1977 Angus District Council election

Last updated

The 1977 Angus District Council election took place on the 3 May 1977 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

Election results

Angus District Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1230Increase2.svg343.68,565Decrease2.svg3.0
  Labour 300Steady2.svg021.64,217Decrease2.svg1.4
  Independent 703Decrease2.svg316.63,258Decrease2.svg13.7
  SNP 000Steady2.svg00.017.43,425New
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg00.00.8166New
Harbour [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane S. Cuthill 559 82.1 +11.5
Labour Ms. J. K. Cadenhead12217.9-11.5
Majority43764.2+22.0
Turnout 68130.5-12.3
Abbey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. S. Cargill 764 72.6 +7.3
Conservative R. J. McFarlane28927.4-7.3
Majority47545.1
Turnout 105337.1-9.3
Timmergreens and Carmyllie [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. L. Geaughan 862 51.2 -3.6
Conservative E. H. Milne68540.7-4.5
Independent J. Stewart1378.1
Majority17710.5+0.8
Turnout 168550.8
Keptie [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Cargill 1,172 80.2 +8.0
Labour J. M. Proctor29019.8-8.0
Majority88260.4+15.9
Turnout 164253.7
Hayshead and St. Vigeans [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. D. Ramsay 735 50.1 -9.0
Labour M. B. Kerr63643.3+4.4
Liberal D. G. Strachan976.6=6.6
Majority996.8-15.5
Turnout 146842.1-0.2
Cliffburn [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. F. Midwinter 672 65.4 +6.6
Conservative R. Grieve35634.6-6.6
Majority31630.8+13.2
Turnout 102834.6-0.5
Carnoustie West and Panmure [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. G. Morton 850 45.5 -15.7
SNP D. Hood80142.9+42.9
Labour K. F. K. Browne21711.6-5.9
Majority492.6
Turnout 186845.9+4.1
Carnoustie East and Panbride [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Torrie 1,173 62.3 -21.7
SNP T. L. Blackwood71137.7+37.7
Majority46224.6-14.7
Turnout 188455.5+3.3
Forfar West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Hutchison
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Forfar South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. MacPhail
Majority
Turnout
Forfar North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Forrester
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Montrose Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Norrie
Majority
Turnout
Montrose North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. M. D. Smith 577 68.4
Labour F. Wood26731.6
Majority31036.8
Turnout
Montrose South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. M. Philips
Majority
Turnout
Kirriemuir [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. J. Millar 48.0
Majority
Turnout
The Glens [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms. R. Dundas 872 68.8
SNP C. Lawson32625.7
Liberal R. R. M. King695.4
Majority54643.1
Turnout
Strathbeg [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. C. Russell 859 62.5
SNP E. Carnegie51537.5
Majority34425.0-21.2
Turnout 137458.8+5.3
Dean [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Struthers 1,015 62.2
SNP K. Duncan61637.8
Majority39924.4
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Northesk [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. H. Millar
Majority
Turnout
Southesk [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms. Isobel M. McLellan 672 62.4 -1.2
Independent A. Nicholl40537.6+1.2
Majority26724.8-2.4
Turnout 107739.0-11.8
Brechin North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Buchan 873 65.7
SNP Ms. D. J. MacLeod45634.3
Majority41731.4
Turnout 132948.6
Brechin South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. A. MacKenzie 594 60.6 -0.1
Labour D. K. Todd38739.4+0.1
Majority20721.2-0.2
Turnout 98138.5-6.3

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angus, Scotland</span> Council area of Scotland

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals company GSK has a significant presence in Montrose in the east of the county.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Dundee East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created for the 1950 general election, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angus (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

Angus is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is currently represented by Dave Doogan of the Scottish National Party who has been the MP since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1885 general election, but has undergone various boundary changes since that date.

Forfarshire was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dundee City Council</span> Local government body in Scotland

Dundee City Council is the local government authority for the Dundee City council area. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angus MacDonald (politician)</span>

Angus MacDonald JP DL is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk East from 2011 to 2021.

Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 29 single-member wards which used the plurality system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Banffshire and Buchan Coast is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Moray. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one also of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Angus North and Mearns is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Angus and Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Angus South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Angus. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. In addition, it is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Aberdeenshire East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Angus Council election</span>

Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected.

The 1974 Angus District Council election took place on the 8 May 1974 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

The 1980 Angus District Council election took place on the 1 May 1980 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

The 1984 Angus District Council election took place on the 1 May 1984 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections. They were fought on revised boundaries, with 21 seats down from 22.

The 1988 Angus District Council election took place on the 5 May 1988 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992 Angus District Council election</span>

The 1992 Angus District Council election took place on the 7 May 1992 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Angus Council election</span> Angus Council election

Elections to Angus Council took place on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Elections". Scottish Elections.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Results" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.