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Dumfries and Galloway
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Your member of parliament
John Cooper
ConservativeConservative won Dumfries and Galloway at the 2024 general election with a majority of 930 votes, or 2.0 points. A swing of 1.0 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 45 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 605.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.0 points, which is larger than 45 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 930 votes.
Majority
930
2.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.3%
-1.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
45,775 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CooperElected | Conservative | 13,527 | 29.6% | +5.8 |
| Tracey Little | Scottish National Party | 12,597 | 27.5% | +25.0 |
| James Wallace | Labour | 11,767 | 25.7% | -8.0 |
| Charles Keal | Reform UK | 4,313 | 9.4% | -4.9 |
| Iain McDonald | Liberal Democrat | 2,092 | 4.6% | -7.6 |
| Laura Moodie | Scottish Green Party | 1,249 | 2.7% | +2.4 |
| David Griffiths | Heritage Party | 230 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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