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Angus and Perthshire Glens
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Your member of parliament
Dave Doogan
Scottish National PartyScottish National Party won Angus and Perthshire Glens at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,870 votes, or 10.3 points. A swing of 5.2 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 229 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 421.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 10.3 points, which is larger than 229 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Scottish National Party finished ahead of Conservative by 4,870 votes.
Majority
4,870
10.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.8%
+2.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
47,348 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave DooganElected | Scottish National Party | 19,142 | 40.4% | +37.9 |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | 14,272 | 30.1% | +6.4 |
| Elizabeth Carr-Ellis | Labour | 6,799 | 14.4% | -19.3 |
| Kenneth Morton | Reform UK | 3,246 | 6.9% | -7.4 |
| Claire McLaren | Liberal Democrat | 3,156 | 6.7% | -5.6 |
| Dan Peña | Independent | 733 | 1.5% | -0.5 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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