# 1999 Angus Council election

Elections to Angus Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

## Election results

Angus Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 21 | 1 | | | | 46.53 | 22,742 | 5.6 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | | | | 18.28 | 8,934 | 3.2 |
| Conservative | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | 17.95 | 8,773 | 0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 8.89 | 4,346 | 1.7 |
| Brechin Independent Group | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 5.01 | 2,451 | 5.0 |
| Independent | 1 | | | | | 3.23 | 1,577 | 4.5 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.11 | 52 | 0.1 |

## Ward results

Kirriemuir West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | I. Mackintosh | 973 | 47.6 |
| | SNP | K. A. Gowans | 786 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | D. F. Begg | 284 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2043 | 64.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Kirriemuir East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | J. Henderson | 834 | 47.1 |
| | Conservative | Ms. S. M. Bradford | 681 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Ms. C. B. Short | 256 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1762 | 56.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Brechin West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Brechin Independent Group | Ms. R. J. Leslie-Melville | 1,023 | 52.2 |
| | SNP | G. P. Allan | 672 | 34.3 |
| | Labour | Ms. C. McIlroy | 263 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1945 | 59.7 |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |
Brechin North Esk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Brechin Independent Group | R. J. Myles | 933 | 51.8 |
| | SNP | S. N. Mowatt | 585 | 32.5 |
| | Labour | D. K. Todd | 283 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1782 | 56.4 |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |
Westfield and Dean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | F. E. Duncan | 867 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | A. J. Rymer | 717 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | J. A. C. Caution | 281 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1851 | 59.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Forfar West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ms. G. H. Middleton | 995 | 61.8 |
| | Conservative | C. J. R. Dickens | 616 | 38.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1588 | 54.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Forfar Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | S. Leslie | 757 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | A. A. A. Cochrane-Dyet | 544 | 33.6 |
| | Labour | Ms. R. H. Lowe | 319 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Forfar East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | W. Middleton | 927 | 65.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. H. C. Fleming | 492 | 34.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1397 | 49.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Brechin South Esk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ms. J. M. Mowatt | 535 | 41.4 |
| | Brechin Independent Group | R. J. G. Malcolm | 495 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | R. K. Gittins | 263 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1282 | 47.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Montrose Ferryden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | W. A. West | 656 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | M. S. Salmond | 469 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | J. Sinclair | 284 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms R. Stevens | 129 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1534 | 50.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Montrose Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | W. G. Crowe | 499 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | R. Gilbert | 367 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative | J. A. Sutcliffe | 253 | 16.8 |
| | Independent | F. G. Stephen | 226 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. J. Stevens | 163 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1504 | 51.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Montrose West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G. Norrie | 1,108 | 64.9 |
| | SNP | J. Dorward | 433 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | M. D. Holehouse | 167 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1697 | 54.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Montrose Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ms. K. M. Ritchie | 742 | 46.1 |
| | Labour | F. Wood | 422 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Davies | 305 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. T. Ironside | 141 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1606 | 55.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Forfar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | W. R. Roberton | 684 | 49.8 |
| | Conservative | Ms. N. J. Rymer | 307 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | Ms. A. Dixon | 262 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. L. M. Casebow | 120 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1427 | 55.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Letham and Friockheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Lumgair | 765 | 41.4 |
| | SNP | Ms. H. M. W. Angus | 638 | 34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. A. M. A. Simpson | 226 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | I. Davidson | 219 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1840 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP |
Sidlaw West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | F. Ellis | 1,018 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | T. I. N. Young | 641 | 32.1 |
| | Labour | R. S. Bannerman | 337 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1984 | 64.3 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative |
Sidlaw East & Ashludie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ms. C. C. C. Ellis | 1,102 | 58.4 |
| | Conservative | K. M. U. Nicoll | 515 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | Ms. F. Madden | 270 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1880 | 59.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Monifieth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | H. S. McGlynn | 1,529 | 78.6 |
| | Labour | P. Grimes | 417 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1911 | 61.6 |
Monifieth Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R. J. Murray | 1,150 | 61.0 |
| | Conservative | S. D. Ramsay | 473 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | P. E. Rae | 263 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1880 | 65.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Carnoustie West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | J. C. Gibb | 1,197 | 73.2 |
| | Labour | A. J. Stuart | 438 | 26.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1590 | 52.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Carnoustie Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. A. Murphy | 893 | 50.7 |
| | SNP | Ms. H. Oswald | 868 | 49.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1703 | 58.6 |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP |
Carnoustie East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | D. Selfridge | 1,104 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | A. J. Dobie | 491 | 25.7 |
| | Labour | Ms. G. Pallis | 313 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1903 | 65.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Arbirlot & Hospitalfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Nield | 625 | 36.7 |
| | SNP | A. W. Shand | 453 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Tucker | 378 | 22.2 |
| | Labour | Ms. J. Bruce | 246 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1701 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP |
Keptie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. B. Spiers | 751 | 43.4 |
| | SNP | R. F. Swan | 478 | 27.6 |
| | Labour | Ms. C. Savage | 257 | 14.9 |
| | Independent | A. McKinnon | 243 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1718 | 58.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Arbroath North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A. J. Gray | 574 | 35.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. M. M. McKelvie | 411 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative | R. A. G. Stuart | 316 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | E. Gerrard | 311 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1608 | 55.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Brothock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | I. J. Angus | 702 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | Ms. J. Warren | 392 | 26.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. G. Paterson | 328 | 22.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Ms. M. M. Braid | 52 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1462 | 51.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Hayshead & Lunan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | B. M. C. Milne | 690 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. J. E. Paterson | 464 | 28.8 |
| | Labour | D. W. Savage | 455 | 28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1594 | 54.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A. King | 528 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | R. G. Thoms | 341 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | N. P. Spiers | 328 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. O. Will | 223 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1413 | 47.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
Cliffburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ms S. M. Welsh | 739 | 55.0 |
| | Labour | Ms. D. Milne | 331 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. A. S. Vann | 273 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1329 | 48.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |