Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)
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Angus was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
North Tayside
| Angus | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Angus in Scotland | |
| Subdivision | Angus |
| Major settlements | Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Created from | East Angus North Tayside |
| Replaced by | Angus and Perthshire Glens Arbroath and Broughty Ferry |
It was created for the 1997 general election, largely replacing East Angus.[1] As a result of boundary changes for the 2005 general election, the boundaries became quite different from those of the Angus Scottish Parliament constituency, which was created in 1999 and abolished in 2011.
The constituency was dominated by farmland, and included the towns of Arbroath, Montrose, Brechin and Forfar.
Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which entailed expansion into northern parts of the Perth and Kinross council, partly offset by the loss of Arbroath and surrounding areas. As a consequence, it was renamed Angus and Perthshire Glens, and first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Boundaries
1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Arbroath Central, Arbroath East, Arbroath North and Central Angus, Carnoustie East and Arbroath West, Carnoustie West, Montrose North, and Montrose South; and the City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Monifieth and Sidlaw.
2005–present: The Angus Council wards of Arbirlot and Hospitalfield, Arbroath North, Brechin North Esk, Brechin South Esk, Brechin West, Brothock, Cliffburn, Forfar Central, Forfar East, Forfar South, Forfar West, Harbour, Hayshead and Lunan, Keptie, Kirriemuir East, Kirriemuir West, Letham and Friockheim, Montrose Central, Montrose Ferryden, Montrose Hillside, Montrose West, and Westfield and Dean.
The constituency covered the Angus council area, minus an area round the Dundee City council area, which was divided between the Dundee East and Dundee West constituencies.
Major towns in the House of Commons constituency were Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Montrose.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Andrew Welsh | SNP | |
| 2001 | Mike Weir | ||
| 2017 | Kirstene Hair | Conservative | |
| 2019 | Dave Doogan | SNP | |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Dave Doogan | 21,216 | 49.1 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Kirstene Hair | 17,421 | 40.4 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Lawrie | 2,482 | 5.7 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Monique Miller | 2,051 | 4.8 | −8.2 | |
| Majority | 3,795 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,170 | 67.5 | +4.5 | ||
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kirstene Hair | 18,148 | 45.2 | +16.2 | |
| SNP | Mike Weir | 15,503 | 38.6 | −15.6 | |
| Labour | William Campbell | 5,233 | 13.0 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Sneddon | 1,308 | 3.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,645 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,192 | 63.0 | −4.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +16.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Mike Weir | 24,130 | 54.2 | +14.6 | |
| Conservative | Derek Wann | 12,900 | 29.0 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | Gerard McMahon | 3,919 | 8.8 | −8.4 | |
| UKIP | Calum Walker | 1,355 | 3.0 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sanjay Samani | 1,216 | 2.7 | −8.1 | |
| Green | David Mumford | 965 | 2.2 | New | |
| Majority | 11,230 | 25.2 | +16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 44,485 | 67.6 | +7.2 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +8.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Mike Weir | 15,020 | 39.6 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Alberto Costa | 11,738 | 30.9 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hutchens | 6,535 | 17.2 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sanjay Samani | 4,090 | 10.8 | −6.7 | |
| UKIP | Martin Gray | 577 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 3,282 | 8.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 37,960 | 60.4 | −0.1 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Mike Weir | 12,840 | 33.7 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Sandy Bushby | 11,239 | 29.5 | −2.1 | |
| Labour | Douglas Bradley | 6,850 | 18.0 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Rennie | 6,660 | 17.5 | +2.7 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Alan Manley | 556 | 1.5 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,601 | 4.2 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,145 | 60.5 | +6.4 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Mike Weir | 12,347 | 35.3 | −13.0 | |
| Conservative | Marcus Booth | 8,736 | 25.0 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Ian McFatridge | 8,183 | 23.4 | +7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Nield | 5,015 | 14.3 | +4.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Bruce Wallace | 732 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 3,611 | 10.3 | −13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 35,013 | 59.3 | −12.8 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | −6.7 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Andrew Welsh | 20,792 | 48.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sebastian A.A. Leslie | 10,603 | 24.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Catherine Taylor | 6,733 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dick B. Speirs | 4,065 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Referendum | Brian A. Taylor | 883 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,189 | 23.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,076 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||