Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Galloway and Upper Nithsdale was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Not to be confused with Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Galloway and Upper Nithsdale in Scotland for the 2001 general election
1983–2005
Created fromGalloway and Dumfries
Replaced byDumfries and Galloway

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election (partly replacing the former Galloway constituency), and abolished for the 2005 general election, when it was replaced by Dumfries and Galloway.

The constituency was notable in being the only seat in all of Scotland won by the Conservative Party at the 2001 general election, and was one of the very few seats that changed hands in that election.

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