# Forfar and District (ward)

Forfar and District 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 | | Colin Brown (Ind.) | | Glennis Middleton (SNP) | | William Middleton (SNP) | John Rymer (Conservative) |
| 2012 | Lynne Devine (SNP) | Colin Brown (Ind.) | | Glennis Middleton (SNP) | Ian McLaren (Ind.) |
| 2017 | Lynne Devine (SNP) | Colin Brown (Ind.) | | Braden Davy (Conservative) | Ian McLaren (Ind.) |
| 2022 | Lynne Devine (SNP) | | Linda Clark (SNP) | Ross Greig (Conservative) | Ian McLaren (Ind.) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Forfar and District – 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 |
| | SNP | Linda Clark | 23.4 | 1,270 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ross Greig | 21.4 | 1,158 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren (incumbent) | 16.0 | 869 | 872 | 893 | 925 | 959 | 961 | 1,082 | 1,709 |
| | SNP | Lynne Devine (incumbent) | 14.9 | 810 | 973 | 976 | 984 | 1,098 | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Brown (incumbent) | 12.9 | 698 | 702 | 716 | 727 | 754 | 756 | 833 | |
| | Labour | Ed McAdam | 5.5 | 298 | 300 | 309 | 334 | 366 | 368 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Marley Hunter | 4.2 | 228 | 235 | 237 | 249 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Struth | 1.7 | 90 | 91 | 99 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,325 Valid: 5,421 Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,085 Turnout: 44.9% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Angus Council election
Forfar and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Braden Davy | 24.14% | 1,333 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Brown (incumbent) | 19.66% | 1,086 | 1,144 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Lynne Devine (incumbent) | 17.64% | 974 | 978 | 980 | 997 | 1,025 | 1,086 | 1,105 |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren (incumbent) | 14.63% | 808 | 861 | 883 | 920 | 990 | 1,253 | |
| | SNP | Glennis Middleton (incumbent) | 10.47% | 578 | 581 | 582 | 589 | 597 | 644 | 656 |
| | Independent | Ian Whyte | 7.82% | 432 | 452 | 459 | 476 | 516 | | |
| | Labour | Ed McAdam | 3.58% | 198 | 213 | 214 | 250 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Barclay | 2.06% | 114 | 137 | 138 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,523 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 47.1% |||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Angus Council election
Forfar and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Lynne Devine | 21.8% | 986 | | | | |
| | SNP | Glennis Middleton (incumbent) | 20.52% | 928 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren | 18.59% | 841 | 855.5 | 859.5 | 890.2 | 972 |
| | Independent | Colin Brown (incumbent) | 17.4% | 787 | 798.3 | 802.4 | 820.9 | 1,050.4 |
| | Conservative | John Rymer (incumbent) | 10.78% | 487 | 490.2 | 491.1 | 526.6 | 546.1 |
| | Independent | Charlie Brown | 7.89% | 357 | 367 | 369.3 | 383.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Avril Simpson | 3.03% | 137 | 141.4 | 142.6 | | |
| Electorate: 11,218 Valid: 4,523 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 905 Turnout: 4,578 (40.32%) |||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Angus Council election
2007 Council election: Forfar and District :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Colin Brown | 1,782 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Glennis Middleton | 1,111 | 18.8 | 2 | 3 |
| SNP | William Middleton | 1,053 | 17.8 | 3 | 5 |
| Conservative | John Rymer | 878 | 14.8 | 4 | 7 |
| Labour | Mitch Cameron | 526 | 8.9 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Avril Simpson | 495 | 8.4 | | |
| Independent | John Phillip | 76 | 1.3 | | |