2017 Angus Council election

2017 Scottish local government election

Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections

2017 Angus Council election

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All 28 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority
|   | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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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  | 6  | 1  | 4
Popular vote  | 12,657  | 10,144  | 13,741
Percentage  | 31.2%  | 25.0%  | 33.9%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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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  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 1,873  | 2,178
Percentage  | 4.6%  | 5.4%

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The multi-member wards

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| Council Leader before election

Iain Gaul
SNP

| Council Leader after election

Bob Myles
Independent

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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, form of proportional representation. A total of 28 councillors were elected, one less than in 2012.

Following the 2012 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

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Angus Local Election Result 2017  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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

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### Kirriemuir and Dean

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* 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

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| 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

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* 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

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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  |
| SNP | 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%

*Disendorsed by the SNP prior to polling day, but appeared on ballot paper as SNP candidate.[2]

### Forfar and District

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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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  | 3.6%  | 178  | 240  | 242  |   |   |
Electorate: 12,058   Valid: 4,928   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 986   Turnout: 41.6%

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Local Government Elections 4 May 2017 - Results". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
2. ^ "Prospective Angus councillor in Twitter porn row 'jumps before he was pushed' and resigns membership of SNP - The Courier". The Courier. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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