Stranraer and the Rhins (ward)
| Stranraer and the Rhins | |
|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway | |
 Boundary of Stranraer and the Rhins in Dumfries and Galloway from 2017. | |
| Population | 14,821 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,398 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Stranraer |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Galloway and West Dumfries |
| Scottish Parliament region | South Scotland |
| UK Parliament constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Number of councillors | 4 |
| Councillor | Andrew Giusti (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Ben Dashper (SNP) |
| Councillor | Willie Scobie (Independent) |
| Councillor | Chrissie Hill (Conservative) |
| Created from | Stranraer and North Rhins Wigtown West |
Stranraer and the Rhins (Ward 1) is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland. It elects four Councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.
Profile
The ward is situated on the far west side of the region within Galloway and Wigtownshire. The dominant settlement is Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway’s second largest town. Other settlements include the ferry port of Cairnryan and villages in the Rhins of Galloway peninsula including Ardwell, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Sandhead, and Stoneykirk. The ward includes Dumfries and Galloway’s largest secondary school, Stranraer Academy, as well as Scotland’s most southernly point. Stranraer and the Rhins has an electorate of 11,615.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Willie Scobie (Ind.) |
Andrew Giusti (Conservative) |
Ros Surtees (SNP) |
Tommy Sloan (Labour/ Ind.) | ||||
| 2022 | Ben Dashper (SNP) |
Chrissie Hill (Conservative) | ||||||
Election results
2022 election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Giusti (incumbent) | 32.8 | 1,518 | |||||||
| SNP | Ben Dashper | 23.3 | 1,074 | |||||||
| Independent | Willie Scobie (incumbent) | 22.8 | 1,051 | |||||||
| Labour | John McCutcheon | 9.9 | 458 | 478 | 511 | 523 | 582 | 660 | ||
| Conservative | Chrissie Hill | 7.3 | 338 | 804 | 806 | 816 | 833 | 861 | 1,025 | |
| Scottish Green | Peter Barlow | 2.6 | 120 | 126 | 180 | 187 | ||||
| Independent | Tommy Sloan (incumbent) | 1.3 | 59 | 98 | 118 | 198 | 239 | |||
| Electorate: 11,398 Valid: 4,618 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 924 Turnout: 41.5% | ||||||||||
2017 election
2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Willie Scobie (incumbent) | 36.53 | 1,925 | |||||||
| Conservative | Andrew Giusti | 32.31 | 1,703 | |||||||
| SNP | Ros Surtees | 14.52 | 765 | 869.4 | 884.62 | 903.35 | 919.09 | 953.34 | 1,013.39 | |
| Labour | Tommy Sloan | 5.92 | 312 | 589.94 | 661.86 | 694.11 | 723.69 | 774.28 | 912.14 | |
| Independent | Tracy Davidson | 3.43 | 181 | 251.95 | 317.4 | 338.72 | 381.51 | |||
| Independent | Marion McCutcheon (incumbent) | 3.15 | 166 | 259.55 | 332.23 | 363.55 | 418.26 | 533.25 | ||
| Independent | Robert McCrae | 2.33 | 123 | 164.13 | 231.48 | 242.73 | ||||
| Scottish Libertarian | Chris Collings | 1.80 | 95 | 134.77 | 174.72 | |||||
| Electorate: 11,382 Valid: 5,270 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,055 Turnout: 46.3 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Stranraer and the Rhins". Scottish Government. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
