Linda Dorward: councillor for Lochar, Dumfries and Galloway Council

Linda Dorward is a Scottish Labour Party councillor for the Lochar ward on Dumfries and Galloway Council, according to the council's own published list. Linda Dorward is also Depute Group Leader. Their current term began on 6 May 2022.

Council: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Ward: Lochar
Party: Scottish Labour Party
Posts: Depute Group Leader
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 Linda Dorward

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

Email: linda.dorward@dumgal.gov.uk
Phone: 07795926856
Post: Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DD
Official profile: dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Lochar

Ivor Hyslop Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Maureen Johnstone Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Group Business Manager
Tracey Little Scottish National Party Convener

Scottish Labour Party on Dumfries and Galloway Council

Scottish Labour Party holds 7 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 Lochar

Linda Dorward 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.