Social Work Services Committee

Attendance (20 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Andy McFarlane	Scottish National Party	Dee and Glenkens	Present
Ben Dashper	Scottish National Party	Stranraer and the Rhins	Present
Carolyne Wilson	Scottish Labour Party	Annandale North	Present
David R Slater	Independent	Nith	Present
Denis Male	Independent	Annandale East and Eskdale	Present
Emma Jordan	Scottish Labour Party	North West Dumfries	Present
George Jamieson	Scottish National Party	Annandale South	Present
Graham Bell	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party	North West Dumfries	Present
Iain Howie	Democratic Alliance	Castle Douglas and Crocketford	Present
Karen Carruthers	Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group	Annandale East and Eskdale	Present
Linda Dorward	Scottish Labour Party	Lochar	Present
Lynne Davis	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party	Annandale North	Present
Maureen Johnstone	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party	Lochar	Present
Paula Stevenson	Scottish Labour Party	North West Dumfries	Present
Pauline Drysdale	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party	Castle Douglas and Crocketford	Present
Tracey Little	Scottish National Party	Lochar	Present
Keith Walters	Scottish Labour Party	Nith	Expected
Andrew Giusti	Novantae	Stranraer and the Rhins	Absent
Chrissie Hill	Novantae	Stranraer and the Rhins	Absent
John Young	Scottish National Party	Castle Douglas and Crocketford	Absent

Data last updated: 25 March 2026