Angus (UK Parliament constituency)

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Angus
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Angus in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Angus
Major settlements Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Dave Doogan (SNP)
Created from East Angus
North Tayside
Replaced by Angus and Perthshire Glens
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Angus was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. It was represented by Dave Doogan of the Scottish National Party who had been the MP since 2019 until 2024.

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It was created for the 1997 general election, largely replacing East Angus. [1] As a result of boundary changes for the 2005 general election, the boundaries became quite different from those of the Angus Scottish Parliament constituency, which was created in 1999 and abolished in 2011.

The constituency was dominated by farmland, and included the towns of Arbroath, Montrose, Brechin and Forfar.

Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which entailed expansion into northern parts of the Perth and Kinross council, partly offset by the loss of Arbroath and surrounding areas. As a consequence, it was renamed Angus and Perthshire Glens , and first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Boundaries

Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Arbroath Central, Arbroath East, Arbroath North and Central Angus, Carnoustie East and Arbroath West, Carnoustie West, Montrose North, and Montrose South; and the City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Monifieth and Sidlaw.

2005–present: The Angus Council wards of Arbirlot and Hospitalfield, Arbroath North, Brechin North Esk, Brechin South Esk, Brechin West, Brothock, Cliffburn, Forfar Central, Forfar East, Forfar South, Forfar West, Harbour, Hayshead and Lunan, Keptie, Kirriemuir East, Kirriemuir West, Letham and Friockheim, Montrose Central, Montrose Ferryden, Montrose Hillside, Montrose West, and Westfield and Dean.

The constituency covered the Angus council area, minus an area round the Dundee City council area, which was divided between the Dundee East and Dundee West constituencies.

Major towns in the House of Commons constituency were Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Montrose.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1997 Andrew Welsh SNP
2001 Mike Weir
2017 Kirstene Hair Conservative
2019 Dave Doogan SNP

Election results

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Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Angus [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Dave Doogan 21,216 49.1 +10.5
Conservative Kirstene Hair 17,42140.4−4.8
Liberal Democrats Ben Lawrie2,4825.7+2.4
Labour Monique Miller2,0514.8−8.2
Majority 3,7958.7N/A
Turnout 43,17067.5+4.5
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +7.7
General election 2017: Angus [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kirstene Hair 18,148 45.2 +16.2
SNP Mike Weir 15,50338.6−15.6
Labour William Campbell5,23313.0+4.2
Liberal Democrats Clive Sneddon1,3083.3+0.6
Majority 2,6456.6N/A
Turnout 40,19263.0−4.6
Conservative gain from SNP Swing +16.3
General election 2015: Angus [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Mike Weir 24,130 54.2 +14.6
Conservative Derek Wann12,90029.0−1.9
Labour Gerard McMahon3,9198.8−8.4
UKIP Calum Walker1,3553.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Sanjay Samani1,2162.7−8.1
Scottish Green David Mumford9652.2New
Majority 11,23025.2+16.5
Turnout 44,48567.6+7.2
SNP hold Swing +8.3
General election 2010: Angus [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Mike Weir 15,020 39.6 +5.9
Conservative Alberto Costa 11,73830.9+1.4
Labour Kevin Hutchens6,53517.2−0.8
Liberal Democrats Sanjay Samani4,09010.8−6.7
UKIP Martin Gray5771.5New
Majority 3,2828.7+4.5
Turnout 37,96060.4−0.1
SNP hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Angus [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Mike Weir 12,840 33.7 +0.5
Conservative Sandy Bushby11,23929.5−2.1
Labour Douglas Bradley6,85018.0−0.3
Liberal Democrats Scott Rennie 6,66017.5+2.7
Scottish Socialist Alan Manley5561.5−0.4
Majority 1,6014.2+1.6
Turnout 38,14560.5+6.4
SNP hold Swing +1.3
General election 2001: Angus [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Mike Weir 12,347 35.3 −13.0
Conservative Marcus Booth8,73625.0+0.4
Labour Ian McFatridge8,18323.4+7.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Nield5,01514.3+4.9
Scottish Socialist Bruce Wallace7322.1New
Majority 3,61110.3−13.4
Turnout 35,01359.3−12.8
SNP hold Swing −6.7

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Angus [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Andrew Welsh 20,792 48.3 N/A
Conservative Sebastian A.A. Leslie10,60324.6N/A
Labour Catherine Taylor 6,73315.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Dick B. Speirs4,0659.4N/A
Referendum Brian A. Taylor8832.0N/A
Majority 10,18923.7N/A
Turnout 43,07672.1N/A
SNP win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Political battle plans drawn in rural conflict". The Herald. 24 February 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
  4. ↑ "UKPE 2019 SPN NOP Situation of polling places - Angus (PDF)". Angus Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Angus parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "General Election: SNP reselects 54 MPs". www.scotsman.com. 22 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Angus Constituency - declaration of results - UK Parliamentary Election - Downloads - Angus Council". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election 2005; Result: Angus". BBC News . British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Vote2001: Results & Constituencies". BBC News . British Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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