North Tayside (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Tayside
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of North Tayside in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of Scotland Tayside
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Perth & East Perthshire, Angus South and Kinross & West Perthshire [1]
Replaced by Angus
Perth & North Perthshire

North Tayside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

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The constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, and the area is now represented by Angus and Perth and North Perthshire. After 2023, the area will be covered by Angus and Perthshire Glens, of which the boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside. [2]

The Scottish Parliament constituency of North Tayside, which covered the same area, was in existence from 1999 to 2011. The Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency created in 2024 has near identical boundaries to the old North Tayside seat.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Angus District electoral divisions of Forfar East and Dunnichen, Forfar West and Strathmore, Kirriemuir, and Western Glens, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Atholl, Breadalbane and Rannoch; St Martin's; Strathardle; Strathisla; and Strathtay.

1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Brechin and Eastern Glens, Forfar East, Forfar West, and Kirriemuir and Western Glens; and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Alyth and Coupar Angus; Blairgowrie and Glenshee; Dunkeld and Strathtay; Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Rannoch; and Scone and St Martin's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1983 Bill Walker Conservative
1997 John Swinney SNP
2001 Pete Wishart SNP
2005 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: North Tayside [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Walker 19,269 51.0 +4.5
SNP Alasdair Morgan 9,17024.3−17.4
Liberal Danus Skene 7,25519.2+11.0
Labour Noel Wylie2,0575.5+1.9
Majority10,09926.7+21.9
Turnout 37,75172.6
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: North Tayside [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Walker 18,307 45.4 −5.6
SNP Kenneth Guild13,29132.9+8.6
Liberal Peter Regent5,20112.9−6.3
Labour James Whytock3,5508.8+3.3
Majority5,01612.5−14.2
Turnout 40,34974.7+2.1
Conservative hold Swing −7.1

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: North Tayside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Walker 20,283 46.7 +1.3
SNP John Swinney 16,28837.5+4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Horner3,7918.7−4.2
Labour Thomas Maclennan3,0947.1−1.7
Majority3,9959.2−3.3
Turnout 43,45677.6+2.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election 1997: North Tayside [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP John Swinney 20,447 44.8 +6.1
Conservative Bill Walker 16,28735.7−10.6
Labour Ian McFatridge5,14111.3+4.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Regent3,7168.2+0.3
Majority4,1609.1N/A
Turnout 45,59174.3−3.3
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +8.4

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: North Tayside [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Pete Wishart 15,441 40.1 −4.7
Conservative Murdo Fraser 12,15831.6−4.1
Labour Thomas Docherty 5,71514.8+3.5
Liberal Democrats Julia Robertson4,36511.3+3.1
Scottish Socialist Rosie Adams6201.6New
Independent Tina MacDonald2200.6New
Majority3,2838.5−3.8
Turnout 38,51962.5−11.8
SNP hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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