Angus and Perthshire Glens (UK Parliament constituency)

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Angus and Perthshire Glens
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Angus and Perthshire Glens (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Angus and Perthshire Glens in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Perth and Kinross, Angus
Major settlements Brechin, Forfar, Montrose
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Dave Doogan (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created from Angus, Dundee East, Dundee West, Ochil and South Perthshire and Perth and North Perthshire

Angus and Perthshire Glens is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom used since the 2024 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. [1] Since 2024, the seat has been held by Dave Doogan of the Scottish National Party, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Angus from 2019 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

As a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the constituency covers northern parts of the Perth and Kinross and Angus Council areas. [2]

It comprises the following:

The boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside parliamentary constituency, which was a safe Conservative seat from its creation at the 1983 general election until being won by the SNP in 1997.

Wards

DistrictWard2020 electorate Old seat
Angus Kirriemuir and Dean 8,847 Angus
Angus Brechin and Edzell 8,673Angus
Angus Forfar and District 11,870Angus
Angus Monifieth and Sidlaw (part)625 Dundee East
Angus Monifieth and Sidlaw (part)3,930 Dundee West
Angus Montrose and District 11,864Angus
Perth and Kinross Strathmore (part)7,642 Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Blairgowrie and Glens 8,713Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Highland 7,160Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Strathtay (part)4,583Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Strathtay (part)3,099 Ochil and South Perthshire

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Dave Doogan Scottish National Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Angus and Perthshire Glens [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Dave Doogan 19,142 40.4 −10.0
Conservative Stephen Kerr 14,27230.1−9.7
Labour Elizabeth Carr-Ellis6,79914.4+10.2
Reform UK Kenneth Morton3,2466.9+6.3
Liberal Democrats Claire McLaren3,1566.7+1.7
Independent Dan Peña 7331.5N/A
Majority4,87010.3
Turnout 47,34861.8
SNP hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Scottish National Party 28,50950.4
Conservative 22,50439.8
Liberal Democrats 2,8035.0
Labour 2,4024.2
Brexit Party 3290.6
Majority6,00510.6
Turnout56,54773.4
Electorate77,006

References

  1. ↑ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ↑ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  3. ↑ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Angus and Perthshire Glens – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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