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Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections
2017 Angus Council election
← 2012 4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) 2022 →
All 28 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Lynne Devine Bob Myles Craig Fotheringham
Party SNP Independent Conservative
Leader's seat Forfar and District Brechin and Edzell Monifieth and Sidlaw
Last election 13 seats, 44.8% 6 seats, 20.7% 5 seats, 17.2%
Seats before 15 8 4
Seats won 9 9 8
Seat change Decrease6 Increase1 Increase4
Popular vote 12,657 10,144 13,741
Percentage 31.2% 25.0% 33.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Ben Lawrie Margaret Thomson
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Monifieth and Sidlaw Monifieth and Sidlaw (retired)
Last election 3 seat, 10.3% 2 seats, 6.9%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 1,873 2,178
Percentage 4.6% 5.4%
The multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Iain Gaul
SNP

Council Leader after election

Bob Myles
Independent

Elections to Angus Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation. A total of 28 councillors were elected, one less than in 2012.

Following the 2012[clarification needed] election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the Council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean) was appointed Leader of the Council at the subsequent statutory meeting; Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) became Depute Leader; and Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.

Election result

Angus Local Election Result 2017
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 9 0 6 -6 32.1 31.2 12,657 -13.2
  Independent 9 1 0 +1 32.1 25.0 10,144 +0.2
  Conservative 8 +4 0 +4 28.6 33.9 13,741 +16.1
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 1 +1 7.1 4.6 1,873 -1.2
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0 5.4 2,178 -2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.[1]

Ward results

Kirriemuir and Dean

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Kirriemuir and Dean - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Conservative Ronnie Proctor (incumbent) 30.52% 1,397  
SNP Julie Bell 27.09% 1,240  
Conservative Angus Macmillan-Douglas 24.43% 1,118 1,319
SNP Jeanette Gaul (incumbent) 9.02% 413 421
Liberal Democrats Liz Petrie 4.50% 206 219
Labour Gordon Watson 4.44% 203 211
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,577   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,145   Turnout: 52.9%  

Brechin and Edzell

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Brechin and Edzell - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Gavin Nicol 30.42% 1,281            
Independent Bob Myles (incumbent) 18.81% 792 882 930 977 988 988 1,544
SNP Kenny Braes 18.10% 762 765 776 794 1,055    
Independent Jill Scott 17.48% 736 777 812 882 906 907  
Independent Paul Wright* 7.31% 308 310 311 332      
Labour Marjory Smith 4.82% 203 216 241        
Liberal Democrats Alison Andrews 3.06% 129 153          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,211   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 47.4%  

*Nominated and appeared on ballot paper as SNP candidate.[2]

Forfar and District

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
  • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Forfar and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Braden Davy 24.14% 1,333            
Independent Colin Brown (incumbent) 19.66% 1,086 1,144          
SNP Lynne Devine (incumbent) 17.64% 974 978 980 997 1,025 1,086 1,105
Independent Ian McLaren (incumbent) 14.63% 808 861 883 920 990 1,253  
SNP Glennis Middleton (incumbent) 10.47% 578 581 582 589 597 644 656
Independent Ian Whyte 7.82% 432 452 459 476 516    
Labour Ed McAdam 3.58% 198 213 214 250      
Liberal Democrats Glen Barclay 2.06% 114 137 138        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,523   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 47.1%  

Monifieth and Sidlaw

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
  • 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Craig Fotheringham (incumbent) 43.40% 2,901        
SNP Sheila Hands (incumbent) 25.83% 1,727        
Liberal Democrats Ben Lawrie 11.88% 794 1,477      
Labour Ray Strachan 9.62% 643 863 878 948  
SNP Beth Whiteside 9.27% 620 660 1,005 1,021 1,254
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,685   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,338   Turnout: 50.8%  

Carnoustie and District

  • 2012: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
  • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: No Change
Carnoustie and District - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Mark McDonald 26.78% 1,359            
Independent Brian Boyd (incumbent) 18.09% 918 930 948 1,000 1,271    
Independent David Cheape (incumbent) 17.91% 909 924 937 1,014 1,224 1,226 1,643
Conservative Terry O'Halloran 17.71% 899 901 919 978 1,038 1,038  
Independent Bill Bowles (incumbent) 11.21% 569 581 587 647      
Labour Joanne McFadden 6.92% 351 361 380        
Liberal Democrats Beth Morrison 1.38% 70 77          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,075   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 1,269   Turnout: 47.6%  

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 X Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative David Lumgair (incumbent) 42.32% 2,585        
Independent David Fairweather (incumbent) 23.98% 1,465        
SNP Alex King (incumbent) 19.75% 1,206 1,251      
SNP Donald Morrison (incumbent) * 8.61% 526 545 589 614  
Liberal Democrats Richard Moore 5.34% 326 979 1,076 1,077 1,323
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,108   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,222   Turnout: 45.2%  

* Sitting Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan Ward.

Arbroath East and Lunan

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x SNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x SNP loss due to there being one less seat than 2012.
Arbroath East and Lunan - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Derek Wann 24.4% 852 860 866 901      
SNP Brenda Durno (incumbent) 22.5% 786 791 793 822 823 841 879
Independent Lois Speed 21.9% 763 773 798 858 865 1,071  
SNP Sheena Welsh (incumbent) 12.8% 446 447 449 466 467 480 502
Labour John Ruddy 7.4% 257 261 263        
Independent Kevin Smith 7.3% 254 268 293 348 356    
Independent Ian Watson 2.1% 72 74          
Liberal Democrats Mark Smith 1.6% 56            
Electorate: 10,054   Valid: 3,486   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 872   Turnout: 35.3%  

Montrose and District

  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 2 x Independent
  • 2012-2017 Change:1 x Conservative gain from SNP, 1 x Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Montrose and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Ron Sturrock 27.9% 1,375          
SNP Bill Duff (incumbent) 23.2% 1,142          
Independent Mark Salmond (incumbent) 13.9% 687 797 809 867 983 1,175
Independent Tommy Stewart 13.2% 653 727 732 770 852 1,011
SNP Gill Stranock 11.6% 570 574 692 715 768  
Labour Pamela Ruddy 6.6% 323 358 365 428    
Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson 1.7% 178 240 242      
Electorate: 12,058   Valid: 4,928   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 986   Turnout: 41.6%  

References

  1. ^ http://www.angus.gov.uk/info/20462/scottish_council_elections_2017/952/scottish_local_government_elections_4_may_2017_-_results
  2. ^ "Prospective Angus councillor in Twitter porn row 'jumps before he was pushed' and resigns membership of SNP - The Courier". The Courier. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
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