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.[1]
| Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 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 |
The constituency name refers to the Angus town of Arbroath and the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry.
Boundaries
editFurther to the 2023 Periodic 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):[2]
In the City of Dundee:
- East End, The Ferry, and North East from Dundee East constituency
And in Angus:
- Parts of Monifieth and Sidlaw and Carnoustie and District from the Dundee East constituency
- Arbroath East and Lunan, Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim, Monifieth and Sidlaw, and a part of Carnoustie and District from the Angus constituency
Elections
editElections 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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