Galloway and West Dumfries
Scottish Parliament constituency in south-west Scotland, currently Conservative-held.
Last refreshed: 10 April 2026
Is Galloway and West Dumfries about to fall from the Conservatives to the SNP?
Latest on Galloway and West Dumfries
- Who is the MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries?
- The seat is currently held by the Scottish Conservatives and is projected to fall to the SNP at the 7 May 2026 Holyrood election.Source: Electoral Calculus MRP, April 2026
- Will the Conservatives lose Galloway and West Dumfries in 2026?
- Electoral Calculus MRP projects the seat falling to the SNP, which would contribute to a historic zero-constituency result for Scottish Tories.Source: Electoral Calculus MRP, 7 April 2026
Background
Galloway and West Dumfries is one of five Scottish Parliament constituency seats currently held by the Scottish Conservatives that Electoral Calculus projects will fall to the SNP at the 7 May 2026 Holyrood election. If the MRP projection holds, it would form part of the first complete wipeout of Conservative constituency representation since devolution began in 1999.
The constituency covers a large rural sweep of south-west Scotland, including Galloway and the western parts of Dumfries and Galloway. It returned a Conservative MSP at every Holyrood election since 2011. The seat is considered one of the party's safer rural strongholds, making its projected loss to the SNP particularly significant.