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Angus and Perthshire Glens
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Angus and Perthshire Glens in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandPerth and Kinross, Angus
Major settlementsBrechin, Forfar, Montrose
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDave Doogan (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created fromAngus, Dundee East, Dundee West, Ochil and South Perthshire and Perth and North Perthshire

Angus and Perthshire Glens is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom used since the 2024 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.[1]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

As a result of the Sixth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the constituency will cover northern parts of the Perth and Kinross and Angus Council areas.[2]

It includes the Highland, Strathtay, Strathmore, and Blairgowrie & Glens wards from Perth and Kinross; and the Brechin & Edzell, Montrose & District, Forfar & District, and Kirriemuir & Dean wards from Angus.[3] It also includes northern suburbs of Dundee like Bridgefoot and Birkhill.

The boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside parliamentary constituency, which was a safe Conservative seat from its creation at the 1983 general election until being won by the SNP in 1997.

Wards

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District Ward 2017 electorate Old seat
Angus Kirriemuir and Dean 8,454 Angus
Angus Brechin and Edzell 8,288 Angus
Angus Forfar and District 11,342 Angus
Angus Monifieth and Sidlaw 625 Dundee East
Angus Monifieth and Sidlaw 3,991 Dundee West
Angus Montrose and District 11,336 Angus
Perth and Kinross Strathmore 8,311 Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Blairgowrie and Glens 8,371 Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Highland 6,879 Perth and North Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Strathtay 3,120 Ochil and South Perthshire
Perth and Kinross Strathtay 4,434 Perth and North Perthshire

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Dave Doogan Scottish National Party

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Angus and Perthshire Glens [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Dave Doogan 19,142 40.4 −10.0
Conservative Stephen Kerr 14,272 30.1 −9.7
Labour Elizabeth Carr-Ellis 6,799 14.4 +10.2
Reform UK Kenneth Morton 3,246 6.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Claire McLaren 3,156 6.7 +1.7
Independent Dan Peña 733 1.5 N/A
Majority 4,870 10.3
Turnout 47,348 61.8
SNP hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  3. ^ "New Seat Details – Angus and Perthshire Glens". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Angus and Perthshire Glens – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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