Forfar and District (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Forfar and District is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Angus Council. It elects four Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Colin Brown
(Ind.)
Glennis Middleton
(SNP)
William Middleton
(SNP)
John Rymer
(Conservative)
2012 Lynne Devine
(SNP)
Ian McLaren
(Ind.)
2017 Braden Davy
(Conservative)
2022 Linda Clark
(SNP)
Ross Greig
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Angus Council election [2] [3] [4]

Forfar and District - 4 seats [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Colin Brown (incumbent)12.88%698702 716 727 754 756 833  
SNP Linda Clark23.43%1,270       
SNP Lynne Devine (incumbent)14.94%810973 976 984 1,098   
Conservative Ross Greig21.36%1,158       
Green Marley Hunter4.21%228235 237 249     
Labour Ed McAdam5.50%298300 309 334 366 368   
Independent Ian McLaren (incumbent)16.03%869872 893 925 959 961 1,082 1,709
Liberal Democrats Samuel Struth1.66%9091 99      
Electorate: 12,325  Valid: 5,421  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,085  Turnout: 44.9% [6]  

    2017 Election

    2017 Angus Council election [7]

    Forfar and District - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative Braden Davy24.14%1,333      
    Independent Colin Brown (incumbent)19.66%1,0861,144     
    SNP Lynne Devine (incumbent)17.64%974978 980 997 1,025 1,086 1,105
    Independent Ian McLaren (incumbent)14.63%808861 883 920 990 1,253 
    SNP Glennis Middleton (incumbent)10.47%578581 582 589 597 644 656
    Independent Ian Whyte7.82%432452 459 476 516   
    Labour Ed McAdam3.58%198213 214 250    
    Liberal Democrats Glen Barclay2.06%114137 138     
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,523  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 47.1%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Angus Council election

      Forfar and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Lynne Devine21.8%986    
      SNP Glennis Middleton (incumbent)20.52%928    
      Independent Ian McLaren18.59%841855.5 859.5 890.2 972
      Independent Colin Brown (incumbent)17.4%787798.3 802.4 820.9 1,050.4
      Conservative John Rymer (incumbent)10.78%487490.2 491.1 526.6 546.1
      Independent Charlie Brown7.89%357367 369.3 383.9  
      Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson3.03%137141.4 142.6   
      Electorate: 11,218  Valid: 4,523  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 905  Turnout: 4,578 (40.32%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Angus Council election

        2007 Council election: Forfar and District
        PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
        Independent Colin Brown1,78230.111
        SNP Glennis Middleton1,11118.823
        SNP William Middleton1,05317.835
        Conservative John Rymer87814.847
        Labour Mitch Cameron5268.9
        Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson4958.4
        Independent John Phillip761.3

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