Angus_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
South Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
Not to be confused with Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency).
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.
Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, Major settlements ...
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[1] |
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The burghs of Arbroath, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth, and the districts of Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member[2] | 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 |
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Elections of the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Elections of the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Elections of the 1970s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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- "'Angus South', February 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- Whitaker's Almanack 1955
- Whitaker's Almanack 1955
- Whitaker's Almanack 1970
- Whitaker's Almanack 1963
- Whitaker's Almanack 1966
- Whitaker's Almanack 1970
- Whitaker's Almanack 1972
- Whitaker's Almanack 977
- Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
- Election 79 BBC TV broadcast