Angus Council elections

Angus Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

Year	SNP	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Independent
1974	0	9	3	0	10
1977	0	12	3	0	7
1980	5	11	2	0	4
1984 [a]	11	8	0	0	2
1988	13	6	0	1	2
1992	11	7	0	1	2

1. New ward boundaries. ^[1]

As a unitary authority

Year	SNP	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Brechin Independent Group	Independent
1995	21	2	0	2	0	1
1999 [a]	21	2	1	2	2	1
2003	17	2	1	3	0	6
2007 [b]	13	5	2	3	0	6
2012	15	4	1	1	0	8
2017 [c]	9	8	0	2	0	9
2022	13	7	1	0	0	7

1. New ward boundaries. ^[2]
2. Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
3. New ward boundaries. ^[3]

Results maps

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  1995 results map
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  1999 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2017 results map
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  2022 results map

By-elections

2007-2012

Monifieth and Sidlaw By-Election 25 June 2009 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Jean Lee	68.6	2,486
	Conservative	Craig Fotheringham	19.3	698
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Goodall	12.1	439
	SNP hold
Valid: 3,623  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 1,829  Turnout: 3,657

Carnoustie and District By-Election 3 February 2011 ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Independent	Brian Boyd	40.27	1,252	1,290	1,370	1,454	2,113
	SNP	Ed Oswald	41.46	1,289	1,302	1,346	1,426
	Labour	Ron Thoms	8.3	258	266	287
	Conservative	Eddie Wilmott	7.0	217	234
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Goodall	2.9	93
	Independent gain from SNP
Valid: 3,109  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 1,555  Turnout: 3,128

2012-2017

Arbroath East and Lunan By-Election 28 November 2016 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Brenda Durno	35.0	919	925	956	1,010	1,172	1,357
	Conservative	Derek Wann	27.0	709	723	741	799	928
	Independent	Lois Speed	17.2	452	457	482	619
	Independent	Kevin Smith	11.8	309	315	352
	Labour	John Ruddy	6.7	177	191
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Moore	2.3	60
	SNP gain from Independent
Valid: 2,626  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,314  Turnout: 2,668

Carnoustie and District By-Election 5 December 2016 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Independent	David Cheape	43.5	1,401	1,420	1,477	1,737
	SNP	Mark McDonald	32.1	1,033	1,043	1,078	1,117
	Conservative	Derek Shaw	17.7	568	586	606
	Labour	Ray Strachan	4.4	141	151
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Morrison	2.3	75
	Independent gain from SNP
Valid: 3,218  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,610  Turnout: 3,246

2022-2027

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim By-Election 25 April 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Conservative	James Cruickshanks	41.9	1,682	1,691	1,759	1,997	2,450
	SNP	Kathleen Wolf	29.3	1,175	1,237	1,279	1,467
	Labour	Mark Hilton	16.0	644	676	833
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra O'Shea	8.3	333	375
	Scottish Green	Mark Findlay	4.4	176
	Conservative gain from Independent
Valid: 4,010  Spoilt: 45  Quota: 2,006  Turnout: 4,055

References

1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
2. "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Angus Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
3. "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Angus Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.angus.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
5. http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-carnoustiedistrict.html%5B‍%5D
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Carnoustie and District Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
7. "Declaration of Results - Arbroath East and Lunan Ward" (PDF). Angus Council. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
8. "Local Council Elections 2012". angus.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
9. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 - Arbroath West Letham and Friockheim" (PDF). Angus Council. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.