Angus and Perthshire Glens
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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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.[2] 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.
| Angus and Perthshire Glens | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Angus and Perthshire Glens in Scotland | |
| Subdivision | Perth and Kinross, Angus |
| Electorate | 77,006 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Brechin, Forfar, Montrose |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Dave Doogan (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Angus, Dundee East, Dundee West, Ochil and South Perthshire and Perth and North Perthshire |
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.[3]
It comprises the following:
- In full: the Angus Council wards of Brechin and Edzell, Forfar and District, Kirriemuir and Dean, and Montrose and District; and the Perth and Kinross Council wards of Blairgowrie and Glens, and Highland
- In part: the Angus Council ward of Monifieth and Sidlaw (to the west of the A90); and the Perth and Kinross wards of Strathmore (except for the Scone and District community council), and Strathtay (except Almondbank and surrounding communities)[4][5]
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
| District | Ward | 2020 electorate | Old seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus | Kirriemuir and Dean | 8,847 | Angus |
| Angus | Brechin and Edzell | 8,673 | Angus |
| Angus | Forfar and District | 11,870 | Angus |
| Angus | Monifieth and Sidlaw (part) | 625 | Dundee East |
| Angus | Monifieth and Sidlaw (part) | 3,930 | Dundee West |
| Angus | Montrose and District | 11,864 | Angus |
| Perth and Kinross | Strathmore (part) | 7,642 | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Perth and Kinross | Blairgowrie and Glens | 8,713 | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Perth and Kinross | Highland | 7,160 | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Perth and Kinross | Strathtay (part) | 4,583 | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Perth and Kinross | Strathtay (part) | 3,099 | Ochil and South Perthshire |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dave Doogan | Scottish National Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Dave Doogan | 19,142 | 40.4 | −10.0 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Kerr | 14,272 | 30.1 | −9.7 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Carr-Ellis | 6,799 | 14.4 | +10.2 | |
| Reform | Kenneth Morton | 3,246 | 6.9 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire McLaren | 3,156 | 6.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Dan Peña | 733 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,870 | 10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 47,348 | 61.8 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 28,509 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | 22,504 | 39.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,803 | 5.0 | |
| Labour | 2,402 | 4.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 329 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 6,005 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | 56,547 | 73.4 | |
| Electorate | 77,006 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place