Angus Council - Wards and Councillors

Scottish council · Scotland · 28 seats in 8 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Angus Council is run by a Conservative / Independent / Labour coalition. The council has 28 councillors in 8 wards. Seats by party: SNP 11, Other 8, Conservative 8, Labour 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative / Independent / Labour Coalition

28 seats - 15 for a majority

Labour 1Conservative 8SNP 11Other 8

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Conservative +1 Other +1 SNP −2

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (28 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

SNP38.3%13

Conservative26.6%7

Other19.6%7

Labour6.9%1

Lib Dem5.1%0

Green3.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 28 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

SNP 11

4 short of the 15 needed for a majority

Latest by-election

Arbroath West Letham and Friockheim

Conservative gain from Independent, 30 April 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

45%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeSNPIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 8 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Arbroath East and Lunan Lois Speed, Derek Wann, Brenda Durno	5 May 2022 SNP 41.5% lead 10.5 pts
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Jack Cruickshanks, Martin Shepherd, Louise Nicol, Serena Cowdy	5 May 2022 SNP 36.2% lead 4.8 pts
Brechin and Edzell Chris Beattie, Gavin Nicol, Jill Scott	5 May 2022 SNP 34.1% lead 1.8 pts
Carnoustie and District David Cheape, Mark McDonald, Brian Boyd	5 May 2022 SNP 35.9% lead 16.8 pts
Forfar and District Ian McLaren, Lynne Devine, Linda Clark, Ross Greig	5 May 2022 SNP 38.4% lead 17.0 pts
Kirriemuir and Dean George Meechan, Julie Bell, Ronnie Proctor	5 May 2022 SNP 42.0% lead 3.6 pts
Monifieth and Sidlaw Heather Doran, Lloyd Melville, Craig Fotheringham, Beth Whiteside	5 May 2022 SNP 39.7% lead 9.0 pts
Montrose and District Bill Duff, Kenny Braes, Tommy Stewart, Iain Gall	5 May 2022 SNP 39.3% lead 17.0 pts

Arbroath East and Lunan

Brenda Durno SNPDerek Wann ConservativeLois Speed Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP41.5%

Independent31.0%

Conservative17.7%

Labour7.0%

Lib Dem2.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Lois Speed Elected	Independent	1,177	31.0%
Brenda Durno Elected	SNP	1,085	28.6%
Derek Wann Elected	Conservative	671	17.7%
Graham Smith	SNP	492	13.0%
Luke Stronach	Labour	265	7.0%
Melanie Jane Atkins	Lib Dem	108	2.8%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim

Jack Cruickshanks ConservativeLouise Nicol ConservativeMartin Shepherd SNPSerena Cowdy Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP36.2%

Conservative31.4%

Independent8.9%

Independent8.1%

Labour6.5%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Louise Nicol Elected	Conservative	1,663	25.6%
Serena Mary Cowdy Elected	SNP	1,440	22.1%
Martin Shepherd Elected	SNP	913	14.0%
Iah Wren	Independent	578	8.9%
David Fairweather Elected	Independent	524	8.1%
Pamela Ruddy	Labour	423	6.5%
Juliet Vivers	Conservative	376	5.8%
Rod Falconer	Lib Dem	286	4.4%
Anne Campbell	Scottish Green	214	3.3%
Lisa Keogh	Alba	86	1.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 25 April 2024

Conservative41.9%

SNP29.3%

Labour16.1%

Lib Dem8.3%

Scottish Green4.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Jack Cruickshanks Elected	Conservative	1,682	41.9%
Kathleen Wolf	SNP	1,175	29.3%
Mark Hilton	Labour	644	16.1%
Sandra O'Shea	Lib Dem	333	8.3%
Mark David Findlay	Scottish Green	176	4.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Brechin and Edzell

Chris Beattie SNPGavin Nicol ConservativeJill Scott Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP34.1%

Conservative32.3%

Independent20.4%

Labour7.2%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Chris Beattie Elected	SNP	1,341	34.1%
Gavin Nicol Elected	Conservative	1,271	32.3%
Jill Scott Elected	Independent	804	20.4%
Dawn Barrowman	Labour	283	7.2%
Alison Andrews	Lib Dem	234	5.9%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Carnoustie and District

Brian Boyd IndependentDavid Cheape IndependentMark McDonald SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP35.9%

Independent19.1%

Independent17.7%

Conservative17.3%

Lib Dem4.5%

Scottish Green3.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Mark James McDonald Elected	SNP	1,939	35.9%
David Cheape Elected	Independent	1,034	19.1%
Brian David Boyd Elected	Independent	956	17.7%
Robert Galloway	Conservative	933	17.3%
Matthias Glenday	Lib Dem	242	4.5%
Robbie Kelly	Scottish Green	174	3.2%
Laura Tierney	Alba	123	2.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Forfar and District

Ian McLaren IndependentLinda Clark SNPLynne Devine SNPRoss Greig Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP38.4%

Conservative21.4%

Independent16.0%

Independent12.9%

Labour5.5%

Scottish Green4.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Linda Clark Elected	SNP	1,270	23.4%
Ross Greig Elected	Conservative	1,158	21.4%
Ian McLaren Elected	Independent	869	16.0%
Lynne Devine Elected	SNP	810	14.9%
Colin Brown	Independent	698	12.9%
Ed McAdam	Labour	298	5.5%
Marley Hunter	Scottish Green	228	4.2%
Samuel David Struth	Lib Dem	90	1.7%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Kirriemuir and Dean

George Meechan IndependentJulie Bell SNPRonnie Proctor Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP42.0%

Conservative38.4%

Scottish Green7.8%

Labour6.7%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Julie Bell Elected	SNP	1,321	29.3%
Ronnie Proctor Elected	Conservative	962	21.3%
Euan Walker-Munro	Conservative	772	17.1%
George Meechan Elected	SNP	574	12.7%
Ian Whyte	Scottish Green	353	7.8%
Rachel Cordelia Grieve	Labour	303	6.7%
Sandra O'Shea	Lib Dem	230	5.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Monifieth and Sidlaw

Beth Whiteside SNPCraig Fotheringham ConservativeHeather Doran LabourLloyd Melville SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP39.7%

Conservative30.7%

Labour13.5%

Lib Dem11.2%

Scottish Green4.0%

Alba0.9%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Craig Fotheringham Elected	Conservative	1,670	23.2%
Lloyd Melville Elected	SNP	1,562	21.7%
Beth Whiteside Elected	SNP	1,294	18.0%
Heather Doran Elected	Labour	968	13.5%
Ben Lawrie	Lib Dem	804	11.2%
Calum Nicol	Conservative	542	7.5%
Jim Whitehead	Scottish Green	287	4.0%
Blake Sharp	Alba	67	0.9%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Montrose and District

Bill Duff SNPIain Gall ConservativeKenny Braes SNPTommy Stewart Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP39.3%

Conservative22.3%

Independent14.5%

Independent9.9%

Labour6.5%

Scottish Green3.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Iain Gall Elected	Conservative	1,124	22.3%
Kenny Braes Elected	SNP	1,090	21.6%
Bill Duff Elected	SNP	894	17.7%
Tommy Stewart Elected	Independent	732	14.5%
Mark Salmond	Independent	499	9.9%
John Ruddy	Labour	330	6.5%
Jamie Adams	Scottish Green	180	3.6%
Angela Jocelyn Noble	Lib Dem	139	2.8%
James Boag	Independent	61	1.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim	Serena Cowdy	SNP 2022	Independent
Kirriemuir and Dean	George Meechan	SNP 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
30 April 2024	Arbroath West Letham and Friockheim	Conservative gain from Independent	41.9%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Angus and Perthshire Glens		SNP	SNP 41%

Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Angus

99,023 residents in 47,096 households

Voted Leave in 2016

45% 7 below GB

Degree or higher

44% 10 above GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

66% 5 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

18% 1 above GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

22% 9 below GB

Aged 65 and over

31% 9 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.