Dumfries and Galloway Council: all 42 councillors

Dumfries and Galloway Council has 42 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Scottish National Party, with 11 of the 42 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Dumfries and Galloway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).

See Dumfries and Galloway: local statistics and who has power over Dumfries and Galloway, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

• ■ Scottish National Party: 11 councillors
• ■ Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: 10 councillors
• ■ Scottish Labour Party: 7 councillors
• ■ Novantae: 5 councillors
• ■ Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group: 3 councillors
• ■ Independent: 3 councillors
• ■ Democratic Alliance: 2 councillors
• ■ Scottish Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor

Leaders and post holders

• Ian Blake (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): Group Whip
• Kim Lowe (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair Tackling Poverty, Inequalities and Housing Sub Committee, Vice Chair Stewartry Area Committee, Group Secretary;
• Gail Macgregor (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): Group Leader, Chair Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee
• Stephen Thompson (Scottish National Party): Leader and Depute Convener, Group Leader
• Carolyne Wilson (Scottish Labour Party): Group Leader, Vice Chair Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee
• Richard Brodie (Scottish Liberal Democrats): Chair of Tackling Poverty, Inequalities and Housing Sub Committee; Group Leader; Group Business Manager; Vice Chair Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee
• Ian Carruthers (Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group): Group Leader, Chair Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee
• George Jamieson (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair Education Skills and Community Wellbeing Committee
• Sean W Marshall (Scottish Labour Party): Group Chair
• John Young (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair Social Work Services Committee
• Dougie Campbell (Democratic Alliance): Group Leader
• John Denerley (Novantae): Chair Stewartry Area Committee
• Andy McFarlane (Scottish National Party): Chair Social Work Services Committee; Chair Review of Standing Orders Sub Committee
• Linda Dorward (Scottish Labour Party): Depute Group Leader
• Maureen Johnstone (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): Group Business Manager
• Tracey Little (Scottish National Party): Convener; Civic Head; Depute Leader; Chair Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing Committee; Chair Employment and Appeals Sub Committee; Chair Nithsdale Area Committee; Chair Dumfries Common Good Fund Sub Committee; Provost of Dumfries
• Tony Berretti (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair Economy and Infrastructure Committee; Vice Chair Planning Applications Committee; Chair Climate, Environment and Biodiversity Sub Committee
• Jim H Dempster (Independent): Chair Planning Applications Committee; Vice Chair Nithsdale Area Committee
• John Campbell (Scottish National Party): Chair Enabling and Customer Services Committee; Chair SWestrans
• Malcolm Johnstone (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): Depute Group Leader
• Keith Walters (Scottish Labour Party): Group Secretary
• Andy Ferguson (Scottish National Party): Depute Group Leader; Chair Economy and Infrastucture Committee; Group Business Manager
• Paula Stevenson (Scottish Labour Party): Group Business Manager
• Ben Dashper (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair Enabling and Customer Services Committee, Chair Harbours Sub Committee
• Andrew Giusti (Novantae): Group Leader, Chair Wigtownshire Area Committee
• Chrissie Hill (Novantae): Group Business Manager, Vice Chair Wigtownshire Area Committee

Every councillor, by ward

Source

Dumfries and Galloway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.