Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Finlay Carson | Votes 14,527 | 43.5% | Net percentage change in seats +6.6 |
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SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Aileen McLeod | Votes 13,013 | 39.0% | Net percentage change in seats +5.0 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Fiona O'Donnell | Votes 4,876 | 14.6% | Net percentage change in seats −11.9 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Andrew Metcalf | Votes 947 | 2.8% | Net percentage change in seats +0.3 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish Conservatives Majority
1,514Turnout
59.2%Constituency Profile
The seat occupies territory in the south west corner of Scotland and features a diverse landscape of hills, valleys and the Solway coast. Agriculture, forestry and tourism are the mainstays of the economy. The port of Stranraer is in the seat which also includes the towns of Kirkcudbright, Castle Douglas and the Scottish national book town, Wigtown.
The SNP's Alasdair Morgan won the Westminster seat of Galloway & Upper Nithsdale from Tory cabinet minister Ian Lang at the 1997 General Election which saw Scotland return no Conservative MPs.
In 1999, Mr Morgan stood for Holyrood and was elected MSP. In 2003 Alex Fergusson won the seat back for the Tories and retained it in 2007. Mr Fergusson went on to become presiding officer of Holyrood, and again retained his seat in 2011. He is stepping down this time.