Before (end of 2011) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Labour 14 · SNP 10 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2012) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Conservative 14 · SNP 10 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Abbey4 seats
| Thomas McAughtrie | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| Ian Blake | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| Rob Davidson | SNP | 814 ✓ |
| David Keir Stitt | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| Charles Milroy | Conservative | 405 |
| Bill Wright | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 174 |
Annandale East and Eskdale4 seats
| Archie Dryburgh | Labour | 877 ✓ |
| Denis Male | Conservative | 604 ✓ |
| Craig Peacock | Independent | 592 ✓ |
| Karen Carruthers | Conservative | 550 ✓ |
| Jock Dinwoodie | Liberal Democrats | 462 |
| Brian Richardson | SNP | 421 |
| Stuart Thompson | Conservative | 351 |
| Allan Graham | Independent | 49 |
| Sidney Elder | Independent | 45 |
Annandale North4 seats
| Ted Brown | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| Stephen Thompson | SNP | 724 ✓ |
| Peter Diggle | Conservative | 652 ✓ |
| Alis Ballance | Green | 615 |
| Gail Macgregor | Conservative | 564 ✓ |
| Roger Brian Grant | Conservative | 531 |
| Hugh Young | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
Annandale South4 seats
| Richard John Brodie | Liberal Democrats | 959 ✓ |
| Steve Marshall-Clarke | Labour | 889 ✓ |
| Ian Carruthers | Conservative | 881 ✓ |
| Ronnie Ogilvie | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| Andrew Wilson | SNP | 568 |
| Marion Stewart | Independent | 416 |
| Brian Clifford Pope | Conservative | 73 |
Castle Douglas and Glenkens3 seats
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | 904 ✓ |
| George Prentice | Independent | 797 ✓ |
| Brian Collins | SNP | 797 ✓ |
| Daniel Scheffer | Labour | 335 |
| Paul Taylorson | Green | 202 |
| Gary Wardell | Conservative | 197 |
| Alan Metcalf | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Dee3 seats
| Colin Matthew Wyper | Independent | 1,473 ✓ |
| Jane Maitland | Independent | 742 ✓ |
| Patsy Gilroy | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| Thomas Jacques | SNP | 463 |
| Marsali Caig | Labour | 285 |
| Franca Bruno | Independent | 141 |
| Judith Smyth | Green | 115 |
| John Womersley | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Lochar4 seats
| Yen Hongmei Jin | SNP | 1,190 ✓ |
| Jeff Leaver | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| Ivor Hyslop | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| John Charteris | Conservative | 629 |
| Ted Thompson | Labour | 539 ✓ |
Mid and Upper Nithsdale4 seats
| Jim Dempster | Labour | 1,194 ✓ |
| Gill Dykes | Conservative | 1,154 ✓ |
| Andrew Wood | SNP | 892 ✓ |
| John Syme | Labour | 830 ✓ |
| Douglas Watters | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 |
| Elly Hurren | Conservative | 81 |
Mid Galloway3 seats
| Alistair Geddes | SNP | 1,027 ✓ |
| Jim McColm | Independent | 993 ✓ |
| Graham Nicol | Conservative | 644 ✓ |
| Heather Meldrum | Labour | 471 |
| Doug Snell | SNP | 227 |
| Sheila Stewart | Conservative | 100 |
Nith4 seats
| John Martin | Labour | 1,079 ✓ |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | 799 ✓ |
| Alastair Witts | SNP | 784 ✓ |
| Jack Groom | Conservative | 652 ✓ |
| David Slater | Conservative | 356 |
| Andrew Crosbie | Independent | 348 |
| Nello Paoletti | Independent | 91 |
| Lee Vann-Wakelin | Independent | 52 |
North West Dumfries4 seats
| Ronnie Nicholson | Labour | 932 ✓ |
| Graham Bell | Conservative | 899 ✓ |
| David McKie | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| Andy Ferguson | SNP | 739 ✓ |
| Paula Stevenson | Labour | 581 |
Stranraer and North Rhins3 seats
| Willie Scobie | Independent | 2,057 ✓ |
| John Dougan | Conservative | 497 |
| Iain William Dick | SNP | 450 ✓ |
| Marion McCutcheon | Labour | 306 ✓ |
Wigtown West3 seats
| Gary Forster | Independent | 1,330 ✓ |
| Jim McClung | SNP | 741 ✓ |
| Roberta Tuckfield | Conservative | 475 ✓ |
| John Peter McCutcheon | Labour | 403 |