Angus is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is currently represented by Dave Doogan of the Scottish National Party who has been the MP since 2019.
| Angus | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Angus in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus |
| Major settlements | Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Dave Doogan (SNP) |
| Created from | East Angus North Tayside |
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 is dominated by farmland, and includes the towns of Arbroath, Montrose, Brechin and Forfar.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will entail expansion into northern parts of the Perth and Kinross council, partly offset by the loss of Arbroath and surrounding areas. As a consequence, it will be renamed Angus and Perthshire Glens, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
Boundaries edit
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 covers the Angus council area, minus an area round the Dundee City council area, which is divided between the Dundee East and Dundee West constituencies.
Major towns in the House of Commons constituency are Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Montrose.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Andrew Welsh | SNP | |
| 2001 | Mike Weir | ||
| 2017 | Kirstene Hair | Conservative | |
| 2019 | Dave Doogan | SNP | |
Election results edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| 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 | |
| Scottish 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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) | |||||
References edit
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- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
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- ^ "Angus parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "General Election: SNP reselects 54 MPs". www.scotsman.com. 22 April 2017.
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- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election 2005; Result: Angus". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.