Current MSP: Christine Grahame (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Christine Grahame ^ | 13855 | +2884 | 43.5 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Purvis * | 8931 | -839 | 28.0 | -2.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Miller | 5312 | -935 | 16.7 | -2.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Duncan | 3743 | -1492 | 11.8 | -4.4 | |
| Majority | 4924 | Turnout | 31841 | Swing | +5.9% | SNP win |
This re-drawn seat gave the SNP a notional majority and having been their constituency candidate on three previous occasions, Christine Grahame finally won the seat from the Liberal Democrats. There was no way back on the list for Jeremy Purvis, whose vote held up much better than many other Liberal Democrats in this election. Peter Duncan, the Conservative challenger, was the MP for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale between 2001 and 2005.
Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.
Symbols used:
* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
| National | Central Scotland | Glasgow | Highlands & Islands | Lothian | Mid-Scotland & Fife | North East Scotland | South Scotland | West Scotland |
| Ayr | Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley | Clydesdale | Dumfriesshire | East Lothian | Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Galloway & West Dumfries | Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley | Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale |