Angus Council
Angus Council is the local authority for 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 leader of the council.
Political control
Political control since 1975 has been as follows:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
Template:Redirect category shell || 1975–1977 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 1977–1980 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 1980–1984 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 1984–1996 | ||
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
Template:Redirect category shell || 1996–2007 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 2007–2012 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 2012–2017 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 2017–2022 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 2022–2025 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || 2025–present | ||
Leadership
The leaders since 1996 have been:[2]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Hudghton |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|1 Apr 1996 || align=right|1998 | |||
| Rob Murray |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|1998 || align=right|May 2007 | |||
| Bob Myles |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 2007 || align=right|May 2012 | |||
| Ian Gaul |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 2012 || align=right|May 2017 | |||
| Bob Myles |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|16 May 2017 || align=right|May 2018 | |||
| David Fairweather |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|14 Jun 2018 || align=right|24 May 2022 | |||
| Beth Whiteside |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|24 May 2022 || align=right|10 December 2024 | |||
| Bill Duff |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|10 December 2024 || align=right|22 April 2025 | |||
| George Meechan |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|22 April 2025 || align=right| | |||
Composition
Following the 2022 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to April 2025, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
Template:Redirect category shell || align=center|11 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || align=center|8 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || align=center|8 | ||
Template:Redirect category shell || align=center|1 | ||
| Total | 28 | |
The next election is due in 2027.[3]
Elections
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| Year | Seats | SNP | Independent / Other | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1995 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Wards
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Angus is divided into 8 wards:[4]
Premises
Council meetings are generally held at Forfar Town and County Hall at The Cross in the centre of Forfar.[5] 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.[6] The council also has offices in Arbroath.[7]
Previously the council's main offices had been at 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.[8] 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.[9] County Buildings continues to be used as secondary offices by the modern Angus Council.[10]
References
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