# North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency)

Angus North and Mearns was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
It was unsuccessfully contested in 1950 by the actor James Robertson Justice.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948, and was defined as consisting of:
* The county of Kincardine inclusive of all the burghs situated therein;
* In the county of Angus
** The burghs of Brechin and Montrose;
** The districts of Brechin and Montrose.

### Redistribution

The boundaries of the constituency were unaltered at the next redistribution of seats, which came into effect in 1974. Counties and burghs were abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but parliamentary boundaries were unaffected until 1983. In that year the constituency was abolished. A new Kincardine and Deeside constituency was formed with similar boundaries.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | Conservative and National Liberal |
| | 1964 | Alick Buchanan-Smith | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections of the 1950s

1950 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | 15,485 | 51.6 | |
| | Labour | James Robertson Justice | 8,304 | 27.7 | |
| | Liberal | Tom Adam | 6,233 | 20.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,181 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,022 | 81.4 | |
| | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) | National Liberal win (new seat) |
1951 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | 18,515 | 64.1 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | John Mackie | 10,356 | 35.9 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,159 | 28.2 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,871 | 76.3 | −5.1 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
1955 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | 18,516 | 69.0 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Charles Buick | 8,323 | 31.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,193 | 38.0 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,839 | 72.3 | −4.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
1959 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | 17,536 | 67.4 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Hughes | 8,486 | 32.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,050 | 34.8 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,022 | 71.3 | −1.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −1.6 | |

### Elections of the 1960s

1964 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 13,401 | 49.3 | −18.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Alfred John Barton | 9,268 | 34.1 | New |
| | Labour | Mary Klopper | 4,513 | 16.6 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,133 | 15.2 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,182 | 77.0 | +5.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1966 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 13,286 | 50.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Alfred John Barton | 7,756 | 29.4 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Thomas Walker | 5,318 | 20.2 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,530 | 21.0 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,360 | 76.2 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections of the 1970s

1970 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 14,687 | 53.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | James Gourlay | 5,092 | 18.4 | −1.8 |
| | SNP | James A. McGugan | 4,677 | 16.9 | New |
| | Liberal | John J. Grimond | 3,312 | 11.6 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,595 | 34.7 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,768 | 74.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
February 1974 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 14,288 | 48.8 | −4.3 |
| | SNP | Harry Rankin | 6,837 | 23.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | John Hall | 4,412 | 15.1 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Alexander Arnold Charles Stanley | 3,745 | 12.8 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,451 | 25.4 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,282 | 72.7 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
October 1974 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 11,835 | 43.6 | −5.2 |
| | SNP | Iain McDonald Murray | 9,284 | 34.2 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | James Norman Stewart McEwan | 3,344 | 12.3 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Bruce | 2,700 | 9.9 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,551 | 9.4 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,163 | 78.7 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.0 | |
1979 general election: North Angus and Mearns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 18,302 | 57.5 | +11.9 |
| | SNP | Iain McDonald Murray | 7,387 | 23.2 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Hugh McMahon | 6,132 | 19.3 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,915 | 34.3 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,821 | 73.8 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.5 | |