1992 Angus District Council election

The 1992 Angus District Council election took place on the 7 May 1992 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

The result of the election

Aggregate results

Angus District Election Result 1992[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	11			-2		44.3	13,344	-1.1
	Conservative	7			+1		30.1	9,069	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	1			0		9.5	2,849	+8.1
	Independent	2			+1		8.4	2,547	+4.1
	Labour	0			0		7.0	2,098	-2.8
	Scottish Green	0			0		1.1	314	+1.1

Ward Results

1. Harbour[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. King	648	59.9	+4.9
	Conservative	A. B. Brown	307	28.8	-4.9
	Labour	A. G. Meade	90	8.3	-2.9
	Scottish Green	W. J. D. Craig	36	3.3	+3.3
Majority			341
Turnout				35.9	-10.6

2. Brothock[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	I. J. Angus	1,109	76.6	+12.0
	Labour	J. Warren	327	22.6	+5.1
Majority			782
Turnout				35.7	-11.7
	SNP hold		Swing

3. Timmergreeens and Elms[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	C. S. B. Meldrum	687	47.2	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. R. McKelvie	686	47.1	+47.1
	Labour	G. Buick	78	5.4	-12.6
Majority			1
Turnout				43.7	-4.0
	SNP hold		Swing

4. Arbirlot/Hospitalfield[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. C. Hill	741	49.6	-6.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. C. Steel	389	26.1	+26.1
	SNP	D. T. Ritchie	314	21.0	-18.8
	Labour	D. W. Savage	48	3.2	-2.8
Majority			352
Turnout				47.9	-0.9

5. Marywell/Cliffburn[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	S. M. Welsh	708	58.7	-5.4
	Conservative	P. J. Farqhaur	309	25.6	+3.6
	Labour	M. G. Law	115	9.5	-4.3
	Scottish Green	D. M. McCabe	74	6.1	+6.2
Majority			399
Turnout				35.3	-11.6
	SNP hold		Swing

6. Colliston/Hayshead[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	B. M. C. Milne	702	54.4	+3.8
	Conservative	J. W. Lindquist	360	28.2	+4.8
	Labour	F. G. Pearson	215	16.8	-0.0
Majority			342
Turnout				35.2	-14.6
	SNP hold		Swing

7. Carnoustie East[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. McAdam	1,285	54.0	+4.6
	SNP	D. Hood	843	35.4	-7.0
	Labour	D. G. Taylor	199	8.4	+3.7
	Scottish Green	S. M. Murray	50	2.1	+2.1
Majority			442
Turnout				44.6	-5.6

8. Carnoustie West and Panmure[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	R. Lamont	729	46.9	-5.1
	Conservative	I. G. Richmond	695	44.8	+6.7
	Labour	A. J. Stuart	124	8.0	-1.9
Majority			34
Turnout				37.4	-7.5
	SNP hold		Swing

9. Forfar Central/Lemno[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. D. Thomson	1,088	57.8	+5.7
	SNP	E. I. Martin	666	35.4	-7.0
	Labour	G. N. McDonald	128	6.8	+1.2
Majority			422
Turnout				43.8	-4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

10. Dunnichen[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	G. Suttie	803	49.9	-11.2
	Independent	C. A. W. Brown	700	43.5	+43.5
	Scottish Green	P. C. Roberts	100	6.2	+6.3
Majority			103
Turnout				41.0	-8.3
	SNP hold		Swing

11. Montrose North[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Norrie	914	59.8	+2.4
	SNP	P. Valentine	269	17.6	+17.6
	Conservative	P. A. Reed	224	14.7	-12.8
	Labour	S. Singh	65	4.3	-10.6
	Scottish Green	G. Campbell	54	3.5	+3.5
Majority			645
Turnout				45.3	+0.9

12. Hillside[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	K. M. Ritchie	646	45.0	-0.1
	Conservative	D. M. Munro	524	36.5	+4.0
	Labour	F. Wood	191	13.3	-8.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. T. Ironside	75	5.2	+5.2
Majority			122
Turnout				39.9	-6.9
	SNP hold		Swing

13. Kirriemuir[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Doig	1,254	67.2	+16.7
	SNP	I. Martin	605	32.4	-16.7
Majority			649
Turnout				43.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

14. Western Glens[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Dundas	565	71.2	+7.8
	SNP	K. Duncan	229	28.8	-7.8
Majority			336
Turnout				43.9	-4.3

15. Eastern Glens[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Myles	469	70.1	+2.9
	SNP	S. M. D. Gibson	200	29.9	-2.9
Majority			269
Turnout				55.3	+7.0

16. Langlands[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ian Hudghton	694	64.1	-3.4
	Conservative	T. S. Simpson	322	29.8	+6.4
	Labour	L. Hood	65	6.5	-2.6
Majority			372
Turnout				32.6	-14.0

17. Westfield Dean[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. E. Thomson	875	53.8	-10.3
	Conservative	D. W. Hobbs	657	40.4	+4.7
	Labour	G. J. McKenzie	91	5.6	+5.6
Majority			218
Turnout				43.6	-7.1

18. Montrose South[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. M. Philips	551	38.4	-0.9
	SNP	H. Stewart	497	34.6	-7.5
	Conservative	D. W. Rollston-Smith	334	23.4	+23.4
	SLD	P. J. Stevens	54	3.8	-5.3
Majority			54
Turnout				40.5	-1.8
	Independent gain from SNP		Swing

19. Lunan[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Stubbs	561	37.3	-6.7
	SNP	W. G. Crowe	526	35.0	-13.4
	Independent	G. W. Cook	342	22.7	+22.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. W. Warren	74	4.9	+4.9
Majority			35
Turnout				42.0	-4.9
	Conservative gain from SNP		Swing

20. Brechin North[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Leslie-Melville	628	36.8	-7.8
	SNP	R. D. Cameron	594	34.8	-8.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Evans	317	18.6	+18.6
	Labour	I. A. McFatridge	168	9.8	-2.0
Majority			34
Turnout				47.4	-6.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

21. Brechin South[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	J. Thomson	1,000	82.6	+19.0
	Labour	D. K. Todd	194	16.0	-4.2
Majority			806
Turnout				40.6	-11.3
	SNP hold		Swing

References

1. Angus District Council, 1992: Scottish Elections.org.uk
2. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf