Elections to Angus Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | 21 | 1 | 46.53 | 22,742 | -5.6% | ||||
Labour | 1 | 1 | 18.28 | 8,934 | +3.2% | ||||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | -1 | 17.95 | 8,773 | -0.2% | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8.89 | 4,346 | +1.7% | |||
Brechin Independent Group | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5.01 | 2,451 | +5.0% | ||
Independent | 1 | 3.23 | 1,577 | -4.5% | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0.11 | 52 | +0.1% | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Mackintosh | 973 | 47.6 | ||
SNP | K. A. Gowans | 786 | 38.5 | ||
Labour | D. F. Begg | 284 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 187 | ||||
Turnout | 2043 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | J. Henderson | 834 | 47.1 | ||
Conservative | Ms. S. M. Bradford | 681 | 38.5 | ||
Labour | Ms. C. B. Short | 256 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 153 | ||||
Turnout | 1762 | 56.4 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ms. R. J. Leslie-Melville | 1023 | 52.2 | ||
SNP | G. P. Allan | 672 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | Ms. C. McIlroy | 263 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 351 | ||||
Turnout | 1945 | 59.7 | |||
Independent gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. J. Myles | 933 | 51.8 | ||
SNP | S. N. Mowatt | 585 | 32.5 | ||
Labour | D. K. Todd | 283 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 348 | ||||
Turnout | 1782 | 56.4 | |||
Independent gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | F. E. Duncan | 867 | 46.5 | ||
Conservative | A. J. Rymer | 717 | 38.4 | ||
Labour | J. A. C. Caution | 281 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 150 | ||||
Turnout | 1851 | 59.1 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Ms. G. H. Middleton | 995 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | C. J. R. Dickens | 616 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 379 | ||||
Turnout | 1588 | 54.5 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | S. Leslie | 757 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | A. A. A. Cochrane-Dyet | 544 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | Ms. R. H. Lowe | 319 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 213 | ||||
Turnout | 55.1 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W. Middleton | 927 | 65.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. H. C. Fleming | 492 | 34.7 | ||
Majority | 435 | ||||
Turnout | 1397 | 49.8 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Ms. J. M. Mowatt | 535 | 41.4 | ||
Independent | R. J. G. Malcolm | 495 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | R. K. Gittins | 263 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 40 | ||||
Turnout | 1282 | 47.9 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W. A. West | 656 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | M. S. Salmond | 469 | 30.5 | ||
Labour | J. Sinclair | 284 | 18.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms R. Stevens | 129 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 187 | ||||
Turnout | 1534 | 50.1 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W. G. Crowe | 499 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | R. Gilbert | 367 | 24.3 | ||
Conservative | J. A. Sutcliffe | 253 | 16.8 | ||
Independent | F. G. Stephen | 226 | 15.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. J. Stevens | 163 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 132 | ||||
Turnout | 1504 | 51.0 | -8.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. Norrie | 1108 | 64.9 | ||
SNP | J. Dorward | 433 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | M. D. Holehouse | 167 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 675 | ||||
Turnout | 1697 | 54.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Ms. K. M. Ritchie | 742 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | F. Wood | 422 | 26.2 | ||
Conservative | P. Davies | 305 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. T. Ironside | 141 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 320 | ||||
Turnout | 1606 | 55.0 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | W. R. Roberton | 684 | 49.8 | ||
Conservative | Ms. N. J. Rymer | 307 | 22.4 | ||
Labour | Ms. A. Dixon | 262 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. L. M. Casebow | 120 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 377 | ||||
Turnout | 1427 | 55.8 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Lumgair | 765 | 41.4 | ||
SNP | Ms. H. M. W. Angus | 638 | 34.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. A. M. A. Simpson | 226 | 12.2 | ||
Labour | I. Davidson | 219 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Turnout | 1840 | 60.1 | |||
Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | F. Ellis | 1018 | 51.0 | ||
Conservative | T. I. N. Young | 641 | 32.1 | ||
Labour | R. S. Bannerman | 337 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 377 | ||||
Turnout | 1984 | 64.3 | |||
SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Ms. C. C. C. Ellis | 1102 | 58.4 | ||
Conservative | K. M. U. Nicoll | 515 | 27.3 | ||
Labour | Ms. F. Madden | 270 | 14.3 | - | |
Majority | 587 | ||||
Turnout | 1880 | 59.5 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | H. S. McGlynn | 1529 | 78.6 | ||
Labour | P. Grimes | 417 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 1112 | ||||
Turnout | 1911 | 61.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | R. J. Murray | 1150 | 61.0 | ||
Conservative | S. D. Ramsay | 473 | 25.1 | ||
Labour | P. E. Rae | 263 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 677 | ||||
Turnout | 1880 | 65.1 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | J. C. Gibb | 1197 | 73.2 | ||
Labour | A. J. Stuart | 438 | 26.8 | ||
Majority | 759 | ||||
Turnout | 1590 | 52.7 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. A. Murphy | 893 | 50.7 | ||
SNP | Ms. H. Oswald | 868 | 49.3 | ||
Majority | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 1703 | 58.6 | |||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D. Selfridge | 1104 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | A. J. Dobie | 491 | 25.7 | ||
Labour | Ms. G. Pallis | 313 | 16.4 | ||
Majority | 613 | ||||
Turnout | 1903 | 65.2 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | P. Nield | 625 | 36.7 | ||
SNP | A. W. Shand | 453 | 26.6 | ||
Conservative | S. Tucker | 378 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | Ms. J. Bruce | 246 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 172 | ||||
Turnout | 1701 | 58.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R. B. Spiers | 751 | 43.4 | ||
SNP | R. F. Swan | 478 | 27.6 | ||
Labour | Ms. C. Savage | 257 | 14.9 | ||
Independent | A. McKinnon | 243 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 273 | ||||
Turnout | 1718 | 58.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A. J. Gray | 574 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. M. M. McKelvie | 411 | 25.5 | ||
Conservative | R. A. G. Stuart | 316 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | E. Gerrard | 311 | 19.3 | ||
Majority | 163 | ||||
Turnout | 1608 | 55.3 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | I. J. Angus | 702 | 47.6 | ||
Labour | Ms. J. Warren | 392 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. G. Paterson | 328 | 22.3 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Ms. M. M. Braid | 52 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 310 | ||||
Turnout | 1462 | 51.9 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | B. M. C. Milne | 690 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. J. E. Paterson | 464 | 28.8 | ||
Labour | D. W. Savage | 455 | 28.3 | ||
Majority | 226 | ||||
Turnout | 1594 | 54.3 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A. King | 528 | 37.2 | ||
Labour | R. G. Thoms | 341 | 24.0 | ||
Conservative | N. P. Spiers | 328 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | H. O. Will | 223 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 187 | ||||
Turnout | 1413 | 47.0 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Ms S. M. Welsh | 739 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | Ms. D. Milne | 331 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. A. S. Vann | 273 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 408 | ||||
Turnout | 1329 | 48.0 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | ||||
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