Scottish Parliament election results

The Scottish Parliament Election took place on Thursday 6 May 2021.

Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency

• Finlay Carson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 17,486
• Archie Dryburgh, Scottish Labour Party – 2,932
• Emma Harper, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 14,851
• Ian William McDonald, Scottish Liberal Democrats – 948
• Laura Moodie, Scottish Green Party – 970

Total votes cast – 37,268.

Finlay Carson was elected with a majority of 2,635.

The turnout figure within the Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency was 64.9%.

Background information

• The Constituency Returning Officer was Fiona Lees
• The current electorate for the Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency is 57,419.

Dumfriesshire County Constituency

• Richard John Brodie, Scottish Liberal Democrats – 1,314
• Joan McApline, Scottish National Party (SNP) – 15,421
• Oliver Mundell, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 19,487
• Colin Smyth, Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Co-operative Party – 4,671

Total votes cast – 41,004.

Oliver Mundell was elected with a majority of 4,066.

The turnout figure within the Dumfriesshire Constituency was 66%.

Background information:

• The Constituency Returning Officer was Fiona Lees
• The current electorate for the Dumfriesshire County Constituency is 62,116

Election of Regional Members of the Scottish Parliament

The Regional Member seats for the South Scotland have been allocated. The following candidates are elected as MSP's for the South Scotland Region:

The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted at this election was: 

Regional List for South Scotland Region 

Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency

I, Fiona Lees, being the Regional Returning Officer for the Scottish Parliamentary Election for the Galloway & West Dumfries Constituency, hereby give public notice that the total number of votes polled for the Regional List for South Scotland Region in this constituency was as follows:

Dumfriesshire Constituency

I, Fiona Lees, being the Regional Returning Officer for the Scottish Parliamentary Election for the Dumfriesshire Constituency, hereby give public notice that the total number of votes polled for the Regional List for South Scotland Region in this constituency was as follows: