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Council and elections

Elections and voting, councillors and wards, committees and meetings, MPs and MSPs, council management, strategies, plans and policies, have your say, data, finance and performance, grants and funds.

Elections and voting

Register to vote, how to vote, results and upcoming elections, stand in an election, the annual canvass, the electoral register.

Councillors and wards

Find your local councillor, the Leader of the council, salaries and expenses, find your ward, ward officers and events.

MPs and MSPs

Your local Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and what they do.

Council management

How the council is managed, including the Chief Executive and the Council Management Team.

Data, finance and performance

Information and data requests, freedom of information (FOI), accounts and finance, audits, data protection, equality and diversity.

Have your say

Consultations and engagements, complaints and compliments, participatory budgeting, participation requests, ward events, community asset transfers, community conversations, petitions.

Community councils

The role of a community council, how to set one up, elections, how to find your local community council, community councillor support.

About this website

Our accessibility statement, our statement of disproportionate burden, our cookies policy.

Pensions

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), joining the scheme, pension contributions, transferring from or to the scheme, the Dumfries and Galloway Pension Fund.

Fairtrade

The benefits of buying Fairtrade products and how you can help support Fairtrade.