CELEBRATION . . . jubilant Conservative candidates, family and supporters celebrate after winning both the Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale seatsSCRUTINY . . . candidates and party members watch the count take place at The Easterbrook Hall in DumfriesCOUNT . . . teams of counters worked through the night to tally the votes for the Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituenciesSMILES . . . Dumfries and Galloway Labour candidate Dr Daniel Goodare with Councillor John MartinPOLITICAL RIVALS . . . Dumfries and Galloway candidates Alister Jack from the Conservatives, left, and the SNP’s Richard Arkless watch the votes being talliedLOOKING ON . . . Liberal Democrat candidate for Dumfries and Galloway Dr Joan MitchellDECLARATION . . . Dumfries and Galloway Council chief executive Gavin Stevenson served as the returning officerANNOUNCEMENT . . . the Dumfries and Galloway candidates hear the resultsELECTED . . . Alister Jack and his wife, AnnAPPLAUSE . . . independent candidate Yen Hongmei JinSPEECH . . . successful Dumfries and Galloway candidate Alister Jack addresses the crowdFAMILY . . . Alister Jack MP and family, with wife Anne to his left and to the right children Emily, Alice and WillSECURITY . . . police were present during the countCALCULATIONS . . . Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Labour Party candidate Douglas Beattie, right, studies intently with campaign manager Adam WilsonWAITING . . . SNP candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Mairi McAllanSECOND RESULT . . . the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale candidates on the stage
TRIUMPH . . . David Mundell is returned as MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale with an increased majority