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[Borders Elects @dgelects]

By my count, this is the new makeup of DG Council after Stranraer by-election:

🟡 SNP: 11
🔵 Tory: 10
🔴 Labour: 8
🟣 Novantae: 4
🟤 Democratic Alliance: 2
⚪️ DG Independents: 3
⚪️ Independents: 3
🟠 Lib Dem: 1
⚫️ Not-specified: 1

[electionmapsuk @electionmapsuk]

Stranraer & The Rhins (Dumfries & Galloway) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]:

➡️ RFM: 34.4% (New)
🌳 CON: 33.5% (-7.4)
🎗️ SNP: 13.9% (-9.1)
🌹 LAB: 6.1% (-3.7)
🙋 Ind: 5.3% (New)
🌍 GRN: 3.6% (+1.1)
🔶 LDM: 2.5% (New)
🏰 HER: 0.7% (New)

No Inds (-22.5, -1.3) as previous.

Conservative 'Gain' from Independent - Elected Stage 7.
Changes w/ 2022.

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Dumfries & Galloway
(UK Parliament)

RFM: 28% (+19)
SNP: 28% (+1)
CON: 22% (-8)
LAB: 12% (-14)
LDM: 5% (-)
GRN: 4% (+2)

Projection by https://t.co/SpHjLMipNU, 30 Aug
+/- 2024 GE

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
(UK Parliament)

CON: 27% (-7)
RFM: 25% (+17)
SNP: 25% (+1)
LAB: 11% (-12)
LDM: 7% (-)
GRN: 5% (+2)

Projection by https://t.co/SpHjLMipNU, 30 Aug
+/- 2024 GE

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
(UK Parliament)

CON: 31% (-9)
SNP: 28% (+2)
RFM: 20% (+13)
LDM: 8% (-)
LAB: 6% (-8)
GRN: 5% (+2)

Projection by https://t.co/SpHjLMipNU, 30 Aug
+/- 2024 GE

[Josh Housden @JoshHousden]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | South Scotland region nowcast (Holyrood) - 21/07/2025

🟨 SNP: 26.9% (-12.1)
➡️ RFM: 21.4% (NEW)
🟥 LAB: 18.8% (+2.5)
🟦 CON: 17.4% (-14.3)
🟩 GRN: 7.7% (+2.7)
🟧 LDM: 5.8% (+2.6)

+/- vs. 2021

AMS list seats:

1➡️ 2➡️ 3🟥 4🟩 5➡️ 6🟥 7🟦

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

@JoshHousden @Nowcast_EU Thank you!

[Josh Housden @JoshHousden]

@dgelects @Nowcast_EU Dumfriesshire

🟦 CON: 28.6% (-19.1)
🟨 SNP: 26.6% (-11.1)
➡️ RFM: 25.1% (NEW)
🟥 LAB: 11.2% (-0.2)
🟧 LDM: 4.2% (+1.0)
🟩 GRN: 1.9% (NEW)

[Josh Housden @JoshHousden]

@dgelects @Nowcast_EU Apologies it took me a while to get back to you

This may be a tad outdated now but,

DWG

🟨 SNP: 29.4% (-10.5)
🟦 CON: 28.7% (-18.3)
➡️ RFM: 24.6% (NEW)
🟥 LAB: 8.1% (+0.2)
🟧 LDM: 3.7% (+1.2)
🟩 GRN: 3.0% (+0.4)

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Subcommittees

🟣 Climate, Environment & Biodiversity: Dougie Campbell
🟡 Employment & Appeals: Tracey Little
🟡 Harbours: Ben Dashper
🟡 Pensions: John Campbell
🟡 Police, Fire & Rescue: Tony Berretti
🟠 Tackling Poverty, Inequalities & Housing: Richard Brodie

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

🚨 The SNP takes control of Dumfries & Galloway Council

They have the support of Democratic Alliance, Lib Dems and independents.

Here’s who’s running our council now 👇

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Main Committees

🟡Economy & Infrastructure: Andy Ferguson
🟡Education, Skills & Community Wellbeing: Tracey Little
🟡Social Work Services: Andy McFarlane
🟡Enabling & Customer Services: John Campbell
⚪️Planning Applications: Jim Dempster
🔵Audit, Risk & Scrutiny: Gail Macgregor

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Vote Breakdown:

🟡 SNP motion 🟡
SNP, Democratic Alliance, Lib Dem, Jim Dempster, Denis Male

🟣 Novantae amendment 🟣
Novantae, DG Independents, Conservative x2, David Slater

⚪️ Abstain ⚪️
Labour, Conservative x7

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

🚨🧵LIVE COVERAGE HERE

Follow this thread for live coverage of the vote of no confidence in the Conservative admin

Live stream: https://t.co/U8q36d1pp1

[Borders Elects @dgelects]

Result:

SNP Proposal: 16
Novantae Proposal: 10
Abstain: 16

SNP Proposal is carried