Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• David Mundell

  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 South Lanarkshire Council: Clydesdale South ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

• Ross Gowland

  Labour Party
  

• Mark Horsham

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Ross Alexander Lambie

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

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

Understand how your council works

Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale

• Màiri McAllan

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

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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