2022 Angus Council election

Elections to Angus Council took place on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. For the 11th consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with 13 seats – two shy of an overall majority. The Conservatives lost much of the ground they had made up in the previous election as their vote share fell by 7.3%, losing one seat to return seven councillors. The number of independents fell by two to seven and the remaining seat was won by Labour. The Liberal Democrats lost both their seats.

2022 Angus Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 28 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
SNP
Leader Beth Whiteside Craig Fotheringham
Party SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Monifieth and Sidlaw Monifieth and Sidlaw
Last election 9 seats, 31.2% 8 seats, 33.9%
Seats before 9 8
Seats won 13 7
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 16,025 11,142
Percentage 38.3% 26.6%
Swing Increase 7.1% Decrease 7.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Ind
Lab
Leader David Fairweather Heather Doran
Party Independent Labour
Leader's seat Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Monifieth and Sidlaw
Last election 9 seats, 25.0% 0 seats, 5.4%
Seats before 10 0
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 7,932 2,870
Percentage 19.0% 6.9%
Swing Decrease 6.0% Increase 1.5%
Council Leader before election

David Fairweather
Independent

 Council Leader after election

Beth Whiteside
SNP

The outgoing Conservative–Liberal Democrat–independent coalition was replaced by an SNP–independent administration with Cllr Beth Whiteside elected as council leader and Cllr Brian Boyd elected as Provost.

Background

Previous election
Main article: 2017 Angus Council election

At the previous election in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) remained the largest party - tied with the number of independents - despite losing 40 per cent of their seats. As a result, they lost control of the council to a coalition of independents, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives came third despite recording the largest share of first preference votes as they gained four seats to double their number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats also gained one seat to double their representation while Labour – who received a larger vote share than the Liberal Democrats – lost their only seat.[1][2]

Party Seats Vote share
SNP 9 31.2%
Independent 9 25.0%
Conservatives 8 33.9%
Liberal Democrats 2 4.6%

Source: [1][2]

Electoral system

The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 28 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system where candidates are ranked in order of preference.[3]

Composition

No by-elections were held following the previous election in 2017. The only change in the political composition of the council came when Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim councillor Richard Moore resigned from the Liberal Democrats and sat as an independent after he was found to have inappropriately touched several women.[4]

Party 2017 result Dissolution
SNP 9 9
Independent 9 10
Conservative 8 8
Liberal Democrats 2 1

Retiring councillors
Ward Party Retiring councillor
Kirriemuir and Dean Conservative Angus Macmillan-Douglas
Brechin and Edzell Independent Bob Myles
Forfar and District Conservative Braden Davy
Monifeith and Sidlaw SNP Shelia Harris
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim SNP Alex King
Conservative David Lumgair
Independent Richard Moore
Montrose and District Conservative Ron Sturrock

Source:[2][5]

Results
2022 Angus Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 4 0 Increase 4 46.43 38.3 16,025 Increase 7.1
  Conservative 7 0 1 Decrease 1 25.00 26.6 11,142 Decrease 7.3
  Independent 7 0 2 Decrease 2 25.00 19.0 7,932 Decrease 6.0
  Labour 1 1 0 Increase 1 3.57 6.9 2,870 Increase 1.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.00 5.1 2,133 Increase 0.5
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 3.4 1,436 New
  Alba 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.7 276 New
Total 28 41,814

Source:[5]

Ward summary
2022 Angus Council election by ward
Ward  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs  % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
SNP Con Ind Lab Others
Kirriemuir and Dean 42.0 2 38.4 1 6.7 0 12.9 0 3
Brechin and Edzell 34.1 1 32.3 1 20.4 1 7.2 0 5.9 0 3
Forfar and District 38.4 2 21.4 1 28.9 1 5.5 0 5.9 0 4
Monifieth and Sidlaw 39.7 2 30.7 1 13.5 1 16.1 0 4
Carnoustie and District 35.9 1 17.3 0 36.8 2 10.0 0 3
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim 36.2 2 31.4 1 17.0 1 6.5 0 9.0 0 4
Arbroath East and Lunan 41.5 1 17.7 1 31.0 1 7.0 0 2.8 0 3
Montrose and District 39.3 2 22.3 1 25.6 1 6.5 0 7.6 0 4
Total 38.3 13 26.6 7 19.0 7 6.9 1 9.2 0 28

Source:[5]

Seats changing hands

Below is a list of seats which elected a different party or parties from 2017 in order to highlight the change in political composition of the council from the previous election. The list does not include defeated incumbents who resigned or defected from their party and subsequently failed re-election while the party held the seat.

Seat 2017 2022
Party Member Party Member
Kirriemuir and Dean Conservative Angus Macmillan-Douglas SNP George Meechan
Forfar and District Independent Colin Brown SNP Linda Clark
Monifieth and Sidlaw Liberal Democrats Ben Lawrie Labour Heather Doran
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Liberal Democrats Richard Moore SNP Martin Shephard
Montrose and District Independent Mark Salmond SNP Kenny Braes[Note 1]
Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: Cllr Braes was councillor for Brechin and Edzell from 2017 to 2022.

Ward results

Kirriemuir and Dean
  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
  • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Conservative
Kirriemuir and Dean - 3 seats[6][7][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Julie Bell (incumbent) 29.3% 1,321
Conservative Ronnie Proctor (incumbent) 21.3% 962 965 1,007 1,072 1,126 1,856
Conservative Euan Walker-Monroe 17.1% 772 774 801 833 864
SNP George Meechan 12.7% 574 728 740 792 990 1,007
Green Ian Whyte 7.8% 353 369 417 523
Labour Rachel Grieve 6.7% 303 310 384
Liberal Democrats Sandra O'Shea 5.1% 230 233
Electorate: 8,907   Valid: 4,515   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,129   Turnout: 51.6%  

    Brechin and Edzell
    • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
    • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
    • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
    • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
    Brechin and Edzell - 3 seats[6][9]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    SNP Chris Beattie 34.10% 1,341    
    Conservative Gavin Nicol (incumbent) 32.32% 1,271    
    Independent Jill Scott 20.44% 804 914 1,020
    Labour Dawn Barrowman 7.20% 283 356 390
    Liberal Democrats Alison Andrews 5.95% 234 293 363
    Electorate: 8,877   Valid: 3,933   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 984   Turnout: [10]  

      Forfar and District
      • 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
      • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
      • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
      • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent
      Forfar and District - 4 seats[6][11]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SNP Linda Clark 23.43% 1,270              
      Conservative Ross Greig 21.36% 1,158              
      Independent Ian McLaren (incumbent) 16.03% 869 872 893 925 959 961 1,082 1,709
      SNP Lynne Devine (incumbent) 14.94% 810 973 976 984 1,098      
      Independent Colin Brown (incumbent) 12.88% 698 702 716 727 754 756 833  
      Green Marley Hunter 4.21% 228 235 237 249        
      Liberal Democrats Samuel Struth 1.66% 90 91 99          
      Electorate: 12,325   Valid: 5,421   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 44.9%[12]  

        Monifieth and Sidlaw
        • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
        • 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
        • 2022: 2x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
        • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
        Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats[6][13]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Conservative Craig Fotheringham (incumbent) 23.21% 1,670              
        SNP Lloyd Melville 21.71% 1,562              
        SNP Beth Whiteside (incumbent) 17.99% 1,294 1,297 1,401 1,427 1,557      
        Labour Heather Doran 13.46% 968 980 984 988 1,033 1,060 1,199 1,791
        Liberal Democrats Ben Lawrie (incumbent) 11.18% 804 825 829 835 907 930 1,150  
        Conservative Calum Nicol 7.53% 542 724 724 730 743 745    
        Green James Whitehead 3.99% 287 288 292 300        
        Alba Blake Sharp 0.93% 67 67 68          
        Electorate: 14,214   Valid: 7,194   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 1,439   Turnout: 51.5%[14]  

          Carnoustie and District
          • 2012: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
          • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
          • 2022: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
          • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
          Carnoustie and District - 3 seats[6][15]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Mark Mcdonald (incumbent) 35.90% 1,939          
          Independent David Cheape (incumbent) 19.14% 1,034 1,108 1,148 1,212 1,326 1,684
          Independent Brian Boyd (incumbent) 17.70% 956 1,033 1,060 1,097 1,187 1,449
          Conservative Robert Galloway 17.27% 933 944 949 997 1,028  
          Liberal Democrats Matthias Glenday 4.48% 242 272 286      
          Green Robbie Kelly 3.22% 174 359 429 504    
          Alba Laura Tierney 2.28% 123 202        
          Electorate: 11,206   Valid: 5,401   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,351   Turnout: 48.8%[16]  

            Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
            • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
            • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
            • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
            • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Liberal Democrat
            Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim - 4 seats[6][17]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            Conservative Louise Nicol 25.57% 1,663                  
            SNP Serena Cowdy 22.14% 1,440                  
            SNP Martin Shephard 14.04% 913 915 1,027 1,058 1,136 1,161 1,236 1,337    
            Independent Ian Wren 8.89% 578 585 587 599 617 665 749      
            Independent David Fairweather (incumbent) 8.06% 524 538 541 556 589 635 752 1,013 1,021 1,320
            Labour Pamela Ruddy 6.50% 423 433 434 438 464 560        
            Conservative Juliet Vivers 5.78% 376 671 671 674 683 729 807 895 896  
            Liberal Democrats Rod Falconer 4.40% 286 297 299 302 338          
            Green Anne Campbell 3.29% 214 216 227 241            
            Alba Lisa Keogh 1.32% 86 86 89              
            Electorate: 14,052   Valid: 6,503   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,301   Turnout: 47.0%[18]  

              Arbroath East and Lunan
              • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
              • 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x SNP
              • 2022: 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x SNP
              • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
              Arbroath East and Lunan - 3 seats[6][19]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Independent Lois Speed (incumbent) 30.99% 1,177          
              SNP Brenda Durno (incumbent) 28.57% 1,085          
              Conservative Derek Wann (incumbent) 17.67% 671 717 718 744 844 1,054
              SNP Graham Smith 12.95% 492 548 671 688 753  
              Labour Luke Andrew Stronach 6.98% 265 303 306 371    
              Liberal Democrats Jane Atkins 2.84% 108 139 142      
              Electorate: 10,486   Valid: 3,798   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 950   Turnout: 36.9%[20]  

                Montrose and District
                • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
                • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
                • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 Conservative, 1 x Independent
                • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent
                Montrose and District - 4 seats[6][21]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789
                Conservative Iain Gall 22.26% 1,124                
                SNP Kenny Braes[note 1] 21.59% 1,090                
                SNP Bill Duff (incumbent) 17.71% 894 896 966 972 976 1,059      
                Independent Tommy Stewart (incumbent) 14.50% 732 749 750 763 784 808 815 903 1,377
                Independent Mark Salmond (incumbent) 9.88% 499 532 534 554 587 612 620 729  
                Labour John Ruddy 6.54% 330 341 342 344 392 426 433    
                Green Jamie Adams 3.57% 180 183 185 192 209        
                Liberal Democrats Angela Noble 2.75% 139 154 155 163          
                Independent James Boag 1.21% 61 66 66            
                Electorate: 12,016   Valid: 5,049   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 42.7%[22]  

                  Aftermath

                  The SNP formed a coalition with independents to run the council.[23]

                  Notes
                  1. Sitting councillor for Brechin and Edzell.

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