Angus Council elections
Local government elections in Angus, Scotland
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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 |
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 |
Results maps
By-elections
2007-2012
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| Green | Mark Findlay | 4.4 | 176 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||||
| Valid: 4,010 Spoilt: 45 Quota: 2,006 Turnout: 4,055 | ||||||||