Angus (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 56°47′49″N 2°55′16″W / 56.797°N 2.921°W

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	Mike Weir (SNP)
Created from	East Angus
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Scotland

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 was created for the 1997 general election, largely replacing East Angus. As a result of boundary changes for the 2005 general election, boundaries are now quite different from those of the Angus Scottish Parliament constituency, which was created in 1999.

The constituency is dominated by farmland, and includes the towns of Arbroath, Montrose, Brechin and Forfar.

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 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.

Member of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	1997	Andrew Welsh	SNP
	2001	Mike Weir	SNP

Election results

Election in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Angus[2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Mike Weir	24,130	54.2	+14.7
	Conservative	Derek Wann	12,900	29.0	-1.9
	Labour	Gerard McMahon	3,919	8.8	-8.4
	UKIP	Calum Walker[5]	1,355	3.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sanjay Samani	1,216	2.7	-8.0
	Scottish Green	David Mumford[6]	965	2.2	N/A
Majority			11,230	25.2	+16.6
Turnout			44,485	67.6	+7.2
	SNP hold		Swing	+8.3

General Election 2010: Angus[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Mike Weir	15,020	39.6	+5.9
	Conservative	Alberto Costa	11,738	30.9	+1.5
	Labour	Kevin Hutchens	6,535	17.2	−0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Sanjay Samani	4,090	10.8	−6.7
	UKIP	Martin Gray	577	1.5	+1.5
Majority			3,282	8.6
Turnout			37,960	60.4	−0.1
	SNP hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Angus[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Mike Weir	12,840	33.7	−1.6
	Conservative	Sandy Bushby	11,239	29.5	+4.5
	Labour	Douglas Bradley	6,850	18.0	−5.4
	Liberal Democrat	Rev Scott Rennie	6,660	17.5	+3.2
	Scottish Socialist	Alan Manley	556	1.5	−0.4
Majority			1,601	4.2
Turnout			38,145	60.5	+6.4
	SNP hold		Swing	+1.3

General Election 2001: Angus[10][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Mike Weir	12,347	35.3	−13.0
	Conservative	Marcus Ashley William Booth	8,736	25.0	+0.4
	Labour	Ian Andrew McFatridge	8,183	23.4	+7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Joseph Nield	5,015	14.3	+4.9
	Scottish Socialist	Bruce Wallace	732	2.1	N/A
Majority			3,611	10.3
Turnout			35,013	59.3	−12.8
	SNP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Angus[12][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Andrew Welsh	20,792	48.3	N/A
	Conservative	Sebastian A.A. Leslie	10,603	24.6	N/A
	Labour	Miss Catherine Dalling Taylor	6,733	15.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Dr. 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

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
2. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. http://www.angus.gov.uk/downloads/file/1262/angus_constituency_-_declaration_of_results
5. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=879643348764393
6. http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/scottish-greens-confirm-32-candidates-for-biggest-mp-push/
7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
9. "Election 2005; Result: Angus". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2005-05-16. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
10. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Vote2001: Results & Constituencies". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2008-07-26.
12. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.