# Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Angus South (Gaelic: Aonghas a Deas) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Angus. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. In addition, it is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly in the seats of Angus and Tayside North, both of which were abolished. It has been held since creation by Graeme Dey of the Scottish National Party.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

Angus is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Angus North and Mearns and Angus South.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Angus South are:
* Kirriemuir and Dean
* Monifieth and Sidlaw
* Carnoustie and District
* Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
* Arbroath East and Lunan

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Graeme Dey | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Angus South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Graeme Dey | 19,568 | 50.7 | 1.8 | 16,524 | 42.7 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Golden | 13,451 | 34.8 | 0.6 | 12,534 | 32.4 | 1.6 |
| | Labour | Graeme McKenzie | 3,625 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 3,722 | 9.6 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,265 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Lawrie | 1,964 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1,557 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 788 | 2.0 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 366 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 255 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 179 | 0.5 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 116 | 0.3 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 88 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 78 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 73 | 0.2 | New |
| | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | 59 | 0.2 | New |
| | Independent | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | 44 | 0.1 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | 13 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 8 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,117 | 15.9 | 2.4 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,608 | | | 38,710 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 128 | | | 59 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,736 | 65.1 | 8.3 | 38,769 | 65.2 | 8.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Angus South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Graeme Dey | 15,622 | 48.9 | 9.6 | 14,148 | 44.2 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Kirstene Hair | 11,318 | 35.4 | 15.2 | 10,885 | 34.0 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Joanne McFadden | 3,773 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 3,399 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,520 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Sneddon | 1,216 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 943 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 667 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 174 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 83 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 60 | 0.2 | New |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 45 | 0.1 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 43 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,304 | 13.5 | 24.8 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,929 | | | 32,017 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 123 | | | 52 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,052 | 56.8 | 6.3 | 32,069 | 56.8 | 6.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 12.4 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Angus South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Graeme Dey | 16,164 | 58.5 | N/A | 15,171 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hughie Campbell Adamson | 5,581 | 20.2 | N/A | 5,283 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | William Campbell | 3,703 | 13.4 | N/A | 3,547 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Independent (politician) | David Fairweather | 1,321 | 4.8 | N/A | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 902 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Sneddon | 874 | 3.2 | N/A | 837 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 535 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | 369 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 285 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 203 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 187 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 96 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 94 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 60 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 20 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 53 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,583 | 38.3 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 27,643 | | | 27,642 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 75 | | | 94 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,718 | 50.5 | N/A | 27,736 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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