Ward officers | Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Ward officers

We have 12 ward officers across the region. They support local communities, councillors and partners within a council ward.

How a ward officer can help you

A ward officer can help you or your community with:

community engagement – including running ward events and community meetings, supporting consultations and involvement
community development and empowerment – including assisting communities to prioritise what's important to them, making informed choices about community assets and volunteering with the council in their local area
community planning – coordinating and working with local partners and supporting Locality Hubs

List of ward workers
Electoral ward	Name of ward officer	Ward officer contact details
Ward 1 – Stranraer and the Rhins	Kerry Monteith	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07920 598900
Ward 2 – Mid Galloway and Wigtown West	Melinda Dolan	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07712 666903
Ward 3 – Dee and Glenkens	Ingrid Gemmell	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07554 413395
Ward 4 – Castle Douglas and Crocketford	Sean O'Toole	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07899 068719
Ward 5 – Abbey	Kimberley Phillips	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07464 493771
Ward 6 – North West Dumfries	Darren Burns	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07702 918644
Ward 7 – Mid and Upper Nithsdale	Fiona Daubney	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07500 839619
Ward 8 – Lochar	Derek Hextall	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01387 260026 or 07834 567869
Ward 9 – Nith	Chris Woodness	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07785 650099
Ward 10 – Annandale South	Jaime Nicholson	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01461 207012 (extension 67329) or 07920 528129
Ward 11 – Annandale North	Steven Wylie	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07824 528410
Ward 12 – Annandale East and Eskdale	Stuart Hamilton	Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07881 008230