Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (UK Parliament constituency)
| Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus, Scotland |
| Major settlements | Dundee, Arbroath, Broughty Ferry |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Gethins (SNP) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dundee East & Angus |
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election.The seat is currently held by Stephen Gethins of the Scottish National Party. Gethin had previously been the MP for North East Fife from 2015 to 2019.
The constituency name refers to the Angus town of Arbroath and the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry.
Boundaries
[edit]Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- In full: the Angus Council wards of Arbroath East and Lunan, Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim, Carnoustie and District; and the City of Dundee Council wards of North East and The Ferry.
- In part: the Angus Council ward of Monifieth and Sidlaw (to the east of the A90); and the Dundee City Council ward of East End (Douglas and Angus area) .[1][2]
The Dundee City areas and the towns of Monifieth and Carnoustie were previously part of the abolished Dundee East constituency; Arbroath and surrounding areas were previously part of the abolished Angus constituency.[3]
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stephen Gethins | 15,581 | 35.3 | −15.6 | |
| Labour | Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank | 14,722 | 33.4 | +23.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Brooks | 6,841 | 15.5 | −14.8 | |
| Reform UK | Gwen Wood | 3,800 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 2,249 | 5.1 | −2.9 | |
| Alba | Ghazi Khan | 693 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Sovereignty | Moira Brown | 231 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 859 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,278 | 57.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Scottish National Party | 26,550 | 50.9 | |
| Conservative | 15,773 | 30.3 | |
| Labour | 5,321 | 10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,168 | 8.0 | |
| Independent | 312 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 10,777 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | 52,124 | 67.9 | |
| Electorate | 76,810 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Arbroath & Broughty Ferry constituency" (PDF). Angus Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Arbroath and Broughty Ferry results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK