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{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Angus Council
| native_name        = Comhairle Aonghais
| coa_pic            = Coat of arms of the Angus Area Council.svg
| coa_caption        = Coat of arms
| coa_res            =
| logo_pic           = Angus Council logo.svg
| logo_caption       = Council logo
| logo_res           = 
| foundation         = <!-- {{Start date|df=yes|1996}} --> 
| preceded_by        = 
| house_type         = [[Unitary authority]]
| leader1_type       = [[Provost (civil)|Provost]]
| leader1            = Linda Clark 
| party1             = [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| election1          = 
| leader2_type       = [[Local government in Scotland#Leader of the Council|Leader]]
| leader2            = George Meechan
| party2             = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| election2          = 22 April 2025<ref>{{cite news |title="Angus Council SNP administration toppled after no confidence vote"|url= https://hellorayo.co.uk/tay/local/news/angus-snp-administration-toppled/|access-date=23 April 2025 |work=Rayo Tay FM |date=22 April 2025}}</ref>
| leader3_type       = [[Chief Executive]]
| leader3            = Kathryn Lindsay
| party3             = <!-- Non-political role -->
| election3          = 1 January 2024<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Graham |title=Angus Council announces new chief executive |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/4799993/angus-council-chief-executive-appointed/ |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Courier |date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Angus Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board, 21 February 2024 |url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-02/Report%20IJB%2002_24%20Appointments%20Report.pdf |website=Angus Council |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref>
| seats              = 28 councillors
| structure1         = Angus Council 2025.svg
| structure1_res     = 250px
| structure1_alt     = 
| political_groups1  =
; Administration (13)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=silver}} [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]] (8)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (4)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=silver}} [[Scottish Labour|Labour]] (1)
; Other parties (15)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=silver}} [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] (11)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (4)
| committees1        =
| joint_committees   =
| voting_system1     = [[Single transferable vote]]
| last_election1     = [[2022 Angus Council election|5 May 2022]]
| next_election1     = 6 May 2027
| term_length        = Full council elected every 5 years
| meeting_place      = [[Forfar Town and County Hall|Town and County Hall]], 26 Castle Street, [[Forfar]], DD8{{nbsp}}1BA
| session_room       = The Cross - geograph.org.uk - 405749.jpg
| session_alt        = 
| website            = {{URL|www.angus.gov.uk}}
| motto              =
}}

'''Angus Council''' is the [[Local government in Scotland|local authority]] for [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]], one of the 32 [[council areas of Scotland]].

==History==
The first election to Angus District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the change to council areas which came into force on 1 April 1996.

==Governance==
The council's civic head is the Provost of Angus, a role which is largely ceremonial in Angus. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[Local government in Scotland#Leader of the Council|leader of the council]].

===Political control===

Political control since 1975 has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Angus District Council
!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1975–1977
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || 1977–1980
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1980–1984
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || 1984–1996
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Angus Council
!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || 1996–2007
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2007–2012
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || 2012–2017
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2017–2022
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || 2022–2025
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2025–present
|}

===Leadership===
The leaders since 1996 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/committees/angus_council |website=Angus Council |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| [[Ian Hudghton]] || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|1 Apr 1996 || align=right|1998
|-
| Rob Murray || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|1998 || align=right|May 2007
|-
| Bob Myles || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|May 2007 || align=right|May 2012
|-
| Ian Gaul || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|May 2012 || align=right|May 2017
|-
| Bob Myles || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|16 May 2017 || align=right|May 2018
|-
| David Fairweather || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|14 Jun 2018 || align=right|24 May 2022
|-
| Beth Whiteside || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|24 May 2022 || align=right|10 December 2024
|-
| Bill Duff || {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=right|10 December 2024 || align=right|22 April 2025
|-
| George Meechan || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|22 April 2025 || align=right|
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2022 Angus Council election|2022 election]] and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to April 2025, the composition of the council was:

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} || align=center|11
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}} || align=center|8
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|8
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || align=center|1
|-
! colspan=2|Total
! align=center|28
|}

The next election is due in 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angus |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=angus |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref>

==Elections==
{{main|Angus Council elections}}
Election results since 1995 have been as follows:

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Seats
!width="80"|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
!width="80"|[[Independent politician|Independent / Other]]
!width="80"|[[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]]
!width="80"|[[Scottish Labour|Labour]]
!width="80"|[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}; width: 3px;" |
|-
| [[1995 Angus Council election|1995]] || 26|| 21 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || align=left|
|-
| [[1999 Angus Council election|1999]] || 29|| 21 || 3 || 2|| 1 || 2 || align=left|
|-
| [[2003 Angus Council election|2003]] || 29|| 17 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || align=left|
|-
| [[2007 Angus Council election|2007]]|| 29|| 13 || 6 || 5|| 2 || 3 || align=left|
|-
| [[2012 Angus Council election|2012]] || 29|| 15 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 1 || align=left|
|-
| [[2017 Angus Council election|2017]] || 28|| 9 || 9 || 8 || 0 || 2 || align=left|
|-
| [[2022 Angus Council election|2022]] || 28|| 13 || 7 || 7 || 1 || 0 ||align=left|
|}

===Wards===
[[File:Angus UK ward map 2017 (blank).svg|thumb|Map of the area's wards (2017 configuration)]]
Angus is divided into 8 wards:<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballotbox Scotland, 2022 Local Elections, Angus Council 2022|url=https://ballotbox.scot/le22/angus/|access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Ward<br />Number
!Ward Name
!Location
!Seats
|-
|1
|[[Kirriemuir and Dean (ward)|Kirriemuir and Dean]]
|[[File:Kirriemuir and Dean.svg|100px]]
|3
|-
|2
|[[Brechin and Edzell (ward)|Brechin and Edzell]]
|[[File:Brechin and Edzell.svg|100px]]
|3
|-
|3
|[[Forfar and District (ward)|Forfar and District]]
|[[File:Forfar and District.svg|100px]]
|4
|-
|4
|[[Monifieth and Sidlaw (ward)|Monifieth and Sidlaw]]
|[[File:Monifieth and Sidlaw.svg|100px]]
|4
|-
|5
|[[Carnoustie and District (ward)|Carnoustie and District]]
|[[File:Carnoustie and District.svg|100px]]
|3
|-
|6
|[[Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim (ward)|Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim]]
|[[File:Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim.svg|100px]]
|4
|-
|7
|[[Arbroath East and Lunan (ward)|Arbroath East and Lunan]]
|[[File:Arbroath East and Lunan.svg|100px]]
|3
|-
|8
|[[Montrose and District (ward)|Montrose and District]]
|[[File:Montrose and District.svg|100px]]
|4
|-
|}

==Premises==
[[File:Office building, Orchard Loan, Forfar - geograph.org.uk - 1831218.jpg|thumb|Angus House, Orchardbank, Forfar, DD8 1AN: Angus Council's main offices since 2007]]
Council meetings are generally held at [[Forfar Town and County Hall]] at The Cross in the centre of Forfar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2019-12/Angus%20Council_1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2019-12/Angus%20Council_1.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live  |title= Council Meeting|date=5 December 2019|publisher=Angus Council| access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> In 2007 the council moved its main offices to a new building called Angus House on Silvie Way in the Orchardbank Business Park on the outskirts of Forfar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angus House open for business |url=http://www.angus.gov.uk/new/releases-archive/2007/2007-02-12a.htm |website=Angus Council |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822025553/http://www.angus.gov.uk/new/releases-archive/2007/2007-02-12a.htm |archive-date=22 August 2012 |date=8 February 2007}}</ref> The council also has offices in [[Arbroath]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Council offices |url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/council_offices |website=Angus Council |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref>

[[File:County Buildings - geograph.org.uk - 405811.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Buildings, Forfar|County Buildings]]: County Council's headquarters 1890–1975, then District Council's headquarters 1975–1996]]
Previously the council's main offices had been at [[County Buildings, Forfar|County Buildings]], on Market Street in Forfar. When the county council was established in 1890 the name County Buildings was used for the [[Forfar Sheriff Court]], built 1871, which was the council's first meeting place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map, Forfarshire Sheet XXXVIII.3, 1902 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/82883637 |website=National Library of Scotland |access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref> The council later moved its main offices into the adjoining converted former prison of 1843, which subsequently became known as County Buildings instead. County Buildings continued to serve as the headquarters of the county council until 1975 and the successor Angus District Council from 1975 to 1996.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23777|page=1151|city=e|date=5 May 1995}}</ref> County Buildings continues to be used as secondary offices by the modern Angus Council.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Graham |title=Angus House: Why the council is considering selling its half-empty Forfar HQ |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/4972470/angus-house-council-hq-future/ |access-date=5 August 2024 |work=The Courier |date=8 May 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Angus elections}}
{{Wards of Angus}}
{{Scotland subdivisions}}

[[Category:Local authorities of Scotland]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Angus, Scotland]]
[[Category:Forfar]]
[[Category:Politics of Angus, Scotland]]