Editing Dumfries and Galloway (section)

===Leadership===
Since 2007 the council has been required to designate a [[leader of the council]]. The leader may also act as the convener, chairing council meetings, or the council may choose to appoint a different councillor to be convener.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007|year=2007|number=183|accessdate=27 November 2022}}</ref> Prior to 2007 the council sometimes chose to appoint a leader, and sometimes did not. The leaders since 2007 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?GL=1&bcr=1 |website=Dumfries and Galloway Council |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To !! Notes
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| Ivor Hyslop || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|15 May 2007 || align=right|1 Oct 2013 || 
|-
| Ronnie Nicholson || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|1 Oct 2013 || align=right|23 May 2017 || 
|-
| [[Elaine Murray]] || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|23 May 2017 || align=right|5 May 2022 || 
|-
| Stephen Thompson || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} ||rowspan=2 align=right|24 May 2022 ||rowspan=2 align=right|3 Feb 2023 ||rowspan=2|Co-leaders, with Thompson being the civic head and convener and Dorward being the depute convener. 
|-
| Linda Dorward || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|-
|Stephen Thompson || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|3 Feb 2023 || align=right|28 Feb 2023 ||
|-
| Gail Macgregor<ref name=McLean>{{cite news |last1=McLean |first1=Marc |title=Dumfries and Galloway Council power takeover leads to even more political unrest |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-galloway-council-power-takeover-29404442 |access-date=10 March 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=10 March 2023}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=right|7 Mar 2023 || || Malcolm Johnstone (CON) as Depute Leader of the Council and Convenor
|}