Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Mairi Evans | Votes 13,417 | 45.7% | Net percentage change in seats −9.1 |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Alex Johnstone | Votes 10,945 | 37.3% | Net percentage change in seats +11.7 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates John Ruddy | Votes 2,752 | 9.4% | Net percentage change in seats −3.3 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Euan Davidson | Votes 2,265 | 7.7% | Net percentage change in seats +0.8 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
2,472Turnout
54.1%Constituency Profile
At the heart of this seat is Brechin – a town with a cathedral. The structure has a round tower and contains medieval features from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Three key towns in this seat came from three different constituencies – Stonehaven used to be in Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Montrose used to be in Angus and Forfar used to be in North Tayside. The Scottish coastal resort of Montrose is about 40 miles north of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers. The town has a wealth of history and remains an important commercial port for the oil and gas industry.
The SNP’s Andrew Welsh represented Angus in the Scottish Parliament since the first Holyrood election in 1999, until 2011, when Nigel Don became the party’s successful candidate.