# Monifieth and Sidlaw (ward)

Monifieth and Sidlaw is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Angus Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Margaret Thompson (Labour) | | Frank Ellis (SNP) | | Rob Murray (SNP) | John R Whyte (Conservative) |
| 2009 by- | Jean Lee (SNP) | Margaret Thompson (Labour) | | | | Rob Murray (SNP) | John R Whyte (Conservative) |
| 2012 | Sheila Hands (SNP) | Margaret Thompson (Labour) | Craig Fotheringham (Conservative) | | | Rob Murray (SNP) |
| 2017 | Sheila Hands (SNP) | | Craig Fotheringham (Conservative) | Ben Lawrie (Liberal Democrats) | Beth Whiteside (SNP) |
| 2022 | | Heather Doran (Labour) | Craig Fotheringham (Conservative) | Lloyd Melville (SNP) | Beth Whiteside (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Monifieth and Sidlaw – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Craig Fotheringham (incumbent) | 23.2 | 1,670 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Lloyd Melville | 21.7 | 1,562 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Beth Whiteside (incumbent) | 18.0 | 1,294 | 1,297 | 1,401 | 1,427 | 1,557 | | | |
| | Labour | Heather Doran | 13.4 | 968 | 980 | 984 | 988 | 1,033 | 1,060 | 1,199 | 1,791 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Lawrie (incumbent) | 11.2 | 804 | 825 | 829 | 835 | 907 | 930 | 1,150 | |
| | Conservative | Calum Nicol | 7.5 | 542 | 724 | 724 | 730 | 743 | 745 | | |
| | Scottish Green | James Whitehead | 4.0 | 287 | 288 | 292 | 300 | | | | |
| | Alba | Blake Sharp | 0.9 | 67 | 67 | 68 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,214 Valid: 7,194 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,439 Turnout: 51.5% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Angus Council election
Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Craig Fotheringham (incumbent) | 43.40% | 2,901 | | | | |
| | SNP | Sheila Hands (incumbent) | 25.83% | 1,727 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Lawrie | 11.88% | 794 | 1,477 | | | |
| | Labour | Ray Strachan | 9.62% | 643 | 863 | 878 | 948 | |
| | SNP | Beth Whiteside | 9.27% | 620 | 660 | 1,005 | 1,021 | 1,254 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,685 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,338 Turnout: 50.8% |||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Angus Council election
Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Craig Fotheringham | 21.5% | 1,170 | | | | |
| | SNP | Sheila Hands | 21.32% | 1,160 | | | | |
| | SNP | Rob Murray (incumbent) | 20.69% | 1,126 | | | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Thomson (incumbent) | 17.64% | 960 | 970.4 | 973.7 | 975.6 | 1,098.1 |
| | SNP | Sandy Ritchie | 14.5% | 789 | 796.9 | 855.5 | 887.7 | 933.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Petrie | 4.32% | 235 | 266.6 | 269.8 | 270.6 | |
| Electorate: 12,692 Valid: 5,441 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,089 Turnout: 5,481 (42.87%) |||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Angus Council election
2007 Council election: Monifieth and Sidlaw :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Frank Ellis | 2,604 | 34.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Rob Murray | 1,496 | 19.8 | 2 | 2 |
| Conservative | John R Whyte | 1,396 | 18.5 | 3 | 3 |
| Labour | Margaret Thomson | 1,040 | 13.8 | 4 | 6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Petrie | 544 | 7.2 | | |
| Independent | Craig Fotheringham | 473 | 6.3 | | |