# South Angus (UK Parliament constituency)

South Angus was a county constituency in Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983.

## Boundaries

The burghs of Arbroath, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth, and the districts of Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, and Monifieth.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | James Duncan | Conservative and National Liberal |
| | 1964 | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | Conservative |
| | Oct 1974 | Andrew Welsh | SNP |
| | 1979 | Peter Fraser | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Angus East & Tayside North | constituency abolished: see Angus East & Tayside North | constituency abolished: see Angus East & Tayside North |

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

1950 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | James Duncan | 19,324 | 53.9 | |
| | Labour | Norman Hogg | 9,176 | 25.6 | |
| | Liberal | John George Jenkins | 7,360 | 20.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,148 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,860 | 82.0 | |
| | 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: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | James Duncan | 24,478 | 70.9 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | James Harold | 10,028 | 29.1 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,450 | 41.8 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,506 | 76.6 | −5.4 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
1955 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | James Duncan | 23,967 | 72.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Harry Gourlay | 8,996 | 27.3 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,971 | 45.4 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,963 | 73.6 | −3.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
1959 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | James Duncan | 19,435 | 57.1 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal | George Mackie | 8,139 | 23.9 | New |
| | Labour | James L. Stewart | 6,477 | 19.0 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,296 | 33.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,051 | 75.9 | +2.3 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1960s

1964 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 19,566 | 58.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dick Douglas | 7,590 | 22.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Christopher B. H. Scott | 6,472 | 19.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,976 | 35.6 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,628 | 75.6 | −0.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
1966 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 22,407 | 70.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Francis Cosgrove McManus | 9,404 | 29.6 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,003 | 40.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,811 | 71.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Elections of the 1970s

1970 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 20,439 | 56.2 | −14.2 |
| | SNP | Malcolm Slesser | 8,406 | 23.1 | New |
| | Labour | Herbert Coutts | 7,557 | 20.8 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,033 | 33.1 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,402 | 73.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
February 1974 general election: South Angus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 20,522 | 49.5 | −6.7 |
| | SNP | Malcolm Slesser | 15,179 | 36.6 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Robert William Perks | 5,721 | 13.8 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,343 | 12.9 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,422 | 79.9 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
October 1974 general election: Angus South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Andrew Welsh | 17,073 | 43.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 15,249 | 39.2 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Neal Lorimer Geaughan | 4,103 | 10.5 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | Henry O'Farrell Will | 2,529 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,954 | 74.5 | −5.4 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1979 general election: Angus South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fraser | 20,029 | 43.6 | +4.4 |
| | SNP | Andrew Welsh | 19,066 | 41.5 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Gordon Philip | 4,023 | 10.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry O'Farrell Will | 2,218 | 4.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 963 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,936 | 79.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +3.4 | |