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Angus Council election, 2017

Angus Council election, 2017
Scotland
← 2012 4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) 2022 →

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 Decrease6 Increase1 Increase4
Popular vote 12,657 10,144 13,741
Percentage 31.2% 25.0% 33.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Richard Moore Margaret Thomson
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Arbroath West, Letham & Friockheim Monifieth and Sidlaw (retired)
Last election 3 seat, 10.3% 2 seats, 6.9%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 1,873 2,178
Percentage 4.6% 5.4%

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The multi-member wards

Council Leader before election

Iain Gaul
SNP

Council Leader after election

Bob Myles
Independent


Iain Gaul
SNP

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 as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 28 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 compared to 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) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.

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.


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