# 1988 Angus District Council election

The 1988 Angus District Council election took place on the 5 May 1988 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

## Election results

Angus District Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 13 | +3 | -1 | +2 | | 45.4 | 16,916 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | 6 | | | -2 | | 32.5 | 11,024 | -5.6 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 3,302 | -0.8 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | | 4.3 | 1,455 | -2.8 |
| SLD | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 1.4 | 1,296 | -0.6 |

## Ward results

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | A. King | 703 | 55.1 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | D. H. Beattie | 430 | 33.7 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | I. McFatridge | 143 | 11.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 | |
Brothock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | I. J. Angus | 1,295 | 64.6 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Ms. J. Sanderson | 357 | 17.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | A. Ferguson | 352 | 17.5 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 | −4.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Timmergreens and Elms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | C. S. B. Meldrum | 973 | 60.7 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Watson | 341 | 21.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | A. J. Stuart | 280 | 18.0 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.7 | −0.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Arbirlot/Hospitalfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ms. E. C. Hill | 840 | 56.2 | −2.4 |
| | SNP | G. Haddon | 579 | 39.8 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | W. J. Irving | 74 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8 | +8.9 |
Marywell/Cliffburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ms S. M. Welsh | 972 | 64.1 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | P. J. Farquhar | 333 | 22.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | M. G. Law | 210 | 13.8 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | +2.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Colliston/Hayshead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | B. M. C. Milne | 866 | 50.6 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | J. A. G. McIntosh | 401 | 23.4 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | F. G. Pearson | 287 | 16.8 | −11.4 |
| | SLD | R. B. Spiers | 156 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.8 | +5.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Carnoustie East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. McAdam | 1,221 | 49.4 | −9.2 |
| | SNP | C. Lockhart | 1,049 | 42.4 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | K. W. Bruce | 117 | 4.7 | −6.0 |
| | SLD | Ms. R. G. Monaghan | 85 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 | +4.6 |
Carnoustie West and Panmure :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ms. R. Lamont | 932 | 52.0 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Gray | 682 | 38.1 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | M. Dodgson | 177 | 9.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | +1.8 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Forfar Central/Lemno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ms. A. E. D. Thomson | 1,020 | 52.1 | −2.6 |
| | SNP | D. Miller | 826 | 42.4 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | G. McKenzie | 109 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dunnichen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | G. Suttie | 1,155 | 61.1 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Lumgair | 734 | 38.8 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.3 | +7.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Montrose North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. Norrie | 862 | 57.4 | −22.9 |
| | Conservative | Ms. E. Lamb | 413 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Labour | T. Bruce | 224 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | +5.6 |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ms. K. M. Ritchie | 750 | 45.1 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Ms. D. M. Munro | 541 | 32.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | F. Wood | 369 | 22.2 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 | +10.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Kirriemuir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | W. Doig | 917 | 50.5 | +50.5 |
| | SNP | I. Martin | 893 | 49.2 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | −4.5 |
| | SLD gain from SNP | SLD gain from SNP | Swing | | |
Western Glens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ms. R. Dundas | 525 | 63.4 | +63.4 |
| | SNP | Ms. A. M. Mann | 303 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2% | |
Eastern Glens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Myles | 375 | 67.2 | −0.4 |
| | SNP | H. T. Skinner | 178 | 31.8 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 | −0.9 |
Langlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ian Hudghton | 1,070 | 67.5 | +67.5 |
| | Conservative | C. A. W. Brown | 371 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| | Labour | I. C. Cairns | 144 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6 | |
Westfield Dean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | A. E. Thomson | 1,121 | 64.1 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Ms. J. B. McMillan | 624 | 35.7 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7 | +10.1 |
Montrose South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | H. Stewart | 635 | 42.1 | +14.7 |
| | Independent | W. M. Philips | 593 | 39.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | K. Nicoll | 140 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | SLD | P. J. Stevens | 138 | 9.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Lunan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | A. C. W. Forsyth | 783 | 48.4 | +48.4 |
| | Conservative | R. O. Harris | 712 | 44.0 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Ms. J. R. Anderson | 123 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9 | +9.3 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brechin North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Buchan | 846 | 44.6 | −9.3 |
| | SNP | R. D. Cameron | 824 | 43.4 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Ms. J. McFatridge | 224 | 11.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brechin South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | J. Thomson | 1,009 | 63.6 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Anne Begg | 320 | 20.2 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Ms M. M. C. Brymer | 258 | 16.3 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9 | +4.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |