Castle Douglas and Crocketford (ward)
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Castle Douglas and Crocketford is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Dumfries and Galloway Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Castle Douglas and Crocketford | |
|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway | |
Boundary of Castle Douglas and Crocketford in Dumfries and Galloway from 2017. | |
| Population | 7,751 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,632 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Castle Douglas |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Galloway and West Dumfries |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Number of councillors | 3 |
| Councillor | Pauline Drysdale (Conservative) |
| Councillor | John Young (SNP) |
| Councillor | Ian Howie (Independent) |
| Created from | Abbey Castle Douglas and Glenkens |
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | David James (Conservative) |
Ian Howie (Ind.) |
John Young (SNP) | |||||
| 2022 | Pauline Drysdale (Conservative) | |||||||
Election results
Summarize
Perspective
2022 election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Conservative | Pauline Drysdale | 30.2 | 1,220 | ||||||||
| SNP | John Young (incumbent) | 25.1 | 1,012 | ||||||||
| Independent | Iain Howie (incumbent) | 10.0 | 403 | 425 | 425 | 468 | 521 | 582 | 827 | 1,115 | |
| Independent | Gill Dykes | 9.6 | 386 | 409 | 409 | 432 | 463 | 550 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain McDonald | 7.8 | 313 | 329 | 329 | 382 | 495 | 553 | 633 | ||
| Scottish Green | Liz Ashburn | 6.0 | 243 | 244 | 245 | ||||||
| Labour | Keith Heron | 6.0 | 241 | 246 | 247 | 316 | |||||
| Conservative | Iain Kennedy-Moffat | 5.3 | 215 | 341 | 341 | 349 | 361 | ||||
| Electorate: 7,751 Valid: 4,033 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,009 Turnout: 52.8% | |||||||||||
2017 election
2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Conservative | David James††† | 35.79 | 1,346 | ||||||
| Independent | Iain Howie | 23.96 | 901 | 1,033.99 | |||||
| SNP | John Young | 20.10 | 756 | 761.72 | 772.23 | 837.81 | 928.28 | 1,099.88 | |
| Independent | George Nicol Prentice (incumbent) | 9.70 | 365 | 451.66 | 496.45 | 522.15 | 628.9 | ||
| Labour | Lucy McKie | 7.02 | 264 | 307.03 | 316.87 | 354.5 | |||
| Scottish Green | Paul Taylorson | 3.43 | 129 | 147.66 | 155.77 | ||||
| Electorate: 7,433 Valid: 3,761 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 941 Turnout: 50.6 | |||||||||
References
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