William Scobie is a Scottish politician who has served as a councillor in Dumfries and Galloway for the last 32 years. He has served as a councillor for Stranraer and the Rhins since 3 May 2007. Prior to the introduction of Single transferable vote in 2007, he served as a ward councillor for Knockcullie (Stranraer South) for Wigtownshire District Council from 1992 to 1995, and for Dumfries and Galloway Council from 1995 to 2007.

Willie Scobie
Councillor
for Stranraer and the Rhins
Assumed office
3 May 2007[1]
Councillor for Knockcullie (Stranraer South)
In office
7 May 1992[2] – 3 May 2007
Preceded byW D Wallace
Personal details
Born5 September
Stranraer, Scotland
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Children2
RelativesWilliam Scobie Sr. (father)
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde

Political views

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Scobie is a self-described socialist[5] and a member of the A75/A77 Lobbying Action Group.[6] He quit the Scottish Labour Party in 2012 over election contract rules imposed by the local party.[3] In 2023, Scobie formed the Democratic Alliance alongside two other independent councillors following the collapse of the 2022 "rainbow coalition" between the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour groups.[4] In 2021, Scobie declared a seagull "epidemic", which lead to the introduction of new "gull-proof" public bins.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2007 - Dumfries and Galloway". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  2. ^ Scottish District Elections 1992 electionscentre.co.uk
  3. ^ a b Robertson, Craig (8 May 2012). "Split deepens between Labour and rebel councillors". Daily Record.
  4. ^ a b Gillespie, Stuart (10 March 2023). "New group formed at council". Daily Record.
  5. ^ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (11 May 2022). "There could be trouble ahead".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Councillor details - Willie Scobie". Dumfries and Galloway Council. 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ Gillespie, Stuart (17 September 2021). "Seagull problem branded "epidemic"". Daily Record.