Link to >>> Council election results May 2016 - April 2017
Angus, Carnoustie & District due to the death of SNP Councillor Helen Oswald who was first elected in 1999 and represented current ward since 2007
2012: Independent Boyd 1,750, SNP 1,029 / 582, Independent Bowles 483, Labour 274, Conservative 271, Liberal Democrat 41 - 2 Independent, 1 SNP elected
2011 by-election: SNP 1,289, Independent Boyd 1,252, Labour 258, Conservative 217, Liberal Democrat 93 - Independent elected
2007: SNP 1,837 / 639, Labour 1,160, Conservative 863, Liberal Democrat 748, Solidarity 62 - 2 SNP, 1 Labour elected
5 candidates:
David Cheap - Independent
Mark McDonald - SNP
Beth Morrison - Liberal Democrat
Derek Shaw - Conservative
Ray Strachen - Labour
The count will take place Tuesday morning.
Angus, Carnoustie & District - Independent gain from SNP
- based on first preferences
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2012 | since 2011 B | since 2007 |
Independent
|
1,401
|
43.5%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
SNP
|
1,033
|
32.1%
|
-4.3%
|
-9.4%
|
-14.5%
|
Conservative
|
568
|
17.7%
|
+11.5%
|
+10.7%
|
+1.4%
|
Labour
|
141
|
4.4%
|
-1.8%
|
-3.9%
|
-17.5%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
75
|
2.3%
|
+1.4%
|
-0.7%
|
-11.8%
|
Independent Boyd
|
-39.5%
|
-40.3%
| |||
Independent Bowles
|
-10.9%
| ||||
Solidarity
|
-1.2%
| ||||
Total votes
|
3,218
|
73%
|
104%
|
61%
|
Swing not particularly meaningful apart from possibly SNP to Independent ~6¼% since 2011 by-election
Council now 14 SNP, 9 Independent, 4 Conservative, 1 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | ||
| David Cheape | Independent | 1401 | 1420 | 1477 | 1637 |
| Mark McDonald | SNP | 1033 | 1043 | 1078 | 1117 |
| Beth Morrison | Lib Dem | 75 | |||
| Derek Shaw | Conservative | 568 | 586 | 606 | |
| Ray Strachan | Labour | 141 | 151 |
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