Constituency view

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Scotland

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

David Mundell

Conservative

Male

Majority4,242

Turnout61.5%

Electorate71,900

Valid votes44,214

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative14,999 - 33.9%

SNP10,757 - 24.3%

Labour10,140 - 22.9%

Reform3,822 - 8.6%

Lib Dem2,800 - 6.3%

Green1,488 - 3.4%

Other208 - 0.5%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 98.4%White British 75.5%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011 data not available for this constituency.

2001 data not available for this constituency.

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

Country of birth

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (2021)

UK 95.7%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 2.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

2011 data not available for this topic.

2001 data not available for this topic.

1991 data not available for this topic.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	National	Difference
% White	98.4%	83.0%	+15.3pp
% White British	75.5%	74.4%	+1.1pp
% Asian	0.5%	8.6%	-8.1pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.2%	3.7%	-3.5pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0pp
% Other ethnic group	0.2%	2.0%	-1.8pp
% UK-born	95.7%	84.0%	+11.7pp
% Non-UK-born	4.3%	16.0%	-11.7pp
% Other EU-born	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9pp
% Other countries-born	2.2%	10.1%	-7.9pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.