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List of candidates standing in the 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council elections

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Who will you choose?

Guide on how to vote

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:31:00 GMT

TODAY'S election will use the Single Transferable Vote system.

Scottish Conservative Party statements week 1

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IT IS often overlooked that, for the past five years, the council has been a Conservative-led administration.

Labour Group election statements week 1

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

LABOUR launched its manifesto for the council elections with a promise to put people first.

SNP election statements week 1

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE SNP go into this election with a strong track record:

Liberal Democrat election statements week 1

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE LIBERAL Democrats have announced five candidates.

Statements from candidates standing as Independents or with no political designation (part 1 of 2)

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THERE are a number of candidates who have chosen to stand as Independents, or with no political designation.

Independent candidate statements (Part 2 of 2)

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

SOME candidates have chosen to contest the council elections free of any political banner.

Green Party statements

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

GREEN candidate Alis Ballance founded Moffat CAN in 2009, providing 26 local jobs, doorstep recycling for Lockerbie, Lochmaben, Moffat and Beattock, allotments, market garden, Scotland’s first aquaponicum, harvesting fruit, veg and fish all year round via renewable energy, and a furniture re-use project in Annan.

UKIP statements

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

UKIP offers a fresh alternative to the SNP-Lib-Lab-Con establishment parties.

Conservative Party statements week 2

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IN A large, rural region like Dumfries and Galloway, the roads network is the lifeline of the economy, health service, tourism and much more.

Labour Party statements week 2

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TACKLING Dumfries and Galloway’s jobs crisis will be the number one priority of a Labour council.

SNP statements week 2

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE SNP recognises the need for significant change in education and social work to shift the balance of public spending towards preventative measures.

Liberal Democrat statements week 2

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

LIBERAL Democrat candidates are calling for more police action to tackle irresponsible drivers.

Conservative Party statements week 3

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

OVER the last five years the Conservative-led administration has transformed the running of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Labour Party statements week 3

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

“ENOUGH is enough” is the message from Labour councillors following a decision by Tory and SNP councillors to exclude Dumfries from a new £400,000 regeneration fund for towns in the region.

SNP election statements week 3

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE SNP believes that the council can contribute to economic development.

Liberal Democrat Party statements week 3

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

HUGH Young and Jock Dinwoodie seek to join a band of Liberal Democrats who punch above their weight on the council.

Conservative Party statements week 4

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

As has been stated before, for the last five years Dumfries and Galloway Council has been run by a Scottish Conservative minority administration, which has actually delivered nine out of the 10 manifesto commitments on which it was elected in 2007.

Labour Party statements week 4

Dumfries and Galloway Standard — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AT the council elections tomorrow, local people face a clear choice between five more years of the same out of touch Tory council, or to vote for change with Labour.