Stranraer and the Rhins (ward) explained

Stranraer and the Rhins (Ward 1) is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.

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The ward is situated on the far west side of the region within Galloway and Wigtownshire. The dominant settlement is Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town. Other settlements include the ferry port of Cairnryan and villages in the Rhins of Galloway peninsula including Ardwell, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Sandhead, and Stoneykirk. The ward includes Dumfries and Galloway’s largest secondary school, Stranraer Academy, as well as Scotland’s most southernly point. Stranraer and the Rhins has an electorate of 11,615.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007Willie Scobie
(Ind.)
John Dougan
(Conservative)
Iain William Dick
(SNP)
3 seats
2012Marion McCutcheon
(Labour)
2017[1] Tommy Sloan
(Labour, later Ind.)
Ros Surtees
(SNP)
Andrew Giusti
(Conservative)
2022[2] Chrissie Hill
(Conservative)
Ben Dashper
(SNP)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council Election[3]

2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

2012 Election

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[4]

2007 Election

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council elections - May 2017. www.dumgal.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: Council elections - May 2022 -.
  3. Web site: Election results - Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins - Dumfries and Galloway Council .
  4. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway. 2021-11-27. www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  5. https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-elections-1-334191