1988 Angus District Council election

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.

Election results

Angus District Election Result 1988

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	13	+3	-1	+2		45.4	16,916	+3.3
	Conservative	6			-2		32.5	11,024	-5.6
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.8	3,302	-0.8
	Independent	2	0	-2	-2		4.3	1,455	-2.8
	SLD	1	1	0	+1		1.4	1,296	-0.6

Ward results

Harbour ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. King	703	55.1	−3.7
	Conservative	D. H. Beattie	430	33.7	+3.9
	Labour	I. McFatridge	143	11.2	−0.6
Majority			273
Turnout				46.5

Brothock ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	I. J. Angus	1,295	64.6	+9.7
	Conservative	Ms. J. Sanderson	357	17.8	+2.9
	Labour	A. Ferguson	352	17.5	−9.8
Majority			938
Turnout				47.4	−4.9
	SNP hold		Swing

Timmergreens and Elms ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	C. S. B. Meldrum	973	60.7	+14.5
	Conservative	A. Watson	341	21.3	−2.9
	Labour	A. J. Stuart	280	18.0	−9.9
Majority			632
Turnout				47.7	−0.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Arbirlot/Hospitalfield ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. E. C. Hill	840	56.2	−2.4
	SNP	G. Haddon	579	39.8	+16.3
	Labour	W. J. Irving	74	5.0	+0.6
Majority			261
Turnout				48.8	+8.9

Marywell/Cliffburn ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ms S. M. Welsh	972	64.1	+4.0
	Conservative	P. J. Farquhar	333	22.0	−0.1
	Labour	M. G. Law	210	13.8	−4.0
Majority			639
Turnout				44.9	+2.9
	SNP hold		Swing

Colliston/Hayshead ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	B. M. C. Milne	866	50.6	+1.6
	Conservative	J. A. G. McIntosh	401	23.4	+0.7
	Labour	F. G. Pearson	287	16.8	−11.4
	SLD	R. B. Spiers	156	9.1	+9.1
Majority			465
Turnout				49.8	+5.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Carnoustie East ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. McAdam	1,221	49.4	−9.2
	SNP	C. Lockhart	1,049	42.4	+11.8
	Labour	K. W. Bruce	117	4.7	−6.0
	SLD	Ms. R. G. Monaghan	85	3.4	+3.4
Majority			172
Turnout				50.2	+4.6

Carnoustie West and Panmure ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ms. R. Lamont	932	52.0	+17.2
	Conservative	J. Gray	682	38.1	−11.2
	Labour	M. Dodgson	177	9.9	−5.7
Majority			250
Turnout				44.9	+1.8
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing

Forfar Central/Lemno ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. A. E. D. Thomson	1,020	52.1	−2.6
	SNP	D. Miller	826	42.4	−2.7
	Labour	G. McKenzie	109	5.6	+5.6
Majority			194
Turnout				48.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dunnichen ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	G. Suttie	1,155	61.1	+8.9
	Conservative	D. Lumgair	734	38.8	−8.6
Majority			421
Turnout				49.3	+7.2
	SNP hold		Swing

Montrose North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Norrie	862	57.4	−22.9
	Conservative	Ms. E. Lamb	413	27.5	+27.5
	Labour	T. Bruce	224	14.9	+14.9
Majority			449
Turnout				44.4	+5.6

Hillside ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ms. K. M. Ritchie	750	45.1	−2.7
	Conservative	Ms. D. M. Munro	541	32.5	−1.3
	Labour	F. Wood	369	22.2	+4.1
Majority			209
Turnout				46.8	+10.8
	SNP hold		Swing

Kirriemuir ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	W. Doig	917	50.5	+50.5
	SNP	I. Martin	893	49.2	−2.8
Majority			24
Turnout				43.0	−4.5
	SLD gain from SNP		Swing

Western Glens ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. R. Dundas	525	63.4	+63.4
	SNP	Ms. A. M. Mann	303	36.6	+36.6
Majority			222
Turnout				48.2%

Eastern Glens ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Myles	375	67.2	−0.4
	SNP	H. T. Skinner	178	31.8	+14.2
Majority			197
Turnout				48.3	−0.9

Langlands ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ian Hudghton	1,070	67.5	+67.5
	Conservative	C. A. W. Brown	371	23.4	+23.4
	Labour	I. C. Cairns	144	9.1	+9.1
Majority			699
Turnout				46.6

Westfield Dean ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. E. Thomson	1,121	64.1	+9.1
	Conservative	Ms. J. B. McMillan	624	35.7	−9.1
Majority			497
Turnout				50.7	+10.1

Montrose South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	H. Stewart	635	42.1	+14.7
	Independent	W. M. Philips	593	39.3	−1.4
	Labour	K. Nicoll	140	9.3	+9.3
	SLD	P. J. Stevens	138	9.1	+0.8
Majority			42
Turnout				42.3
	SNP gain from Independent		Swing

Lunan ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. C. W. Forsyth	783	48.4	+48.4
	Conservative	R. O. Harris	712	44.0	−17.5
	Labour	Ms. J. R. Anderson	123	7.6	+7.6
Majority			71
Turnout				46.9	+9.3
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing

Brechin North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Buchan	846	44.6	−9.3
	SNP	R. D. Cameron	824	43.4	+7.7
	Labour	Ms. J. McFatridge	224	11.8	+1.8
Majority			22
Turnout				53.8	+6.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brechin South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	J. Thomson	1,009	63.6	−5.4
	Labour	Anne Begg	320	20.2	+8.3
	Conservative	Ms M. M. C. Brymer	258	16.3	−2.6
Majority			689
Turnout				51.9	+4.8
	SNP hold		Swing

References

1. D.T. Denver; J.M. Bochel. "Scottish District Elections 1988 - Results and Statistics" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk.