Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• John Cooper

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The Dumfries and Galloway Council: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West ward

Local Councillors

There are four local Councillors representing you.

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

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Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and West Dumfries

• Finlay Carson

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland representing you.

• Sharon Dowey

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Emma Harper

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Craig Hoy

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Carol Mochan

  Labour Party
  

• Colin Smyth

  Labour Party
  

• Martin Whitfield

  Labour Party
  

• Brian Whittle

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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