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Dumfries — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Dumfries was won by Labour at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 8,834 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Dumfries from 1950 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1950–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson (Conservative) 26,268 59.3% Harry Wilson (Labour) 8,243 (18.6 pts) 78.6%
1951 Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson (Conservative) 26,386 61.3% George Douglas (Labour) 9,717 (22.6 pts) 80.2%
1955 Niall Malcom Stewart Macpherson (Conservative) 24,550 61.4% Harry S Wilson (Labour) 9,078 (22.7 pts) 73.7%
1959 Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson (Conservative) 25,867 58.4% Graeme Cochrane Moodie (Labour) 7,430 (16.8 pts) 77.4%
1964 Hector Seymour Peter Monro (Unionist) 22,816 48.6% Iain Jordan (Labour) 4,456 (9.5 pts) 81.6%
1966 Hector Monro (Conservative) 20,779 45.6% Thomas Christopher Boyd (Labour) 4,421 (9.7 pts) 80.2%
1970 Hector Monro (Conservative) 24,661 53.1% Raymond Donnelly (Labour) 9,106 (19.6 pts) 76.2%
Feb 1974 Hector Monro (Conservative) 21,707 44.1% John Wheatley (Labour) 8,968 (18.2 pts) 80.4%
Oct 1974 Hector Monro (Conservative) 18,386 38.8% John Wheatley (Labour) 5,828 (12.3 pts) 76.7%
1979 Hector Monro (Conservative) 22,704 45.2% Alexander Wood (Labour) 9,004 (17.9 pts) 78.1%
1983 Hector Monro (Conservative) 18,730 44.5% James Robertson McCall (Social Democratic Party) 8,694 (20.7 pts) 73.0%
1987 Hector Monro (Conservative) 18,785 41.9% Catherine Phillips (Labour) 7,493 (16.7 pts) 75.6%
1992 Hector Monro (Conservative) 21,089 44.0% Peter Rennie (Labour) 6,415 (13.4 pts) 78.3%
1997 Russell Brown (Labour) 23,528 47.5% Struan Stevenson (Conservative) 9,643 (19.5 pts) 78.9%
2001 Russell Brown (Labour) 20,830 48.9% John Charteris (Conservative) 8,834 (20.7 pts) 67.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson Conservative 26,26859.3% Yes
Harry Wilson Labour 18,02540.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson Conservative 26,38661.3% Yes
George Douglas Labour 16,66938.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall Malcom Stewart Macpherson Conservative 24,55061.4% Yes
Harry S Wilson Labour 15,47238.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson Conservative 25,86758.4% Yes
Graeme Cochrane Moodie Labour 18,43741.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Seymour Peter Monro Unionist 22,81648.6% Yes
Iain Jordan Labour 18,36039.1% No
John HD Gair SNP 5,72612.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 20,77945.6% Yes
Thomas Christopher Boyd Labour 16,35835.9% No
John Gair SNP 5,72712.6% No
Roy Semple Liberal 2,6795.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 24,66153.1% Yes
Raymond Donnelly Labour 15,55533.5% No
John Gair SNP 6,21113.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 21,70744.1% Yes
John Wheatley Labour 12,73925.9% No
Laurence Arthur Brown Whitley SNP 9,18618.6% No
Duncan Hutchinson Reive Liberal 5,64211.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 18,38638.8% Yes
John Wheatley Labour 12,55826.5% No
Laurence Arthur Brown Whitley SNP 12,54226.4% No
Angus Hugh Sinclair Liberal 3,9618.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 22,70445.2% Yes
Alexander Wood Labour 13,70027.3% No
James Wallace Liberal 7,16914.3% No
Ernest Douglas Gibson SNP 6,64713.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 18,73044.5% Yes
James Robertson McCall Social Democratic Party 10,03623.9% No
Thomas Allan McAughtrie Labour 8,76420.8% No
Ernest Douglas Gibson SNP 4,52710.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 18,78541.9% Yes
Catherine Phillips Labour 11,29225.2% No
James McCall Social Democratic Party 8,06418.0% No
Thomas McAlpine SNP 6,39114.2% No
Paul Thomas Green 3490.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Monro Conservative 21,08944.0% Yes
Peter Rennie Labour 14,67430.6% No
Alasdair Morgan SNP 6,97114.6% No
Neil Wallace Liberal Democrat 4,7499.9% No
Graham McLeod Independent 3120.7% No
Thomas Barlow Natural Law 1070.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Russell Brown Labour 23,52847.5% Yes
Struan Stevenson Conservative 13,88528.0% No
Robert Higgins SNP 5,97712.1% No
Neil Wallace Liberal Democrat 5,48711.1% No
David Parker Referendum Party 5331.1% No
Elizabeth Hunter Natural Law 1170.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Russell Brown Labour 20,83048.9% Yes
John Charteris Conservative 11,99628.2% No
John Scott Liberal Democrat 4,95511.6% No
Gerard Fisher SNP 4,1039.6% No
John Dennis Scottish Socialist 7021.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 22.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1964: Unionist margin 9.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 19.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 18.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1983: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 19.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001

Trend

Dumfries has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dumfries in the 2001 general election?

Labour won Dumfries in 2001 with 20,830 votes (48.9%), a majority of 8,834 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Dumfries since 1950?

Since 1950, Dumfries has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Dumfries?

The closest result on record for Dumfries was 1964, when Unionist beat Labour by just 4,456 votes (9.5 percentage points).

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