Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
| 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 | |
| Subdivision | Angus, Scotland |
| Major settlements | Dundee, Arbroath, Broughty Ferry |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Lara Bird (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 represented by Lara Bird, who was elected following the resignation of Stephen Gethins of the Scottish National Party on 14 May 2026[1] after being elected to the Scottish Parliament in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The constituency name refers to the Angus town of Arbroath and the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry.
Boundaries
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) .[2][3]
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.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stephen Gethins | Scottish National Party | |
| 2026 by-election | Lara Bird | Scottish National Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Lara Bird | 9,802 | 41.1 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Jack Cruickshanks | 4,524 | 19.4 | +3.9 | |
| Reform | Bill Reid | 4,341 | 18.2 | +9.6 | |
| Labour | Heather Doran | 3,651 | 15.3 | −18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tanvir Ahmad | 1,452 | 6.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 5,278 | 21.7 | +19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 23,870 | 31.4 | −26.5 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | Gwen Wood | 3,800 | 8.6 | new | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 2,249 | 5.1 | 2.9 | |
| Alba | Ghazi Khan | 693 | 1.6 | new | |
| Sovereignty | Moira Brown | 231 | 0.5 | new | |
| Majority | 859 | 1.9 | | ||
| Turnout | 44,278 | 57.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | 19.4 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 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 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
- ↑ "The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Stephen Patrick Gethins to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern". gov.uk. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Statement of persons nominated, notice of poll and situation of polling stations" (PDF). Angus Council. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Arbroath and Broughty Ferry notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK