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Dumfries and Galloway Council

About this data:
- Data is scraped periodically from council websites.
- Current data covers 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2026.
- Not all councils could be scraped.

Council Ranking

123 of 274 Councils

Councillors

43

Overall

83%

Average

83%

Median

88%

Perfect (100%)

5

Below 75%

8

Party attendance over time

Monthly attendance rate by party

Party attendance aggregates

Scottish National Party(11)
93%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party(10)
88%
Scottish Labour Party(8)
85%
Novantae(4)
72%
Independent(3)
89%
Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group(3)
38%

Councillor attendance distribution

90-100%
18
80-89%
12
70-79%
6
60-69%
2
Below 60%
5

Highest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Ben Dashper

    Ben Dashper

    Scottish National Party

    100%
  2. 2Photo of Carolyne Wilson

    Carolyne Wilson

    Scottish Labour Party

    100%
  3. 3Photo of Tracey Little

    Tracey Little

    Scottish National Party

    100%

Lowest councillor attendance

  1. 1Photo of Ian Carruthers

    Ian Carruthers

    Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group

    19%
  2. 2Photo of Chrissie Hill

    Chrissie Hill

    Novantae

    51%
  3. 3Photo of Karen Carruthers

    Karen Carruthers

    Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group

    53%

Highest attended committees

  1. 1

    Dalbeattie Common Good Fund Sub Committee

    3 meetings · 9/9 attended

    100%
  2. 2

    Castle Douglas Common Good Fund Sub Committee

    4 meetings · 12/13 attended

    92%
  3. 3

    Kirkcudbright Common Good Fund Sub Committee

    4 meetings · 12/13 attended

    92%

Lowest attended committees

  1. 1

    Dumfries and Galloway Licensing Board

    11 meetings · 0/110 attended

    0%
  2. 2

    Annan Common Good Fund Sub Committee

    5 meetings · 13/21 attended

    62%
  3. 3

    Employment and Appeals Sub Committee

    9 meetings · 91/136 attended

    67%
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