Ben Dashper: councillor for Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway Council

Ben Dashper is a Scottish National Party councillor for the Stranraer and the Rhins ward on Dumfries and Galloway Council, according to the council's own published list. Ben Dashper is also Vice Chair Enabling and Customer Services Committee, Chair Harbours Sub Committee. Their current term began on 6 May 2022.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Party: Scottish National Party
Posts: Vice Chair Enabling and Customer Services Committee, Chair Harbours Sub Committee
Term began: 6 May 2022
Official profile: dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Dumfries and Galloway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Ben Dashper

These are the details Dumfries and Galloway Council publishes for Ben Dashper, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: ben.dashper@dumgal.gov.uk
Phone: 07990530271
Post: Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DD
Official profile: dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Stranraer and the Rhins

Julie Currie Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Andrew Giusti Novantae Group Leader, Chair Wigtownshire Area Committee
Chrissie Hill Novantae Group Business Manager, Vice Chair Wigtownshire Area Committee

Scottish National Party on Dumfries and Galloway Council

Scottish National Party holds 11 of the 42 seats on Dumfries and Galloway Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Scottish National Party 11, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10, Scottish Labour Party 7, Novantae 5, Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group 3, Independent 3 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Dumfries and Galloway Council

Kim Lowe Vice Chair Tackling Poverty, Inequalities and Housing Sub Committee, Vice Chair Stewartry Area Committee, Group Secretary
Gail Macgregor Group Leader, Chair Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee
Stephen Thompson Leader and Depute Convener, Group Leader
Carolyne Wilson Group Leader, Vice Chair Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee
Richard Brodie Chair of Tackling Poverty, Inequalities and Housing Sub Committee
Ian Carruthers Group Leader, Chair Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee
George Jamieson Vice Chair Education Skills and Community Wellbeing Committee
Sean W Marshall Group Chair

All 42 councillors of Dumfries and Galloway Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Stranraer and the Rhins

Ben Dashper sits on Dumfries and Galloway Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Dumfries and Galloway, each with its own page:

Dumfries and Galloway: John Cooper (Conservative) MP
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale: David Mundell (Conservative) MP
Scottish Parliament devolved law-making for Scotland
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Dumfries and Galloway, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Dumfries and Galloway Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Dumfries and Galloway Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.