# 2017 Angus Council election

Elections to Angus Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, form of proportional representation. A total of 28 councillors were elected, one less than in 2012.
Following the 2012 election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the Council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean) was appointed Leader of the Council at the subsequent statutory meeting; Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) became Depute Leader; and Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.

## Election result

Angus Local Election Result 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 9 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 12,657 | -13.2 |
| Independent | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 32.1 | 25.0 | 10,144 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 28.6 | 33.9 | 13,741 | +16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1,873 | -1.2 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.4 | 2,178 | -2.0 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### Kirriemuir and Dean

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Kirriemuir and Dean - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Ronnie Proctor (incumbent) | 30.52% | 1,397 | |
| | SNP | Julie Bell | 27.09% | 1,240 | |
| | Conservative | Angus Macmillan-Douglas | 24.43% | 1,118 | 1,319 |
| | SNP | Jeanette Gaul (incumbent) | 9.02% | 413 | 421 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Petrie | 4.50% | 206 | 219 |
| | Labour | Gordon Watson | 4.44% | 203 | 211 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,577 Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,145 Turnout: 52.9% ||||||

### Brechin and Edzell

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Brechin and Edzell - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Nicol | 30.42% | 1,281 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bob Myles (incumbent) | 18.81% | 792 | 882 | 930 | 977 | 988 | 988 | 1,544 |
| | SNP | Kenny Braes | 18.10% | 762 | 765 | 776 | 794 | 1,055 | | |
| | Independent | Jill Scott | 17.48% | 736 | 777 | 812 | 882 | 906 | 907 | |
| | SNP | Paul Wright* | 7.31% | 308 | 310 | 311 | 332 | | | |
| | Labour | Marjory Smith | 4.82% | 203 | 216 | 241 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Andrews | 3.06% | 129 | 153 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 47.4% |||||||||||
*Disendorsed by the SNP prior to polling day, but appeared on ballot paper as SNP candidate.

### Forfar and District

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
* 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Forfar and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Braden Davy | 24.14% | 1,333 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Brown (incumbent) | 19.66% | 1,086 | 1,144 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Lynne Devine (incumbent) | 17.64% | 974 | 978 | 980 | 997 | 1,025 | 1,086 | 1,105 |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren (incumbent) | 14.63% | 808 | 861 | 883 | 920 | 990 | 1,253 | |
| | SNP | Glennis Middleton (incumbent) | 10.47% | 578 | 581 | 582 | 589 | 597 | 644 | 656 |
| | Independent | Ian Whyte | 7.82% | 432 | 452 | 459 | 476 | 516 | | |
| | Labour | Ed McAdam | 3.58% | 198 | 213 | 214 | 250 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Barclay | 2.06% | 114 | 137 | 138 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,523 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 47.1% |||||||||||

### Monifieth and Sidlaw

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
* 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative 1 x Liberal Democrat
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Craig Fotheringham (incumbent) | 43.40% | 2,901 | | | | |
| | SNP | Sheila Hands (incumbent) | 25.83% | 1,727 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Lawrie | 11.88% | 794 | 1,477 | | | |
| | Labour | Ray Strachan | 9.62% | 643 | 863 | 878 | 948 | |
| | SNP | Beth Whiteside | 9.27% | 620 | 660 | 1,005 | 1,021 | 1,254 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,685 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,338 Turnout: 50.8% |||||||||

### Carnoustie and District

* 2012: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
* 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
* 2012-2017 Change: No Change
Carnoustie and District - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Mark McDonald | 26.78% | 1,359 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Boyd (incumbent) | 18.09% | 918 | 930 | 948 | 1,000 | 1,271 | | |
| | Independent | David Cheape (incumbent) | 17.91% | 909 | 924 | 937 | 1,014 | 1,224 | 1,226 | 1,643 |
| | Conservative | Terry O'Halloran | 17.71% | 899 | 901 | 919 | 978 | 1,038 | 1,038 | |
| | Independent | Bill Bowles (incumbent) | 11.21% | 569 | 581 | 587 | 647 | | | |
| | Labour | Joanne McFadden | 6.92% | 351 | 361 | 380 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Morrison | 1.38% | 70 | 77 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,075 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 1,269 Turnout: 47.6% |||||||||||

### Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 X Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
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% |||||||||
* Sitting Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan Ward.

### Arbroath East and Lunan

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
* 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x SNP
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x SNP loss due to there being one less seat than 2012.
Arbroath East and Lunan - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Wann | 24.4% | 852 | 860 | 866 | 901 | | | |
| | SNP | Brenda Durno (incumbent) | 22.5% | 786 | 791 | 793 | 822 | 823 | 841 | 879 |
| | Independent | Lois Speed | 21.9% | 763 | 773 | 798 | 858 | 865 | 1,071 | |
| | SNP | Sheena Welsh (incumbent) | 12.8% | 446 | 447 | 449 | 466 | 467 | 480 | 502 |
| | Labour | John Ruddy | 7.4% | 257 | 261 | 263 | | | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Smith | 7.3% | 254 | 268 | 293 | 348 | 356 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Watson | 2.1% | 72 | 74 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 1.6% | 56 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,054 Valid: 3,486 Spoilt: 63 Quota: 872 Turnout: 35.3% |||||||||||

### Montrose and District

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 2 x Independent
* 2012-2017 Change:1 x Conservative gain from SNP, 1 x Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Montrose and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Ron Sturrock | 27.9% | 1,375 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Bill Duff (incumbent) | 23.2% | 1,142 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mark Salmond (incumbent) | 13.9% | 687 | 797 | 809 | 867 | 983 | 1,175 |
| | Independent | Tommy Stewart | 13.2% | 653 | 727 | 732 | 770 | 852 | 1,011 |
| | SNP | Gill Stranock | 11.6% | 570 | 574 | 692 | 715 | 768 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Ruddy | 6.6% | 323 | 358 | 365 | 428 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Avril Simpson | 3.6% | 178 | 240 | 242 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,058 Valid: 4,928 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 986 Turnout: 41.6% ||||||||||