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THE PROPOSAL FROM THE SNP GROUP HAS BEEN 'SUPPORTED BY A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS FROM ACROSS POLITICAL PARTIES'. 13:24, 04 Jun 2025 The date has been set for a special

meeting of Dumfries and Galloway Council ahead of a leadership challenge. The SNP group has tabled a vote of no confidence in the Conservative administration after seven councillors quit the

group. And the local authority has confirmed that proposal has been “supported by a sufficient number of councillors from across political parties”. READ MORE: Opposition parties claim

Dumfries and Galloway Council has descended into 'chaos'READ MORE: Councillors who quit Dumfries and Galloway Tory group want decisions 'made closer to home' As a result,

a special meeting will take place at the council headquarters in Dumfries on Monday, June 16. A council spokesman said: “The purpose of the meeting is to consider a potential change in

political leadership (the administration) of Dumfries and Galloway Council. “The agenda and full papers for the meeting will be published, in accordance with statutory requirements, on the

council’s website. Article continues below “Dumfries and Galloway Council will be making no further comment at this time.” Four Conservative councillors – Andrew Giusti, Chrissie Hill, David

Inglis and Richard Marsh – have quit the Tory administration to form a new group called Novantae. Three more – Ian Carruthers, Karen Carruthers and Andrew Wood – have also resigned and are

now in the Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group. Click here for more news and sport from Dumfries and Galloway. As a result, the Tory group has just nine councillors, with the SNP group

consisting of 11. And as the SNP budget has been voted through for the past two years, even though they are not in power, they have pushed for a fresh vote on council leadership. Article

continues below Tory councillor Gail Macgregor is currently leader, with party colleague Malcolm Johnstone the convener.