 | 'A spokeswoman for Dumfries and Galloway Council said any resignation required a by-election. She said it was not possible to use the results from nine months ago to select a replacement. She added that the count would be carried out manually rather than using electronic methods.'8 BBC Scotland News, 28 th February 2007. |  |
There was a by-election in the Abbey ward of Dumfries & Galloway Council following the resignation of Conservative & Unionist Cllr Bruce Hodgson on the 26 th February 2008 as a result of his family's relocation to Southampton.
Abbey is in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweedale Westminster parliamentary seat (held by Conservative & Unionist David Mundell MP) and in the Galloway & Upper Nithsdale Scottish parliamentary seat (held by Independent, Alex Fergusson MSP). In May 2007, four Cllrs were elected: Ian Blake and Bruce Hodgson for the Tories, Rob Davidson for the Scottish National Party, and Davie Stitt for Labour.
Conservative & Unionist hold. Following the by-election the composition of Dumfries & Galloway Council is unchanged at 18 Conservatives & Unionists, 14 Labour, 10 Scottish National Party, three Lib Dems and two Independents.
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| Cllr Michael John Thomson Conservative & Unionist Newly elected Cllr |
Cllr Ian Blake Conservative & Unionist |
Cllr Rob Davidson Scottish National Party |
Cllr Davie Stitt Labour |
| Seats | Candidates | Counts | Electorate | % Poll | Quota | Rejected votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 9,381 | 45.03 % | 2,100 | 26 |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | 1 st Pref | Share | Quota | Count | Status | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael John Thomson |  |
Conservative & Unionist | 1,713 | 40.08 % | 0.82 | 4 | Made Quota | 1 |
| Tom McAughtrie |  |
Labour | 1,393 | 33.18 % | 0.65 | 4 | Not elected | |
| John Richard McNaught |  |
Scottish National Party | 755 | 17.98 % | 0.36 | 4 | Eliminated | |
| Graham William Sutherland McLeod |  |
Independent | 173 | 4.12 % | 0.08 | 3 | Eliminated | |
| Keith Jospeh Mycock |  |
Liberal Democrat | 164 | 3.91 % | 0.08 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Adjustments | Exclusion of Mycock | Exclusion of McLeod | Exclusion of McNaught | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
| Michael John Thomson | |
Conservative & Unionist | 1,713 | + 36 1,749 |
+ 55 1,804 |
+ 202 2,006 Elected |
| Tom McAughtrie | |
Labour | 1,393 | + 25 1,418 |
+ 53 1,471 |
+ 241 1,712 Not elected |
| John Richard McNaught | |
Scottish National Party | 755 | + 30 785 |
+ 48 833 |
- 833 0 Eliminated |
| Graham William Sutherland McLeod | |
Independent | 173 | + 43 216 |
- 216 0 Eliminated |
|
| Keith Jospeh Mycock | |
Liberal Democrat | 164 | - 164 0 Eliminated |
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| Non-transferable votes | 0 | + 30 30 |
+ 60 90 |
+ 390 480 |
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| Seats | Candidates | Counts | Electorate | Turnout | Quota | Rejected votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10 | 9 | 9,347 | 1,100 | 59.7 % | 85 |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | 1 st Pref | Share | Quota | Count | Status | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Blake | |
Conservative & Unionist | 1,081 | 19.67 % | 0.98 | 3 | Made Quota | 1 |
| Rob Davidson | |
Scottish National Party | 976 | 17.76 % | 0.89 | 7 | Made Quota | 2 |
| Bruce Hodgson | |
Conservative & Unionist | 778 | 14.16 % | 0.71 | 9 | Made Quota | 4 |
| Tom McAughtrie | |
Labour | 777 | 14.14 % | 0.71 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| David Stitt | |
Labour | 770 | 14.01 % | 0.70 | 9 | Made Quota | 3 |
| Josephine Robertson | |
Liberal Democrat | 267 | 4.86 % | 0.24 | 6 | Eliminated | |
| John White | |
Independent | 239 | 4.35 % | 0.22 | 7 | Eliminated | |
| Stuart Martin Clement | |
Independent | 211 | 3.84 % | 0.19 | 5 | Eliminated | |
| Ian Stewart McMickan | |
Independent | 203 | 3.69 % | 0.18 | 3 | Eliminated | |
| Michael John Thomson | |
Independent | 194 | 3.53 % | 0.18 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Adjustments | Exclusion of Thomson | Exclusion of McMickan | Surplus of Blake | Exclusion of Clement | Exclusion of Robertson | Exclusion of White | Surplus of Davidson | Exclusion of McAughtrie | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
| Ian Blake | |
Conservative & Unionist | 1,081 | + 10 1,091 |
+ 35 1,126 Elected |
- 26 1,100 |
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| Rob Davidson | |
Scottish National Party | 976 | + 20 996 |
+ 14 1,010 |
+ 0.90 1,010.90 |
+ 46.07 1,056.97 |
+ 41.00 1,097.97 |
+ 55.05 1,153.02 Elected |
- 53.02 1,100 |
|
| David Stitt | |
Labour | 770 | + 7 777 |
+ 29 806 |
+ 1.09 807.09 |
+ 36.14 843.22 |
+ 38.00 881.22 |
+ 63.14 943.36 |
+ 10.21 953.57 |
+ 525.54 1,479.11 Elected |
| Bruce Hodgson | |
Conservative & Unionist | 778 | + 47 825 |
+ 9 834 |
+ 17.27 851.27 |
+ 32.69 883.96 |
+ 40.18 924.15 |
+ 66.44 990.59 |
+ 5.35 995.94 |
+ 56.71 1,052.65 Elected |
| Tom McAughtrie | |
Labour | 777 | + 17 794 |
+ 3 797 |
+ 0.39 797.39 |
+ 15.05 812.43 |
+ 44.00 856.44 |
+ 18.02 874.46 |
+ 6.85 881.32 |
- 881.32 0 Eliminated |
| John White | |
Independent | 239 | + 27 266 |
+ 38 304 |
+ 0.90 304.90 |
+ 63.37 372.27 |
+ 46.07 418.34 |
- 418.34 0 Eliminated |
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| Josephine Robertson | |
Liberal Democrat | 267 | + 13 280 |
+ 10 290 |
+ 0.37 290.37 |
+ 26.05 316.42 |
- 316.42 0 Eliminated |
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| Stuart Martin Clement | |
Independent | 211 | + 15 226 |
+ 43 269 |
+ 1.85 270.85 |
- 270.85 0 Eliminated |
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| Ian Stewart McMickan | |
Independent | 203 | + 8 211 |
- 211 0 Eliminated |
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| Michael John Thomson | |
Independent | 194 | - 194 0 Eliminated |
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| Non-transferable votes | 0 | + 30 30 |
+ 30 60 |
+ 3.23 63.23 |
+ 47.48 110.72 |
+ 107.16 217.88 |
+ 216.69 434.57 |
+ 30.60 465.18 |
+ 299.06 764.24 |
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A by-election will have to be held to replace a Dumfries and Galloway councillor who has resigned.
Conservative member for the Abbey ward, Bruce Hodgson, decided to step down on Tuesday as a result of his family's relocation to Southampton.
A spokeswoman for the council confirmed it would mean voters in the area going to the polls again rather than using the results from last May's election.
Mr Hodgson has been a councillor in the region for about four-and-a-half years.
A spokeswoman for Dumfries and Galloway Council said any resignation required a by-election.
Manual count
She said it was not possible to use the results from nine months ago to select a replacement.
She added that the count would be carried out manually rather than using electronic methods.
The Abbey ward returned two Tories, one Labour and one SNP councillor at the recent elections.
Dumfries and Galloway Council is run by a Conservative coalition with the Lib Dems.
They form a minority administration relying on the "constructive opposition" of SNP councillors.
ELECTION OF ONE COUNCILLOR
ELECTORAL WARD 6 - ABBEY
1. Polling will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2008 for the election of one Councillor for the Abbey Ward, there remaining more than one validly nominated candidate than the number of councillors to be elected.
2. The name (including present names if appropriate), description (if any) and address (including current address if appropriate) of each candidate remaining validly nominated are as follows:
MCAUGHTRIE Tom
Scottish Labour Party Candidate
14 Rotchell Park, Dumfries, DG2 7RH
MCLEOD Graham William Sutherland
Independent
2 Victoria Terrace, Dumfries, DG1 1NL
MCNAUGHT John Richard
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Merrydown, 9 Elizabeth Crescent, Newton Stewart, DG8 6HE
MYCOCK Keith Joseph
Scottish Liberal Democrats
16 Holroyd Road, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4HR
THOMSON Michael John
Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Rowan Bank, The Glen, Dumfries DG2 8PX
3. The persons entitled to vote as electors at this election are the persons registered in the Register of Electors for the Abbey electoral ward, but a person whose name is so registered may not vote if the entry in the said Register gives as the date on which the person will become of voting age a date later than the day fixed for the poll.
Philip N Jones
Returning Officer
Five candidates will contest a council ward by-election in Dumfries and Galloway next month.
A seat representing the Abbey ward was left vacant after Conservative Bruce Hodgson announced his resignation.
Labour's Tom McAughtrie, Tory Mike Thomson, Lib Dem Keith Mycock, John McNaught of the SNP and Independent Graham McLeod will seek election.
The by-election for the ward - which stretches from Dumfries to Dalbeattie - will be held on 1 May.
Michael Thomson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist with 2006 votes, (Stage 4 of the count) was elected to represent the Abbey Ward.
Percentage poll 45.03%
Rejected papers 26
Candidates were: MCAUGHTRIE Tom Scottish Labour Party Candidate
MCLEOD Graham William Sutherland Independent
MCNAUGHT John Richard Scottish National Party (SNP)
MYCOCK Keith Joseph Scottish Liberal Democrats
THOMSON Michael John Scottish Conservative and Unionist
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