2017 Angus Council election

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All 28 seats to Angus Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lynne Devine Bob Myles Craig Fotheringham Party SNP Independent Conservative Leader's seat Forfar and District Brechin and Edzell Monifieth and Sidlaw Last election 13 seats, 44.8% 6 seats, 20.7% 5 seats, 17.2% Seats before 15 8 4 Seats won 9 9 8 Seat change 6 1 4 Popular vote 12,657 10,144 13,741 Percentage 31.2% 25.0% 33.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ben Lawrie Margaret Thomson Party Liberal Democrats Labour Leader's seat Monifieth and Sidlaw Monifieth and Sidlaw (retired) Last election 3 seat, 10.3% 2 seats, 6.9% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,873 2,178 Percentage 4.6% 5.4%
The multi-member wards
Council Leader before election Iain Gaul SNP Council Leader after election Bob Myles Independent

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

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.^[1]

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

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

*Disendorsed by the SNP prior to polling day, but appeared on ballot paper as SNP candidate.^[2]

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

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

Carnoustie and District

• 2012: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
• 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP
• 2012-2017 Change: No Change

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

* 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.

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