# North Tayside (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tayside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, and the area is now represented by Angus and Perth and North Perthshire. After 2023, the area will be covered by Angus and Perthshire Glens, of which the boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of North Tayside, which covered the same area, was in existence from 1999 to 2011. The Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency created in 2024 has near identical boundaries to the old North Tayside seat.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Angus District electoral divisions of Forfar East and Dunnichen, Forfar West and Strathmore, Kirriemuir, and Western Glens, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Atholl, Breadalbane and Rannoch; St Martin's; Strathardle; Strathisla; and Strathtay.
1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Brechin and Eastern Glens, Forfar East, Forfar West, and Kirriemuir and Western Glens; and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Alyth and Coupar Angus; Blairgowrie and Glenshee; Dunkeld and Strathtay; Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Rannoch; and Scone and St Martin's.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Bill Walker | Conservative |
| 1997 | John Swinney | SNP |
| 2001 | Pete Wishart | SNP |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: North Tayside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Walker | 19,269 | 51.0 | +4.5 |
| | SNP | Alasdair Morgan | 9,170 | 24.3 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal | Danus Skene | 7,255 | 19.2 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Noel Wylie | 2,057 | 5.5 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,099 | 26.7 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,751 | 72.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1987: North Tayside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Walker | 18,307 | 45.4 | −5.6 |
| | SNP | Kenneth Guild | 13,291 | 32.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Peter Regent | 5,201 | 12.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | James Whytock | 3,550 | 8.8 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,016 | 12.5 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,349 | 74.7 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |

### Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: North Tayside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Walker | 20,283 | 46.7 | +1.3 |
| | SNP | John Swinney | 16,288 | 37.5 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Horner | 3,791 | 8.7 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Maclennan | 3,094 | 7.1 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,995 | 9.2 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,456 | 77.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
General election 1997: North Tayside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Swinney | 20,447 | 44.8 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Bill Walker | 16,287 | 35.7 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Ian McFatridge | 5,141 | 11.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Regent | 3,716 | 8.2 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,160 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,591 | 74.3 | −3.3 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.4 | |

### Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: North Tayside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Pete Wishart | 15,441 | 40.1 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 12,158 | 31.6 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Docherty | 5,715 | 14.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Robertson | 4,365 | 11.3 | +3.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Rosie Adams | 620 | 1.6 | New |
| | Independent | Tina MacDonald | 220 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,283 | 8.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,519 | 62.5 | −11.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |