# Arbroath East and Lunan (ward)

Arbroath East and Lunan is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Angus Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Jim Millar (Conservative) | | Sheena Welsh (SNP) | | Robert Ritchie Spink (Ind.) | Donald Morrison (SNP) |
| 2012 | Martyn Geddes (Conservative) | | | Sheena Welsh (SNP) | | Robert Ritchie Spink (Ind.) | Donald Morrison (SNP) |
| 2016 by | Martyn Geddes (Conservative) | | Brendea Durno (SNP) | Sheena Welsh (SNP) | | | Donald Morrison (SNP) |
| 2017 | Derek Wann (Conservative) | | Brendea Durno (SNP) | Lois Speed (Ind.) | 3 seats |
| 2022 | Derek Wann (Conservative) | | Brendea Durno (SNP) | Lois Speed (Ind.) | 3 seats |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Arbroath East and Lunan – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Lois Speed (incumbent) | 31.0 | 1,177 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Brenda Durno (incumbent) | 28.6 | 1,085 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Derek Wann (incumbent) | 17.7 | 671 | 717 | 718 | 744 | 844 | 1,054 |
| | SNP | Graham Smith | 13.0 | 492 | 548 | 671 | 688 | 753 | |
| | Labour | Luke Andrew Stronach | 7.0 | 265 | 303 | 306 | 371 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Atkins | 2.8 | 108 | 139 | 142 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,486 Valid: 3,798 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 950 Turnout: 36.9% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Angus Council election
Arbroath East and Lunan - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Wann | 24.4% | 852 | 860 | 866 | 901 | | | |
| | SNP | Brenda Durno (incumbent) | 22.5% | 786 | 791 | 793 | 822 | 823 | 841 | 879 |
| | Independent | Lois Speed | 21.9% | 763 | 773 | 798 | 858 | 865 | 1,071 | |
| | SNP | Sheena Welsh (incumbent) | 12.8% | 446 | 447 | 449 | 466 | 467 | 480 | 502 |
| | Labour | John Ruddy | 7.4% | 257 | 261 | 263 | | | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Smith | 7.3% | 254 | 268 | 293 | 348 | 356 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Watson | 2.1% | 72 | 74 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 1.6% | 56 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,054 Valid: 3,486 Spoilt: 63 Quota: 872 Turnout: 35.3% |||||||||||

### 2016 by-election

Arbroath East and Lunan By-election (28 November 2016)- 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Brenda Durno | 35.0 | 919 | 925 | 956 | 1,010 | 1,172 | 1,357 |
| | Conservative | Derek Wann | 27.0 | 709 | 723 | 741 | 799 | 928 | |
| | Independent | Lois Speed | 17.2 | 452 | 457 | 482 | 619 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Smith | 11.8 | 309 | 315 | 352 | | | |
| | Labour | John Ruddy | 6.7 | 177 | 191 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Moore | 2.3 | 60 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,409 Valid: 2,626 Spoilt: 42 Quota: Turnout: 21.5% ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Angus Council election
Arbroath East and Lunan - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Bob Spink (incumbent)†† | 25.76% | 955 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Sheena Welsh (incumbent) | 23.15% | 858 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Donald Morrison (incumbent) | 20.66% | 766 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Geddes | 14.76% | 547 | 600.3 | 609.4 | 610.8 | 641.9 | 784.2 |
| | Labour | Alastair Stuart | 12.73% | 472 | 509 | 529.6 | 533.8 | 577.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ginny Graham | 2.9% | 109 | 142.8 | 153.7 | 155.4 | | |
| Electorate: 11,032 Valid: 3,707 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 742 Turnout: 3,777 (33.6%) ||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Angus Council election
2007 Council election: Arbroath East and Lunan :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Sheena Welsh | 1,282 | 24.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Robert Ritchie Spink | 1,041 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservative | Jim Millar | 789 | 15.2 | 3 | 6 |
| Labour | Alastair John Stuart | 677 | 13.0 | | |
| SNP | Donald Morrison | 620 | 11.9 | 4 | 6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ginny Graham | 504 | 9.7 | | |
| Independent | Ian Watson | 281 | 5.4 | | |