Dumfries and Galloway

Old parliamentary constituency

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In June 2024, this constituency was replaced by two new constituencies:

Dumfries and Galloway

Covers approximately 99% of this old constituency’s population, and 97% of this old constituency’s area.

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Covers approximately 1% of this old constituency’s population, and 3% of this old constituency’s area.

MP

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Alister Jack

Alister Jack

Conservative Party

Data from TheyWorkForYou.

MP profiles

Data collated by The Climate Coalition.

Positions and memberships

  • Scottish Secretary

This MP will be standing down at the next election

Data from UK Parliament and mySociety.

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Votes and EDMs

Vote Position
MP vote on Environment Bill Aye
MP vote on Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill Did not vote

Data from UK Parliament. Votes and EDMs selected for indicating support for climate/nature movement. See this MP’s full voting record on TheyWorkForYou.

2019 majority

1,805

Data from UK Parliament. This information is provided because in the UK electoral system, political parties and the media will be paying more attention to marginal seats and therefore the voices of the people within them can have greater national impact.

Date elected

8th Jun 2017

Data from UK Parliament.

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Public opinion

Support offshore wind

88%

85.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support onshore wind

79%

82.7% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

75%

69.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Support solar power

91%

87.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support tidal energy

90%

86.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support wave energy

91%

86.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support nuclear energy

56%

57.4% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

88%

85.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

52%

51.9% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

84%

84.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

24%

24.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Consider climate change a high priority

47%

53.9% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who consider climate change a high priority. Updated July 2022.

EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage

45%

51.8% national average

Data from UK Parliament. Percentage of constituents who voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum Updated February 2017.

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

32%

31.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

21%

23.7% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

13%

19.1% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

38%

37.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Likelihood to take action such as voting for a particular candidate or lobbying an MP to tackle climate change and protect nature

This area National average
Net likely 36% 39.6%
Net unlikely 31% 27.9%
Very likely 11% 12.2%
Quite likely 26% 27.4%
Neither likely nor unlikely 33% 32.5%
Quite unlikely 15% 12.6%
Very unlikely 16% 15.3%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 73% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 34% 33.8%
Partly agree 38% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18% 18.7%
Partly disagree 7% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

40%

41.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

28%

26.7% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who neither support nor oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Oppose Net Zero

16%

12.7% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 56% 58.8%
Net disagree 21% 17.7%
Strongly agree 23% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 33% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 23% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 12% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 10% 7.2%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Support Net Zero

57%

60.6% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who support net zero. Updated July 2022.

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 56% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 44% 42.6%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

30%

28.8% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

35%

40.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year

54%

53.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

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Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 9.3% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.3% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.0% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 10.3% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 10.8% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 15.5% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 14.6% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 12.2% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.5% 5.0%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.1% 0.3%
NO2 1.7% 9.7%
NOX 2.1% 13.1%
Ozone 0.1% 2.1%
PM10 5.9% 11.5%
PM2.5 3.5% 6.5%
SO2 0.3% 1.5%

Data from Defra. Metrics of pollutants associated with air pollution, aggregated per constituency, recorded automatically across the UK. Updated 2021.

Country of the UK

Scotland

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Estimated child poverty

30.2%

29.4% national average

Data from End Child Poverty, based on data from DWP/HMRC. Percentage of children living in households with a net income (after housing costs) below 60% of the national median. Updated June 2024.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

3

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. Deciles of deprivation, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). This uses a composite measure of deprivation (including income, employment, education, skills, health, crime, and housing) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Number of onshore windfarms

5

0.7 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

Popular petitions

Petition Signatures
Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government 1129
Change the Sexual Offences Act so women can be charged with rape against males 295
Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife 197

Data from UK Government and Parliament Petitions. Updated 2024-01-23.

Rural Urban Classification

Sparse and rural

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. A composite measure of 'ruralness' (based population density, settlement size, and drive times) standardised across the countries of the UK.

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Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Data from Tearfund. Updated July 2023.

Number of Christian Aid groups

5

  • Castle Douglas CA Group
  • Dumfries & District CA Group
  • Kirkcudbright CA Group
  • Newton Stewart CA Group
  • Stranraer CA Group

Data from Christian Aid. Updated April 2023.

Number of community groups supporting climate action

0

0.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. These community groups signed The Climate Coalition’s 2024 open letter calling for greater action on climate and nature from UK political parties. Updated 2024-07-02.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

1

1.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events Updated October 2022.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

0

2.2 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events Updated July 2023.

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Data from Hope For The Future. These constituents have been trained by Hope For The Future, to have more frequent and more powerful conversations about climate and nature, with their elected representatives. Updated February 2023.

Number of RSPB Reserves

5

  • Crook Of Baldoon
  • Ken-Dee Marshes
  • Kirkconnell Merse
  • Mersehead
  • Wood Of Cree

Data from the RSPB. Updated September 2023.

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Data from Save the Children. Updated July 2023.

Number of Trussell Trust foodbanks

3

2.2 national average

Data from Trussell Trust. Updated December 2022.

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

7

Data from the Wildlife Trusts. Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves Updated 2024-07-02.

Number of WWF supporters

1,321

1,468.2 national average

Data from WWF. Updated February 2023.

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