# Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim (ward)

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim 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 | | David Lumgair (Conservative) | | Alex King (SNP) | | David Fairweather (Ind.) | Peter Nield (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | | David Lumgair (Conservative) | Ewan Smith (SNP) | Alex King (SNP) | | David Fairweather (Ind.) |
| 2017 | | David Lumgair (Conservative) | Richard Moore (Liberal Democrats) | Alex King (SNP) | | David Fairweather (Ind.) |
| 2022 | Louise Nicol (Conservative) | Serena Cowdy (SNP) | | Martin Shephard (SNP) | | David Fairweather (Ind.) |
| 2024 | Louise Nicol (Conservative) | Serena Cowdy (SNP) | | Martin Shephard (SNP) | James Cruickshanks (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim – 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | James Cruickshanks | 41.9 | 1,682 | 1,691 | 1,759 | 1,997 | 2,450 |
| | SNP | Kathleen Wolf | 29.3 | 1,175 | 1,237 | 1,279 | 1,467 | |
| | Labour | Mark Hilton | 16.0 | 644 | 676 | 833 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra O'Shea | 8.3 | 333 | 375 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Mark David Findlay | 4.4 | 176 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,810 Valid: 4,010 Spoilt: 45 Quota: 2,006 Turnout: 29.4% |||||||||
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### 2022 election

Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Conservative | Louise Nicol | 25.6 | 1,663 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Serena Cowdy | 22.1 | 1,440 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Martin Shephard | 14.0 | 913 | 915 | 1,027 | 1,058 | 1,136 | 1,161 | 1,236 | 1,337 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Wren | 8.9 | 578 | 585 | 587 | 599 | 617 | 665 | 749 | | | |
| | Independent | David Fairweather (incumbent) | 8.1 | 524 | 538 | 541 | 556 | 589 | 635 | 752 | 1,013 | 1,021 | 1,320 |
| | Labour | Pamela Ruddy | 6.5 | 423 | 433 | 434 | 438 | 464 | 560 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Juliet Vivers | 5.8 | 376 | 671 | 671 | 674 | 683 | 729 | 807 | 895 | 896 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Falconer | 4.4 | 286 | 297 | 299 | 302 | 338 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Anne Campbell | 3.3 | 214 | 216 | 227 | 241 | | | | | | |
| | Alba | Lisa Keogh | 1.3 | 86 | 86 | 89 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,052 Valid: 6,503 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,301 Turnout: 47.0% ||||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Angus Council election
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | David Lumgair (incumbent) | 42.32% | 2,585 | | | | |
| | Independent | David Fairweather (incumbent) | 23.98% | 1,465 | | | | |
| | SNP | Alex King (incumbent) | 19.75% | 1,206 | 1,251 | | | |
| | SNP | Donald Morrison (incumbent)* | 8.61% | 526 | 545 | 589 | 614 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Moore | 5.34% | 326 | 979 | 1,076 | 1,077 | 1,323 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,108 Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,222 Turnout: 45.2% |||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Angus Council election
Arbroath West and Letham - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Alex King (incumbent) | 23.57% | 1,033 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | David Lumgair (incumbent) | 21.91% | 960 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Fairweather (incumbent) | 17.05% | 747 | 751.8 | 768.2 | 829.5 | 883.8 | | |
| | SNP | Ewan Smith † | 14.90% | 653 | 785.7 | 791.3 | 812.9 | 851.8 | 852.7 | 894.4 |
| | Labour | Alec Mollison | 9.65% | 423 | 426.8 | 431.1 | 446.5 | 487.1 | 487.9 | 537.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Nield (incumbent) | 4.36% | 191 | 194.2 | 201.4 | 238.6 | 268.9 | 271.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Barthorpe | 4.36% | 191 | 193.7 | 205.7 | 223.5 | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Watson | 4.2% | 184 | 185.2 | 192.9 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,230 Valid: 4,382 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 877 Turnout: 4,441 (39.02%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Angus Council election
2007 Council election: Arbroath West and Letham :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | David Lumgair | 1,322 | 21.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Alex King | 1,169 | 18.9 | 3 | 6 |
| Independent | David Fairweather | 1,117 | 18.1 | 2 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Nield | 857 | 13.9 | 4 | 8 |
| Labour | Joan Warren | 627 | 10.2 | | |
| SNP | Brian Milne | 565 | 9.1 | | |
| Independent | Anne Marie Sim | 485 | 7.9 | | |
| Independent | Rob Pearce | 35 | 0.6 | | |