Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Angus
Type = county


Region = North East Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Andrew Welsh
Party = Scottish National Party
Council = Angus (part)
Dundee City (part)
Perth and Kinross (part)

Angus is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "North East Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Dundee West, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

The region covers the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

The Angus constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to major alterations.

The Holyrood constituency covers a southern portion of the Angus council area, north-eastern and north-western portions of the Dundee City council area and a small eastern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area. The rest of the Angus council area is covered by the North Tayside constituency. The rest of the City of Dundee area is covered by the Dundee West and Dundee East constituencies, and the rest of the Perth and Kinross area is covered by the North Tayside constituency, the Perth constituency and the Ochil constituency. The North Tayside, Perth and Ochil constituencies are all within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

The constituency is currently represented by Scottish Nationalist MSP Andrew Welsh.

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Andrew Welsh
votes = 15,686
percentage = 49.1
change = +4.6 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Alex Johnstone
votes = 7,443
percentage = 23.3
change = +1.3 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Doug Bradley
votes = 5,032
percentage = 15.7
change = -0.7 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Scott Rennie
votes = 3,799
percentage = 11.9
change = -0.9

Election box majority
votes = 8,243
percentage = 25.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 31,960
percentage = 53.0
change = +3.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Andrew Welsh
votes = 13,251
percentage = 44.48
change = -2.01 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Alex Johnstone
votes = 6,564
percentage = 22.03
change = +1.32 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = John Denning
votes = 4,871
percentage = 16.35
change = -3.67 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Dick Spiers
votes = 3,802
percentage = 12.76
change = -0.02 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Bruce Wallace
votes = 1,301
percentage = 4.37
change = +4.37 Election box majority
votes = 6,687
percentage = 22.45
change = -3.32Election box turnout
votes = 29,787
percentage = 49.15
change = -8.51 Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = N/A
swing = N/A

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Andrew Welsh
votes = 16,055
percentage = 46.49
change = -1.78 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Ron Harris
votes = 7,154
percentage = 20.71
change = -3.90 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Ian McFatridge
votes = 6,914
percentage = 20.02
change = +4.39 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Dick Spiers
votes = 4,413
percentage = 12.78
change = -7.66Election box majority
votes = 7,893
percentage = 32.40
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = N/A
swing = N/A

ee also

* Politics of Dundee