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1992 Scottish local government 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
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		0	0.0	7.0	2,098	-2.8
	Scottish Green	0	0		0	0.0	1.1	314	New

Ward Results

1. Harbour
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
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. Timmergreens and Elms
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

^ JM Bochel; DT Denver. "Scottish District Elections 1992 - Results and Statistics" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Election Studies University of Dundee.

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