Constituency profile

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Scotland · County constituency

Stephen Gethins MP
Sitting MP

Stephen Gethins

Scottish National Party

First elected July 2024vacancy following his election to the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026By-election 18 June 2026

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Scotland
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
SSCSS
SNP 4/5, Conservative 1/5
EU referendum 2016
43.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -8.6pp below mean
Current outlook
SNP +14.5pp
vs Reform UK 21.0%
ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavyBy-election seat

Who lives in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
43.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
44.1%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
16.7%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
68.0%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
30.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
46.3
UK median ~40
Age 65+
28.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
24.4%
UK average ~28%
By-election in progress

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election: Thursday 18 June 2026

Stephen Gethins MP - vacancy following his election to the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026.

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How did Arbroath and Broughty Ferry vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

By-election warning: the projection below is what would happen at a general election today. It does not forecast the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election on Thursday 18 June 2026, which has different turnout, candidates, and tactical dynamics. See the full by-election tracker ›

2024 general election

SNP hold · majority 859 votes (1.9pp) · turnout 57.9%

Current projection

GE projection at the current 7-poll average — not a by-election forecast

Map of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Arbroath and Broughty Ferry voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry sits almost entirely within the Holyrood constituency of Angus South. Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituencyShare of Arbroath and Broughty FerryWinnerRunner-upElected MSP
Angus South94%SNP 42.3%Conservative 21.3%Lloyd Melville
Dundee City East4%SNP 48.8%Labour 18.0%Stephen Gethins

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry within Council layer

No council overlap data available for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

Council overlap

No council overlap data.

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Arbroath and Broughty Ferry at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorSNP holdMike Weir Angus MP17.2%30.9%10.8%1.5% UKIP--3,28260.4%
2015predecessorSNP holdMike Weir Angus MP8.8%29.0%2.7%3.0% UKIP2.2%-11,23067.6%
2017predecessorCon gain from SNPKirstene Hair Angus MP13.0%45.2%3.3%---2,64563.0%
2019notionalScottish National Party winnerDave Doogan Angus MP, pre-review boundary10.2%30.3%8.0%--51.5%10,77767.9%
2024SNP holdStephen Gethins33.4%15.5%5.1%8.6% Ref-2.1%85957.9%

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Angus (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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What would change this seat?

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