Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale: MP, 2024 result and local figures
David Mundell (Conservative) is the MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave David Mundell (Conservative) 14,999 votes and Kim Marshall (Scottish National Party) 10,757, a majority of 4,242. 44,214 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,900, 61.5% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale has the 12th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (10.5%), and the 18th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (85.8%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 85.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.0 points. 10.5% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 1,964 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 14.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 13.6% in 2021/22 to 11.4% in 2024/25.
Residents of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,977 for workplace jobs and £36,288 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,628. The residents' figure ranks 203rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,355, or 2.6% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,285.
Workplaces in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale accounted for 29,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,680 local units for March 2026.
MP
David Mundell, Conservative
- MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by David Mundell on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as David Mundell's latest words in Parliament, from 14 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 335 spoken contributions by David Mundell since 4 July 2024.
My constituents will welcome the robust tone of the Minister’s statement, but what difference will this make for constituents such as John Carroll from Annan, who worked at Dumfries prison and who has been waiting since February to hear anything meaningful from Capita?
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I very much commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward, because Glasgow School of Art is a national institution and Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a national figure across the United Kingdom.
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Order. The shadow Minister should not intervene from a sedentary position.
How will the Minister persuade the SNP to change its position? If it does not do so, there will not be any nuclear in Scotland, because there will be no investment.
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It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I commend the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) for securing this debate, and I very much welcome the Minister to her place.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mundell | Conservative | 14,999 | 33.9% | −12.5 |
| Kim Marshall | Scottish National Party | 10,757 | 24.3% | −13.6 |
| Daniel Coleman | Labour | 10,140 | 22.9% | +14.6 |
| David Kirkwood | Reform UK | 3,822 | 8.6% | |
| Drummond Begg | Liberal Democrat | 2,800 | 6.3% | −1.0 |
| Dominic Ashmole | Scottish Green Party | 1,488 | 3.4% | |
| Gareth Kirk | Scottish Family Party | 208 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 33.9% | Scottish National Party 24.3% | 4,242 | 61.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 46.5% | Scottish National Party 37.9% | 4,338 | 72.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Dumfries and Galloway S12000006
- Scottish Borders S12000026
- South Lanarkshire S12000029
Who has power over Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Every body that makes decisions for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale this page: David Mundell (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale?
David Mundell (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale?
The House of Commons Library records 14,999 votes for David Mundell of Conservative and a majority of 4,242; 61.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,355, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,288 (April 2025).
How many children in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale live in low income families?
1,964 children under 16, 14.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.