Angus South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Angus South constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Angus South
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	SNP
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,029	43.60%	+4.46%
	SNP	19,066	41.51%	-2.32%
	Labour	4,623	10.06%	-0.47%
	Liberal	2,218	4.83%	-1.66%
Majority		963	2.10%
Turnout		45,936	79.87%	+5.35%
Electorate		57,513
Swing from SNP to CON			3.39%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.46%
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.93%
	Conservative gain from SNP

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	17,073	43.83%	+7.18%
	Conservative	15,249	39.15%	-10.40%
	Labour	4,103	10.53%	-3.28%
	Liberal	2,529	6.49%	N/A
Majority		1,824	4.68%
Turnout		38,954	74.52%	-5.33%
Electorate		52,275
Swing from CON to SNP			8.79%
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.23%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.56%
	SNP gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,522	49.54%	-6.60%
	SNP	15,179	36.64%	+13.55%
	Labour	5,721	13.81%	-6.95%
Majority		5,343	12.90%
Turnout		41,422	79.85%	+5.99%
Electorate		51,876
Swing from LAB to SNP			10.25%
Swing from CON to SNP			10.07%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.17%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,439	56.14%	-14.29%
	SNP	8,409	23.10%	N/A
	Labour	7,557	20.76%	-8.80%
Majority		12,030	33.04%
Turnout		36,405	73.85%	+2.70%
Electorate		49,293
Swing from CON to SNP			18.70%
Swing from LAB to SNP			15.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,407	70.44%	+12.25%
	Labour	9,404	29.56%	+6.99%
Majority		13,003	40.88%
Turnout		31,811	71.16%	-4.42%
Electorate		44,705
Swing from LAB to CON			2.63%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,566	58.18%	+1.11%
	Labour	7,590	22.57%	+3.55%
	Liberal	6,472	19.25%	-4.66%
Majority		11,976	35.61%
Turnout		33,628	75.58%	-0.36%
Electorate		44,495
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.10%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.88%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,435	57.08%	-15.63%
	Liberal	8,139	23.90%	N/A
	Labour	6,477	19.02%	-8.27%
Majority		11,296	33.17%
Turnout		34,051	75.94%	+2.35%
Electorate		44,840
Swing from CON to LIB			19.77%
Swing from LAB to LIB			16.09%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,967	72.71%	N/A
	Labour	8,996	27.29%	N/A
Majority		14,971	45.42%
Turnout		32,963	73.58%	N/A
Electorate		44,796

	Conservative win

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