South Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
South Angus | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Forfarshire |
Major settlements | Arbroath, Carnoustie, Forfar and Monifieth |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Forfar and Montrose Burghs |
Replaced by | East Angus and North Tayside |
South Angus was a county constituency in Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983.
Boundaries
The burghs of Arbroath, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth, and the districts of Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1950 | James Duncan | Conservative and National Liberal | ||
1964 | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | Conservative | ||
Oct 1974 | Andrew Welsh | SNP | ||
1979 | Peter Fraser | Conservative | ||
1983 | constituency abolished: see Angus East & Tayside North |
Election results
Elections of the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | James Duncan | 19,324 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | Norman Hogg | 9,176 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal | John George Jenkins | 7,360 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 10,148 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 35,860 | 82.0 | |||
National Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | James Duncan | 24,478 | 70.9 | +17.0 | |
Labour | James Harold | 10,028 | 29.1 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 14,450 | 41.8 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 34,506 | 76.6 | −5.4 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | James Duncan | 23,967 | 72.7 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Harry Gourlay | 8,996 | 27.3 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 14,971 | 45.4 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 32,963 | 73.6 | −3.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | James Duncan | 19,435 | 57.1 | −15.6 | |
Liberal | George Mackie | 8,139 | 23.9 | New | |
Labour | James L. Stewart | 6,477 | 19.0 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 11,296 | 33.2 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 34,051 | 75.9 | +2.3 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections of the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 19,566 | 58.2 | +1.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Dick Douglas | 7,590 | 22.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Christopher B. H. Scott | 6,472 | 19.3 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 11,976 | 35.6 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,628 | 75.6 | −0.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 22,407 | 70.4 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Francis Cosgrove McManus | 9,404 | 29.6 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 13,003 | 40.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,811 | 71.2 | −4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Elections of the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 20,439 | 56.2 | −14.2 | |
SNP | Malcolm Slesser | 8,406 | 23.1 | New | |
Labour | Herbert Coutts | 7,557 | 20.8 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 12,033 | 33.1 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 36,402 | 73.8 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 20,522 | 49.5 | −6.7 | |
SNP | Malcolm Slesser | 15,179 | 36.6 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Robert William Perks | 5,721 | 13.8 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 5,343 | 12.9 | -20.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,422 | 79.9 | +6.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Andrew Welsh | 17,073 | 43.8 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 15,249 | 39.2 | −10.3 | |
Labour | Neal Lorimer Geaughan | 4,103 | 10.5 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | Henry O'Farrell Will | 2,529 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,824 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,954 | 74.5 | -5.4 | ||
SNP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Fraser | 20,029 | 43.6 | +4.4 | |
SNP | Andrew Welsh | 19,066 | 41.5 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Ian Gordon Philip | 4,023 | 10.1 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Henry O'Farrell Will | 2,218 | 4.8 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 963 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,936 | 79.9 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +3.4 |