| North Tayside | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of North Tayside in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Tayside |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Perth & East Perthshire, Angus South and Kinross & West Perthshire |
| Replaced by | Angus Perth & North Perthshire |
North Tayside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, and the area is now represented by Angus and Perth and North Perthshire. After 2023, the area will be covered by Angus and Perthshire Glens, of which the boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of North Tayside, which covered the same area, was in existence from 1999 to 2011. The Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency created in 2024 has near identical boundaries to the old North Tayside seat.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Angus District electoral divisions of Forfar East and Dunnichen, Forfar West and Strathmore, Kirriemuir, and Western Glens, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Atholl, Breadalbane and Rannoch; St Martin's; Strathardle; Strathisla; and Strathtay.
1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Brechin and Eastern Glens, Forfar East, Forfar West, and Kirriemuir and Western Glens; and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Alyth and Coupar Angus; Blairgowrie and Glenshee; Dunkeld and Strathtay; Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Rannoch; and Scone and St Martin's.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bill Walker | Conservative | |
| 1997 | John Swinney | SNP | |
| 2001 | Pete Wishart | SNP | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections of the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Walker | 19,269 | 51.0 | +4.5 | |
| SNP | Alasdair Morgan | 9,170 | 24.3 | −17.4 | |
| Liberal | Danus Skene | 7,255 | 19.2 | +11.0 | |
| Labour | Noel Wylie | 2,057 | 5.5 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 10,099 | 26.7 | +21.9 | ||
| Turnout | 37,751 | 72.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Walker | 18,307 | 45.4 | −5.6 | |
| SNP | Kenneth Guild | 13,291 | 32.9 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal | Peter Regent | 5,201 | 12.9 | −6.3 | |
| Labour | James Whytock | 3,550 | 8.8 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 5,016 | 12.5 | −14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,349 | 74.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Elections of the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Walker | 20,283 | 46.7 | +1.3 | |
| SNP | John Swinney | 16,288 | 37.5 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Horner | 3,791 | 8.7 | −4.2 | |
| Labour | Thomas Maclennan | 3,094 | 7.1 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 3,995 | 9.2 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,456 | 77.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | John Swinney | 20,447 | 44.8 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Bill Walker | 16,287 | 35.7 | −10.6 | |
| Labour | Ian McFatridge | 5,141 | 11.3 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Regent | 3,716 | 8.2 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 4,160 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 45,591 | 74.3 | −3.3 | ||
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.4 | |||
Elections of the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Pete Wishart | 15,441 | 40.1 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 12,158 | 31.6 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | Thomas Docherty | 5,715 | 14.8 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Robertson | 4,365 | 11.3 | +3.1 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Rosie Adams | 620 | 1.6 | New | |
| Independent | Tina MacDonald | 220 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 3,283 | 8.5 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,519 | 62.5 | −11.8 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "'Tayside North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.