# Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

South Scotland. About 87,290 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4,418 square kilometres.

David Mundell has been the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since July 2024. They won by 4,242 votes on a 61.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000074. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

David Mundell has been the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since July 2024.
They won by 4,242 votes on a 61.5% turnout.

MP: [David Mundell](https://members.parliament.uk/member/1512) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Mundell (elected) | Conservative | 14,999 | 33.9% |
| Kim Marshall | Scottish National Party | 10,757 | 24.3% |
| Daniel Coleman | Labour | 10,140 | 22.9% |
| David Kirkwood | Reform UK | 3,822 | 8.6% |
| Drummond Begg | Liberal Democrat | 2,800 | 6.3% |
| Dominic Ashmole | Scottish Green Party | 1,488 | 3.4% |
| Gareth Kirk | Scottish Family Party | 208 | 0.5% |

Electorate 71,900. Turnout 61.5%. Majority 4,242 (9.6%). 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/3430

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: 9.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had a majority of 9.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 212th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 275th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 87,709** (2021). Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had 87,709 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 10th 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/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 41%** (2022). About 41% of people in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 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/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S14000074) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 41% of people in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 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=S14000074) (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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S14000074) (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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S14000074) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had 87,709 usual residents at the census.

## How Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 9.6% | 212th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.5% | joint 275th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 87,709 | 10th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 41% | 317th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale?

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had 87,709 usual residents at the census.
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is the 10th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway

Most of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 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.

## Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale in brief

The winner in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had a majority of 9.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.5%.
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale had 87,709 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000074
- Council: [Dumfries and Galloway †](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 4,418 km²
- People, mid-2024: 87,290*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 22
- Neighbourhoods: 119
- Output areas: 757

* 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.

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## Latest updates for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

- 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/S14000074

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