# Dumfries and Galloway

South Scotland. About 96,116 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3,918 square kilometres.

John Cooper has been the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway since July 2024. They won by 930 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000073. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

John Cooper has been the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway since July 2024.
They won by 930 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

MP: [John Cooper](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5358) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Dumfries and Galloway

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Cooper (elected) | Conservative | 13,527 | 29.6% |
| Tracey Little | Scottish National Party | 12,597 | 27.5% |
| James Wallace | Labour | 11,767 | 25.7% |
| Charles Keal | Reform UK | 4,313 | 9.4% |
| Iain McDonald | Liberal Democrat | 2,092 | 4.6% |
| Laura Moodie | Scottish Green Party | 1,249 | 2.7% |
| David Griffiths | Heritage Party | 230 | 0.5% |

Electorate 78,541. Turnout 58.3%. Majority 930 (2.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3429

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 2.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Dumfries and Galloway had a majority of 2.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 46th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 58.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Dumfries and Galloway at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 254th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,684** (2021). Dumfries and Galloway had 95,684 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 170th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in Dumfries and Galloway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfries-and-galloway#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S14000073) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 37% of people in Dumfries and Galloway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S14000073) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dumfries and Galloway, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Dumfries and Galloway.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S14000073) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dumfries and Galloway, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Dumfries and Galloway.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S14000073) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dumfries and Galloway had 95,684 usual residents at the census.

## How Dumfries and Galloway compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Dumfries and Galloway | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 2.0% | joint 46th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 58.3% | joint 254th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,684 | 170th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | joint 311th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Dumfries and Galloway?

Dumfries and Galloway had 95,684 usual residents at the census.
Dumfries and Galloway is the 170th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

Most of Dumfries and Galloway lies in Dumfries and Galloway. These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Dumfries and Galloway itself. [See Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway)

- **Average house price: £171,854** (August 2026). Dumfries and Galloway’s average house price was £171,854 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,895** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dumfries and Galloway earned a median of £34,895 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 59th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.9×** (2025). A home in Dumfries and Galloway costs 4.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 145,490** (2025). Dumfries and Galloway’s population was an estimated 145,490 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Dumfries and Galloway in brief

The winner in Dumfries and Galloway had a majority of 2.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Dumfries and Galloway at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3%.
Dumfries and Galloway had 95,684 usual residents at the census.
About 37% of people in Dumfries and Galloway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000073
- Council: [Dumfries and Galloway †](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 3,918 km²
- People, mid-2024: 96,116*
- Wards: 7
- Middle areas: 27
- Neighbourhoods: 133
- Output areas: 860

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Dumfries and Galloway

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S14000073

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