Angus is a
county constituency
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of the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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(at
Westminster
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). It elects one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the
first-past-the-post
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voting system. It is currently represented by
Dave Doogan of the
Scottish National Party
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who has been the MP since 2019.
It was created for the
1997 general election, largely replacing
East Angus.
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.
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
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902.
It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen.
...
,
Brechin
Brechin (; gd, Breichin) is a city and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today ...
,
Forfar
Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town has a po ...
,
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'' ( gd, An Ceathramh Mòr; IPA: nˈkʰʲɛɾəvmoːɾ, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. It reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical ...
and
Montrose.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
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Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997