Editing Ecclefechan (section)

==Governance==
Ecclefechan is in the [[United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] of [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale]], [[David Mundell]] is the current [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP).

Ecclefechan is part of the [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|region]] in the [[Scottish Parliament]], being in the constituency of [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]. [[Oliver Mundell]] of the [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservatives]] is the [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP).

Before [[Brexit]] for the [[European Parliament]] its residents voted to elect [[Member of the European Parliament|Members of the European Parliament]] (MEPs) for the [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)|Scotland]] constituency.

For [[local government]] purposes, it belongs to the Annandale East + Eskdale Ward of the [[Dumfries and Galloway|Dumfries and Galloway Council Area]]. The village does not have its own [[Civil parishes in Scotland|parish council]].