Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Arbroath and Broughty Ferry is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election. The seat is currently held by Stephen Gethins of the Scottish National Party. Gethin had previously been the MP for North East Fife from 2015 to 2019.
| Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus, Scotland |
| Major settlements | Dundee, Arbroath, Broughty Ferry |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Gethins (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dundee East & Angus |
The constituency name refers to the Angus town of Arbroath and the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry.
Boundaries
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- In full: the Angus Council wards of Arbroath East and Lunan, Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim, Carnoustie and District; and the City of Dundee Council wards of North East and The Ferry.
- In part: the Angus Council ward of Monifieth and Sidlaw (to the east of the A90); and the Dundee City Council ward of East End (Douglas and Angus area) .[1][2]
The Dundee City areas and the towns of Monifieth and Carnoustie were previously part of the abolished Dundee East constituency; Arbroath and surrounding areas were previously part of the abolished Angus constituency.[3]
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stephen Gethins | 15,581 | 35.3 |  15.6 | |
| Labour | Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank | 14,722 | 33.4 |  23.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Brooks | 6,841 | 15.5 | 14.8 | |
| Reform | Gwen Wood | 3,800 | 8.6 | new | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 2,249 | 5.1 | 2.9 | |
| Alba | Ghazi Khan | 693 | 1.6 | new | |
| Sovereignty | Moira Brown | 231 | 0.5 | new | |
| Majority | 859 | 1.9 | | ||
| Turnout | 44,278 | 57.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | 19.4 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 26,550 | 50.9 | |
| Conservative | 15,773 | 30.3 | |
| Labour | 5,321 | 10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,168 | 8.0 | |
| Independent | 312 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 10,777 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | 52,124 | 67.9 | |
| Electorate | 76,810 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place