Result: Dumfries and Galloway
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 41.1% |
| Conservative |  | 35.4% |
| SNP |  | 12.1% |
| Swing: 2.7% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Russell Brown | Labour | 20,924 | 41.1 | +8.7 |
| Peter Duncan | Conservative | 18,002 | 35.4 | +3.3 |
| Douglas Henderson | SNP | 6,182 | 12.1 | -13.0 |
| Keith Legg | Liberal Democrat | 4,259 | 8.4 | -0.5 |
| John Schofield | Scottish Green Party | 745 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| John Dennis | Scottish Socialist Party | 497 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Mark Smith | Operation Christian Vote | 282 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | 2,922 | 5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 50,891 | 68.5 | +1.5 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 32.4% |
| Conservative |  | 32.1% |
| SNP |  | 25.1% |
| Others |  | 10.4% |
