Dumfriesshire
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
Dumfriesshire shown within the 2011 version of theSouth Scotland electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Electorate	61,848 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Conservative
MSP	Oliver Mundell
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Created from	Dumfries, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale

Dumfriesshire (Gaelic:Siorrachd Dhùn Phris) is acounty constituency of theScottish Parliament covering part of thecouncil area ofDumfries and Galloway.^[2] Under theadditional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by thefirst past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in theSouth Scotlandelectoral region, which elects sevenadditional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole.^[3]

Created for the2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency comprises areas that were previously part of the oldDumfries andGalloway and Upper Nithsdale constituencies, which were abolished and replaced by Dumfriesshire andGalloway and West Dumfries. The seat is largely identical to thehistoric county ofDumfrieshire.

The seat has been held byOliver Mundell of theScottish Conservatives since the2016 Scottish Parliament election. Mundell is the son of formerSecretary of State for Scotland,David Mundell who holds theWestminster seat ofDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

Following thesecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the other nine constituencies of the South Scotland region are:Ayr;Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley;Clydesdale;East Kilbride;Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire;Galloway and West Dumfries;Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse;Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; andMidlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.^[3] The region covers the whole of the council areas ofDumfries and Galloway,Scottish Borders, and South Ayrshire council areas; and parts of the council areas of East Ayrshire,Midlothian, andSouth Lanarkshire.^[4] By population it is now the largest of Scotland's eight electoral regions.^[3]

Prior to the 2025 review, there were nine constituencies in the South Scotland region. Besides Dumfriesshire, the other eight constituencies were: Ayr; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Clydesdale;East Lothian; Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire; Galloway and West Dumfries; Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. The region covered the Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, Scottish Borders and South Ayrshire council areas in full and parts of the East Lothian, Midlothian and South Lanarkshire council areas.

Map of boundaries from 2011

Dumfries and Galloway is represented in theScottish Parliament by two constituencies: Dumfriesshire andGalloway and West Dumfries. Dumfriesshire covers the eastern part of the council area. The town of Dumfries is divided between the two constituencies.

The seat remained largely unchanged following theSecond Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries undertaken byBoundaries Scotland ahead of the2026 Scottish Parliament election, although there was a minor ammendment to alter the section of the boundary with Galloway and West Dumfries that follows the River Nith: previously this had followed the riverbank, the review moved this to the centre of the river to allign with ward boundaries.^[5] Theelectoral wards ofDumfries and Galloway Council used in the current creation of Clydesdale are:^[6][2]

• Mid and Upper Nithsdale
• Lochar
• Nith
• Annandale South
• Annandale North
• Annandale East and Eskdale

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Dumfriesshire^[8][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Mundell[a]	19,487	47.7	10.4	17,561	42.9	5.8
	SNP	Joan McAlpine[b]	15,421	37.7	3.8	14,301	34.9	1.2
	Labour Co-op	Colin Smyth[b]	4,671	11.4	13.8	4,834	11.8	7.5
	Green					1,376	3.4	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie	1,314	3.2	0.3	1,034	2.5	0.5
	All for Unity					778	1.9	New
	Alba					292	0.7	New
	Independent Green Voice					163	0.4	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					151	0.4	New
	Scottish Family					134	0.3	New
	Reform					85	0.2	New
	UKIP					82	0.2	2.5
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					76	0.2	New
	Scottish Libertarian					44	0.1	New
	Scotia Future					15	0.0	New
	Vanguard					10	0.0	New
Majority			4,066	10.0	6.6
Valid Votes			40,893			40,883
Invalid Votes			111
Turnout			41,004	66.0	6.1
	Conservativehold		Swing
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency ^abIncumbent member on theparty list, or for another constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Dumfriesshire^[11]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Mundell	13,536	37.3	7.7	13,451	37.1	12.5
	SNP	Joan McAlpine[a]	12,306	33.9	7.6	12,212	33.7	1.2
	Labour	Elaine Murray[b]	9,151	25.2	14.3	7,019	19.3	11.1
	Green					1,178	3.2	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Brodie	1,267	3.5	1.0	1,080	3.0	0.5
	UKIP					990	2.7	0.9
	RISE					131	0.4	New
	Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent					126	0.3	New
	Solidarity					104	0.3	0.1
Majority			1,230	3.4	N/A
Valid Votes			36,260			36,291
Invalid Votes			101			82
Turnout			36,361	59.9	6.3	36,373	59.9	6.2
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing		11.0
Notes ^Incumbent member on theparty list, or for another constituency ^Incumbent member for this constituency

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved21 November 2025.

• "Dumfriesshire constituency map (2025 review)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved21 November 2025.
• "Dumfriesshire constituency map (2011 review)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved7 August 2021.

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