Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Abbey is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Dumfries and Galloway Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Davie Stitt
(Labour)		 Ian Blake
(Conservative)		 Bruce Hodgson
(Conservative)		 Rob Davidson
(SNP)
2008 by Michael John Thomson
(Conservative)
2011 by Tom McAughtrie
(Labour)
2012
2017 3 seats
2022 Iane Blake
(Conservative)		 Kim Lowe
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[2]

Abbey - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Conservative Ian Blake (incumbent) 39.38 1,664            
Labour Davie Stitt (incumbent) 21.92 926 1,084.31          
SNP Rob Davidson (incumbent) 16.21 685 698.13 703.77 738.18 932.12 988.26 1,159.28
No description Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) 10.60 448 517.31 521.99 532.31 540.35 645.66  
SNP Kim Lowe 4.90 207 209.92 211.17 235.76      
Independent Belle Doyle 4.14 175 268.75 271.41 314.93 324.82    
Scottish Green Clare Phillips 2.84 120 151.74 155.6        
Electorate: 8,284   Valid: 4,225   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,057   Turnout: 51.0  

    2012 Election

    2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[3]

    Abbey - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Labour Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) 22.95 903  
    Conservative Ian Blake (incumbent) 21.75 856  
    SNP Rob Davidson (incumbent) 20.69 814  
    Labour Davie Stitt (incumbent) 19.9 783 870.2
    Conservative Charles Milroy 10.29 405 411.1
    UKIP Bill Wright 4.42 174 178.6
    Electorate: 9,019   Valid: 3,935   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 788   Turnout: 4,000 (43.63%)  

      2011 By-election

      Abbey by-election June 16, 2011 - 1 Seat[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Conservative Kath Lord 39.46 1,236 1,391
      Labour Tom McAughtrie 38.19 1,196 1,448
      SNP Yowann Byghan 21.65 678  
      Labour gain from Conservative Swing
      Electorate: 9,249   Valid: 3,132   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 1,566   Turnout: 3,154  

        2008 By-election

        Abbey by-election May 1, 2008 - 1 Seat[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Conservative Michael John Thomson 40.08 1,713 1,749 1,804 2,006
        Labour Tom McAughtrie 33.18 1,393 1,418 1,471 1,712
        SNP John Richard McNaught 17.98 755 785 833  
        Independent Graham William Sutherland McLeod 4.12 173 216    
        Liberal Democrats Keith Joseph Mycock 3.91 164      
        Conservative hold Swing
        Electorate: 9,381   Valid: 4,224   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 2,100   Turnout: 4,250  

          2007 Election

          2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election[6]

          Abbey
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Conservative Ian Blake 19.7 1,081 1,091 1,126            
          SNP Rob Davidson 17.8 976 996 1,010 1,010.90 1,056.97 1,097.97 1,153.02    
          Conservative Bruce Hodgson 14.2 778 825 834 851.27 883.96 924.15 990.59 995.94 1,052.65
          Labour Tom McAughtrie 14.1 777 794 797 797.39 812.44 856.44 874.46 881.32  
          Labour Davie Stitt 14.0 770 777 806 807.08 843.22 881.22 943.36 953.57 1,479.11
          Liberal Democrats Josephine Robertson 4.9 267 280 290 290.37 316.42        
          Independent John White 4.3 239 266 304 304.90 372.27 418.34      
          Independent Stuart Martin Clement 3.8 211 226 269 270.85          
          Independent Ian Stewart McMickan 3.7 203 211              
          Independent Michael John Thomson 3.5 194                
          Electorate: 9,347   Valid: 5,496   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,100   Turnout: 59.7%  

            References

            1. ↑ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". boundaries.scot.
            2. ↑ "Council elections - May 2017". www.dumgal.gov.uk.
            3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
            4. ↑ "Dumfries and Galloway Council : Abbey Ward By-Election". Dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
            5. ↑ "Abbey (Dumfries & Galloway) 1 st May 2008". Alba.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
            6. ↑ "Unavailable". www.gallowaygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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