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CELEBRATION . . . jubilant Conservative candidates, family and supporters celebrate after winning both the Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale seats[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19930" align="alignnone" width="680"]
SCRUTINY . . . candidates and party members watch the count take place at The Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19928" align="alignnone" width="680"]
COUNT . . . teams of counters worked through the night to tally the votes for the Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituencies[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19956" align="alignnone" width="680"]
SMILES . . . Dumfries and Galloway Labour candidate Dr Daniel Goodare with Councillor John Martin[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19935" align="alignnone" width="680"]
POLITICAL RIVALS . . . Dumfries and Galloway candidates Alister Jack from the Conservatives, left, and the SNP's Richard Arkless watch the votes being tallied[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19946" align="alignnone" width="680"]
LOOKING ON . . . Liberal Democrat candidate for Dumfries and Galloway Dr Joan Mitchell[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19936" align="alignnone" width="680"]
DECLARATION . . . Dumfries and Galloway Council chief executive Gavin Stevenson served as the returning officer[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19938" align="alignnone" width="680"]
ANNOUNCEMENT . . . the Dumfries and Galloway candidates hear the results[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19939" align="alignnone" width="680"]
ELECTED . . . Alister Jack and his wife, Ann[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19941" align="alignnone" width="488"]
APPLAUSE . . . independent candidate Yen Hongmei Jin[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19943" align="alignnone" width="680"]
SPEECH . . . successful Dumfries and Galloway candidate Alister Jack addresses the crowd[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19944" align="alignnone" width="680"]
FAMILY . . . Alister Jack MP and family, with wife Anne to his left and to the right children Emily, Alice and Will[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19948" align="alignnone" width="680"]
SECURITY . . . police were present during the count[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19937" align="alignnone" width="680"]
CALCULATIONS . . . Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Labour Party candidate Douglas Beattie, right, studies intently with campaign manager Adam Wilson[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19955" align="alignnone" width="680"]
WAITING . . . SNP candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Mairi McAllan[/caption] [caption id="attachment_19951" align="alignnone" width="680"]
SECOND RESULT . . . the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale candidates on the stage[/caption]
TRIUMPH . . . David Mundell is returned as MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale with an increased majority
