Angus_South_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)

Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Not to be confused with South Angus (UK parliament constituency).

Angus South (Gaelic: Aonghas a Deas) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Angus. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. In addition, it is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly in the seats of Angus and Tayside North, both of which were abolished.[2] It has been held since creation by Graeme Dey of the Scottish National Party.

Electoral region

See also: North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.

The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map of boundaries from 2011

Angus is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Angus North and Mearns and Angus South.

The electoral wards used in the creation of Angus South are:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election results

Angus South election results 2011-2021

2020s

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2010s

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References

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    Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
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    "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 12. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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    "Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 results". Angus Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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    Constituencies A-Z | Angus South, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
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    "Declaration of results - Angus South" (PDF). Angus Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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    "Declaration of Regional votes cast - Angus South" (PDF). Angus Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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    "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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    "Angus South - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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    "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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    "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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    "Vote 2011: Scotland elections: Angus South". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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