 🙋 Ind: 5.3% (New) 🌍 GRN: 3.6% (+1.1) 🔶 LDM: 2.5% (New) 🏰 HER: 0.7% (New) No Inds (-22.5, -1.3) as previous. Conservative 'Gain' from Independent - Elected Stage 7. Changes w/ 2022.

Dumfries & Galloway (UK Parliament) RFM: 28% (+19) SNP: 28% (+1) CON: 22% (-8) LAB: 12% (-14) LDM: 5% (-) GRN: 4% (+2) Projection by nowcast.uk, 30 Aug +/- 2024 GE

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale (UK Parliament) CON: 27% (-7) RFM: 25% (+17) SNP: 25% (+1) LAB: 11% (-12) LDM: 7% (-) GRN: 5% (+2) Projection by nowcast.uk, 30 Aug +/- 2024 GE

Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk (UK Parliament) CON: 31% (-9) SNP: 28% (+2) RFM: 20% (+13) LDM: 8% (-) LAB: 6% (-8) GRN: 5% (+2) Projection by nowcast.uk, 30 Aug +/- 2024 GE

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | South Scotland region nowcast (Holyrood) - 21/07/2025 🟨 SNP: 26.9% (-12.1) ➡️ RFM: 21.4% (NEW) 🟥 LAB: 18.8% (+2.5) 🟦 CON: 17.4% (-14.3) 🟩 GRN: 7.7% (+2.7) 🟧 LDM: 5.8% (+2.6) +/- vs. 2021 AMS list seats: 1➡️ 2➡️ 3🟥 4🟩 5➡️ 6🟥 7🟦

@JoshHousden @Nowcast_EU Thank you!

@dgelects @Nowcast_EU E, R & B 🟦 CON: 30.0% (-21.5) ➡️ RFM: 24.9% (NEW) 🟨 SNP: 22.8% (-9.7) 🟧 LDM: 9.0% (+2.5) 🟥 LAB: 5.6% (-0.1) 🟩 GRN: 3.3% (+0.3)

Less than a year until the 2026 elections, here's how it looks for Scotland — with new boundaries 🟨 SNP: 27% / 56 (-8) 🟥 LAB: 20% / 22 (=) ➡️ RFM: 17% / 18 (+18) 🟦 CON: 13% / 13 (-18) 🟩 GRN: 12% / 12 (+4) 🟧 LDM: 9% / 8 (+4) +/- vs. 2021

@dgelects @Nowcast_EU Dumfriesshire 🟦 CON: 28.6% (-19.1) 🟨 SNP: 26.6% (-11.1) ➡️ RFM: 25.1% (NEW) 🟥 LAB: 11.2% (-0.2) 🟧 LDM: 4.2% (+1.0) 🟩 GRN: 1.9% (NEW)

@dgelects @Nowcast_EU Apologies it took me a while to get back to you This may be a tad outdated now but, DWG 🟨 SNP: 29.4% (-10.5) 🟦 CON: 28.7% (-18.3) ➡️ RFM: 24.6% (NEW) 🟥 LAB: 8.1% (+0.2) 🟧 LDM: 3.7% (+1.2) 🟩 GRN: 3.0% (+0.4)

Subcommittees 🟣 Climate, Environment & Biodiversity: Dougie Campbell 🟡 Employment & Appeals: Tracey Little 🟡 Harbours: Ben Dashper 🟡 Pensions: John Campbell 🟡 Police, Fire & Rescue: Tony Berretti 🟠 Tackling Poverty, Inequalities & Housing: Richard Brodie

Main Committees 🟡Economy & Infrastructure: Andy Ferguson 🟡Education, Skills & Community Wellbeing: Tracey Little 🟡Social Work Services: Andy McFarlane 🟡Enabling & Customer Services: John Campbell ⚪️Planning Applications: Jim Dempster 🔵Audit, Risk & Scrutiny: Gail Macgregor

🚨 The SNP takes control of Dumfries & Galloway Council They have the support of Democratic Alliance, Lib Dems and independents. Here’s who’s running our council now 👇

Vote Breakdown: 🟡 SNP motion 🟡 SNP, Democratic Alliance, Lib Dem, Jim Dempster, Denis Male 🟣 Novantae amendment 🟣 Novantae, DG Independents, Conservative x2, David Slater ⚪️ Abstain ⚪️ Labour, Conservative x7

Result: SNP Proposal: 16 Novantae Proposal: 10 Abstain: 16 SNP Proposal is carried

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