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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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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Graeme Dey | Votes 15,622 | 48.9% | Net percentage change in seats −9.5 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Kirstene Hair | Votes 11,318 | 35.4% | Net percentage change in seats +15.3 |
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LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Joanne McFadden | Votes 3,773 | 11.8% | Net percentage change in seats −1.6 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Clive Sneddon | Votes 1,216 | 3.8% | Net percentage change in seats +0.6 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
4,304Turnout
56.7%Constituency Profile
Agriculture is one of the major industries in Angus, along with engineering, fishing, food processing, textiles and pharmaceuticals. Tourists are attracted to the area’s challenging golf course at Carnoustie.
Arbroath, which is about 16 miles from Dundee and 45 miles south of Aberdeen, sits inside this constituency and is the largest town in the council area. It lends its name to the Declaration of Arbroath and famous delicacy, the Arbroath Smokie, a smoked haddock.
In 1966 Jock Bruce-Gardyne held the Westminster seat of Angus South, with the biggest Conservative majority in Scotland. In October 1974 he was beaten by the SNP’s Andrew Welsh. He held the seat until 1979 when Peter Fraser, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, regained it for the Conservatives. Lord Fraser died in 2013. In 1987 Mr Welsh won it back. In 1999 he was elected Angus’ first MSP, retaining it in 2003 and 2007. The SNP’s Graeme Dey won in 2011.