Jim H Dempster: councillor for Mid and Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Jim H Dempster is a Independent councillor for the Mid and Upper Nithsdale ward on Dumfries and Galloway Council, according to the council's own published list. Jim H Dempster is also Chair Planning Applications Committee; Vice Chair Nithsdale Area Committee.
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Ward
- Mid and Upper Nithsdale
- Party
- Independent
- Posts
- Chair Planning Applications Committee; Vice Chair Nithsdale Area Committee
- 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 Jim H Dempster
These are the details Dumfries and Galloway Council publishes for Jim H Dempster, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: jim.dempster@dumgal.gov.uk
- Phone: 07825633167
- Phone: 01659 50821
- Post: Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DD
- Official profile: dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Mid and Upper Nithsdale
- Tony Berretti Scottish National Party Vice Chair Economy and Infrastructure Committee
- Andrew S Wood Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group
Independent on Dumfries and Galloway Council
Independent holds 3 of the 42 seats on Dumfries and Galloway Council. The largest group is Scottish National Party, with 11. 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 Mid and Upper Nithsdale
Jim H Dempster 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.