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</a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Government subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Local_government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Local government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Local_government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Political_control" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Political_control"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Political control</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Political_control-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Structure" 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Elections</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Elections-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Wards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Premises" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Premises"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Premises</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Premises-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Community_council_areas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Community_council_areas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Community council areas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Community_council_areas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Parliamentary_representation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Parliamentary_representation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Parliamentary representation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Parliamentary_representation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Parliamentary representation subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Parliamentary_representation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-UK_Parliament" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#UK_Parliament"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>UK Parliament</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-UK_Parliament-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scottish_Parliament" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scottish_Parliament"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Scottish Parliament</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scottish_Parliament-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Settlements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Settlements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Settlements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Settlements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historic_parishes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historic_parishes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Historic parishes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historic_parishes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Places_of_interest" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Places_of_interest"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Places of interest</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Places_of_interest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_areas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_areas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sister areas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_areas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Surnames" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Surnames"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Surnames</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Surnames-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label 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href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_(So%CD%98-kat-l%C3%A2n)" title="Angus (So͘-kat-lân) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Angus (So͘-kat-lân)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%81" title="Ангус – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ангус" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%8A%D1%81" title="Ангъс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ангъс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aonghas" title="Aonghas – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Aonghas" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_(dapit_sa_konseho)" title="Angus (dapit sa konseho) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Angus (dapit sa konseho)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_(Schottland)" title="Angus (Schottland) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Angus (Schottland)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_(Escocia)" title="Angus (Escocia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Angus (Escocia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B3" title="آنگوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آنگوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_(%C3%89cosse)" title="Angus (Écosse) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Angus (Écosse)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comhairle_Aonghais" title="Comhairle Aonghais – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Comhairle Aonghais" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aonghas_(ard_coonseilagh)" title="Aonghas (ard coonseilagh) – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Aonghas (ard coonseilagh)" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comhairle_Aonghais" title="Comhairle Aonghais – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Comhairle Aonghais" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus,_Escocia" title="Angus, Escocia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Angus, Escocia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%B5%EA%B1%B0%EC%8A%A4_(%EC%9D%98%ED%9A%8C_%EA%B5%AC%EC%97%AD)" title="앵거스 (의회 구역) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="앵거스 (의회 구역)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus" title="Angus – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Angus" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angusia" title="Angusia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Angusia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angusas" title="Angusas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Angusas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%81" title="Ангус – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ангус" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" 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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Angus</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><span title="Scottish Gaelic-language text"><i lang="gd">Aonghas</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland#Council_areas" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Council area</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Angus"><img alt="Coat of arms of Angus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg/62px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg/93px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg/124px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Angus_Area_Council.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="740" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Angus shown within Scotland"><img alt="Angus shown within Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Angus_UK_location_map.svg/250px-Angus_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Angus_UK_location_map.svg/375px-Angus_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Angus_UK_location_map.svg/500px-Angus_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1400" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Angus shown within <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Angus,_Scotland&params=56_40_N_2_55_W_region:GB_type:adm2nd"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">56°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°55′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">56.667°N 2.917°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.667; -2.917</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">Lieutenancy area</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Angus</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unitary authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_etc._(Scotland)_Act_1994" title="Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994">1 April 1996</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Administrative<span class="nowrap"> </span>HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Forfar_Town_and_County_Hall" title="Forfar Town and County Hall">Forfar Town and County Hall</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-Council_leadership_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_leadership-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom">Control</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>2 MPs</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Gethins" title="Stephen Gethins">Stephen Gethins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>) </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>2 MSPs</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Dey" title="Graeme Dey">Graeme Dey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>) </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-popstats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popstats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">842 sq mi (2,181 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland#Council_areas" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">10th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-popstats_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popstats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">114,660</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland#Council_areas" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">18th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">140/sq mi (53/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B0" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+0">UTC+0</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" title="Greenwich Mean Time">GMT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/British_Summer_Time" title="British Summer Time">BST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB" title="ISO 3166-2:GB">GB-ANS</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/GSS_coding_system" title="GSS coding system">GSS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">S12000041</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://angus.gov.uk">angus<wbr />.gov<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Angus</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>: <i lang="sco">Angus</i>; <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Aonghas</i>) is one of the 32 <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">local government</a> <a href="/wiki/Council_areas_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Council areas of Scotland">council areas of Scotland</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">lieutenancy area</a>. The council area borders <a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire" title="Aberdeenshire">Aberdeenshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundee_City_(council_area)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dundee City (council area)">Dundee City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perth_and_Kinross" title="Perth and Kinross">Perth and Kinross</a>. Main industries include <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a>. Global pharmaceuticals company <a href="/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline" class="mw-redirect" title="GlaxoSmithKline">GSK</a> has a significant presence in <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a> in the east of the county. </p><p>Angus was historically a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Scotland" title="Provinces of Scotland">province</a>, and later a <a href="/wiki/Sheriffdom" title="Sheriffdom">sheriffdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">county</a> (called <b>Forfarshire</b> or the <b>County of Forfar</b> until 1928), bordering <a href="/wiki/Kincardineshire" title="Kincardineshire">Kincardineshire</a> to the north-east, <a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire_(historic)" title="Aberdeenshire (historic)">Aberdeenshire</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Perthshire" title="Perthshire">Perthshire</a> to the west; southwards it faced <a href="/wiki/Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Firth_of_Tay" title="Firth of Tay">Firth of Tay</a>. The county included Dundee until 1894, when it was made a <a href="/wiki/County_of_city" title="County of city">county of a city</a>. The pre-1894 boundaries of Angus continue to be used as a <a href="/wiki/Registration_county" title="Registration county">registration county</a>. Between 1975 and 1996 Angus was a lower-tier district within the <a href="/wiki/Tayside" title="Tayside">Tayside</a> region. The district took on its modern form and powers in 1996, since when the local authority has been <a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Angus,_Scotland" title="Special:EditPage/Angus, Scotland">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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Material taken from <a href="/wiki/Posthole" class="mw-redirect" title="Posthole">postholes</a> from an enclosure at Douglasmuir, near <a href="/wiki/Friockheim" title="Friockheim">Friockheim</a>, about five miles north of Arbroath has been <a href="/wiki/Radiocarbon_date" class="mw-redirect" title="Radiocarbon date">radiocarbon dated</a> to around 3500 BC. The function of the enclosure is unknown, but may have been for agriculture or for ceremonial purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-Douglasmuir_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Douglasmuir-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> archaeology is to be found in abundance in the area. Examples include the short-cist burials found near West Newbigging, about a mile to the North of the town. These burials included pottery urns, a pair of silver discs and a gold armlet.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age" title="Iron Age">Iron Age</a> archaeology is also well represented, for example in the <a href="/wiki/Souterrain" title="Souterrain">souterrain</a> nearby Warddykes cemetery<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at West Grange of Conan,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the better-known examples at Carlungie and Ardestie. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medieval_and_later_history">Medieval and later history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Medieval and later history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county is traditionally associated with the <a href="/wiki/Picts" title="Picts">Pictish</a> territory of <a href="/wiki/Circin" title="Circin">Circin</a>, which is thought to have encompassed Angus and the <a href="/wiki/Kincardineshire" title="Kincardineshire">Mearns</a>. Bordering it were the kingdoms of <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9_(Pictish_territory)" title="Cé (Pictish territory)">Cé</a> (Mar and Buchan) to the North, Fotla (Atholl) to the West, and Fib (Fife) to the South. The most visible remnants of the Pictish age are the numerous <a href="/wiki/Pictish_stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Pictish stones">sculptured stones</a> that can be found throughout Angus. Of particular note are the collections found at <a href="/wiki/Aberlemno_Sculptured_Stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Aberlemno Sculptured Stones">Aberlemno</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Vigeans_Sculptured_Stones_Museum" title="St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum">St Vigeans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir_Sculptured_Stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones">Kirriemuir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monifieth_Sculptured_Stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Monifieth Sculptured Stones">Monifieth</a>. </p><p>Angus is first recorded as one of the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Scotland" title="Provinces of Scotland">provinces of Scotland</a> in 937, when <a href="/wiki/Dubacan_of_Angus" title="Dubacan of Angus">Dubacan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mormaer_of_Angus" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormaer of Angus">Mormaer of Angus</a>, is recorded in the <i><a href="/wiki/Chronicle_of_the_Kings_of_Alba" title="Chronicle of the Kings of Alba">Chronicle of the Kings of Alba</a></i> as having died at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Brunanburh" title="Battle of Brunanburh">Battle of Brunanburh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The signing of the <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath" title="Declaration of Arbroath">Declaration of Arbroath</a> at <a href="/wiki/Arbroath_Abbey" title="Arbroath Abbey">Arbroath Abbey</a> in 1320<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> marked Scotland's establishment as an independent nation. Partly on this basis, Angus is marketed as the birthplace of Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an area of rich history from Pictish times onwards. Notable historic sites in addition to Arbroath Abbey include <a href="/wiki/Glamis_Castle" title="Glamis Castle">Glamis Castle</a>, Arbroath Signal Tower museum and the <a href="/wiki/Bell_Rock_Lighthouse" title="Bell Rock Lighthouse">Bell Rock Lighthouse</a>, described as one of the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Industrial_World" title="Seven Wonders of the Industrial World">Seven Wonders of the Industrial World</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_history">Administrative history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administrative history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Angus was one of the ancient provinces of Scotland, under the authority of the <a href="/wiki/Mormaer" title="Mormaer">Mormaer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Angus" title="Earl of Angus">Earl of Angus</a>. From at least the thirteenth century the area formed the basis for a shire (the area administered by a <a href="/wiki/Sheriff_principal" title="Sheriff principal">sheriff</a>) based in Forfar: the <a href="/wiki/Sheriff_of_Forfar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheriff of Forfar">Sheriff of Forfar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over time, Scotland's shires became more significant than the old provinces, with more administrative functions being given to the sheriffs. The older territory called Angus was therefore gradually eclipsed in legal importance by the shire of Forfar (or Forfarshire) which covered the same area. In 1667 <a href="/wiki/Commissioners_of_Supply" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioners of Supply">Commissioners of Supply</a> were established for each shire, which would serve as the main administrative body for the area until the creation of county councils in 1890. Following the <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Acts of Union</a> in 1707, the English term 'county' came to be used interchangeably with the older term 'shire'.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg/220px-Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg/330px-Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg/440px-Sheriff_Courthouse_Forfar._-_geograph.org.uk_-_113484.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="505" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Forfar_Sheriff_Court" title="Forfar Sheriff Court">Forfar Sheriff Court</a>, built 1871 as the county's main courthouse, also served as the first meeting place of the county council in 1890</figcaption></figure> <p>Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_(Scotland)_Act_1889" title="Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889">Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889</a>, taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930). The county's five largest <a href="/wiki/Burgh" title="Burgh">burghs</a>, being <a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a>, were deemed capable of managing their own affairs and so were excluded from the administrative area of the county council.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county council held its first official meeting on 22 May 1890 at the <a href="/wiki/Forfar_Sheriff_Court" title="Forfar Sheriff Court">County Buildings</a> (now known as Forfar Sheriff Court), the county's main courthouse, which also served as the meeting place for the commissioners of supply. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Haldane-Duncan,_3rd_Earl_of_Camperdown" title="Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown">Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> peer, was appointed the first chairman of the county council.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1889 Act also led to a review of boundaries, with <a href="/wiki/Exclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclave">exclaves</a> being transferred to a county they actually bordered, and parishes which straddled more than one county being adjusted such that each parish was entirely in a single county. There were several such changes affecting the boundaries of Forfarshire.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dundee was subsequently made a <a href="/wiki/County_of_city" title="County of city">county of itself</a> in 1894, also removing the city from Forfarshire for judicial and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">lieutenancy</a> purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose were brought within the administrative area of the county council in 1930, although Arbroath was classed as a <a href="/wiki/Large_burgh" title="Large burgh">large burgh</a>, allowing its council to continue to deliver most local government functions itself.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1928 the county council resolved to use the name 'Angus' for the area rather than the 'County of Forfar'.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council petitioned the government to officially change the name too. The government responded by directing all departments to use Angus, but noted that the legal name would remain Forfar until such time as it could be changed by statute.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statutory change of name from Forfar to Angus eventually took place in 1947 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_(Scotland)_Act_1947" title="Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947">Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Angus County Council was abolished in 1975 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_(Scotland)_Act_1973" title="Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973">Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973</a>, which replaced Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Scotland">districts</a>. A new Angus district was created covering most of the pre-1975 county, with the exceptions being that <a href="/wiki/Monifieth" title="Monifieth">Monifieth</a> and a number of villages immediately north of Dundee were transferred to an enlarged City of Dundee district, and <a href="/wiki/Kettins" title="Kettins">Kettins</a> was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Perth_and_Kinross" title="Perth and Kinross">Perth and Kinross</a>. Angus District Council was a lower-tier district level authority subordinate to the <a href="/wiki/Tayside_Regional_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Tayside Regional Council">Tayside Regional Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">lieutenancy area</a> covering the same area as the new district was created at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further local government reforms in 1996 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_etc._(Scotland)_Act_1994" title="Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994">Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994</a> saw the regions and districts created in 1975 abolished and replaced with <a href="/wiki/Council_area" title="Council area">council areas</a> providing all local government services. Angus district became one of the new council areas, taking on the functions of the abolished Tayside Regional Council. The council area regained Monifieth and the villages north of Dundee as part of the same reforms.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Angus lieutenancy area was adjusted to match the new council area in 1996. The <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Angus" title="Lord Lieutenant of Angus">Lord Lieutenant of Angus</a> is appointed by the monarch.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boundaries of the historic county of Angus (as it was prior to the removal of Dundee in 1894) are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a <a href="/wiki/Registration_county" title="Registration county">registration county</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Craigowl_hill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Craigowl_hill.jpg/220px-Craigowl_hill.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Craigowl_hill.jpg/330px-Craigowl_hill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Craigowl_hill.jpg/440px-Craigowl_hill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="449" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Craigowl_Hill" title="Craigowl Hill">Craigowl Hill</a>, highest of the Sidlaws, in southern Angus</figcaption></figure> <p>Angus can be split into three geographic areas. To the north and west, the <a href="/wiki/Topography" title="Topography">topography</a> is mountainous. This is the area of the <a href="/wiki/Grampian_Mountains" title="Grampian Mountains">Grampian Mountains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mounth" title="Mounth">Mounth</a> hills and <a href="/wiki/Five_Glens_of_Angus" title="Five Glens of Angus">Five Glens of Angus</a>, which is sparsely populated and where the main industry is <a href="/wiki/Hill_farming" title="Hill farming">hill farming</a>. <a href="/wiki/Glas_Maol" title="Glas Maol">Glas Maol</a> – the highest point in Angus at 1,068 m (3,504 ft) – can be found here, on the <a href="/wiki/Tripoint" title="Tripoint">tripoint</a> boundary with Perthshire and Aberdeenshire. To the south and east the topography consists of rolling hills (such as the <a href="/wiki/Sidlaws" title="Sidlaws">Sidlaws</a>) bordering the sea; this area is well populated, with the larger towns. In between lies <a href="/wiki/Strathmore,_Angus" class="mw-redirect" title="Strathmore, Angus">Strathmore</a> (<i>the Great Valley</i>), which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Angus" title="Aberdeen Angus">Aberdeen Angus</a> cattle. </p><p>Montrose in the north east of the county is notable for its <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">tidal basin and wildlife.</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Angus's coast is fairly regular, the most prominent features being the headlands of <a href="/wiki/Scurdie_Ness" title="Scurdie Ness">Scurdie Ness</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Buddon_Ness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buddon Ness (page does not exist)">Buddon Ness</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main bodies of water in the county are <a href="/wiki/Loch_Lee" title="Loch Lee">Loch Lee</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_Brandy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loch Brandy (page does not exist)">Loch Brandy</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlochy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlochy (page does not exist)">Carlochy</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_Wharral&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loch Wharral (page does not exist)">Loch Wharral</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Den_of_Ogil_Reservoir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Den of Ogil Reservoir (page does not exist)">Den of Ogil Reservoir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Forfar" title="Loch of Forfar">Loch of Forfar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loch_Fithie" title="Loch Fithie">Loch Fithie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rescobie_Loch" title="Rescobie Loch">Rescobie Loch</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Balgavies_Loch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Balgavies Loch (page does not exist)">Balgavies Loch</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Crombie_Reservoir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crombie Reservoir (page does not exist)">Crombie Reservoir</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monikie_Reservoirs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monikie Reservoirs (page does not exist)">Monikie Reservoirs</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Long_Loch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Long Loch (page does not exist)">Long Loch</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lundie_Loch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lundie Loch (page does not exist)">Lundie Loch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Kinnordy" title="Loch of Kinnordy">Loch of Kinnordy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Lintrathen" title="Loch of Lintrathen">Loch of Lintrathen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Backwater_Reservoir" title="Backwater Reservoir">Backwater Reservoir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auchintaple_Loch" title="Auchintaple Loch">Auchintaple Loch</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_Shandra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loch Shandra (page does not exist)">Loch Shandra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_structure">Population structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Population structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical Angus population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1801</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">65,068</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1811</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">69,376</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">74,436</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1831</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">84,630</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">106,890</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+26.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">119,357</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">118,748</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">101,767</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−14.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1931</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">93,803</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1941</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">95,290</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">96,777</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">93,666</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−3.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">90,554</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−3.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">98,685</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">107,866</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+9.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">108,400</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">116,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <br /><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the 2001 census, the population of Angus was recorded as 108,400. 20.14% were under the age of 16, 63.15% were between 16 and 65 and 18.05% were aged 65 or above. </p><p>Of the 16 to 74 age group, 32.84% had no formal qualifications, 27.08% were educated to 'O' Grade/Standard Grade level, 14.38% to Higher level, 7.64% to HND or equivalent level and 18.06% to degree level. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language_in_Angus">Language in Angus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Language in Angus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most recent available census results (2001) show that <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Gaelic</a> is spoken by 0.45% of the Angus population. This, similar to other lowland areas, is lower than the national average of 1.16%.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These figures are self-reported and are not broken down into levels of fluency. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Number</th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td>All people</td> <td>108,400</td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak, read or write it</td> <td>351</td> <td>0.32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Speaks reads and writes Gaelic</td> <td>238</td> <td>0.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Speaks but neither reads nor writes Gaelic</td> <td>188</td> <td>0.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Speaks and reads but cannot write Gaelic</td> <td>59</td> <td>0.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Reads but neither speaks not writes Gaelic</td> <td>61</td> <td>0.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Writes but neither speaks nor reads Gaelic</td> <td>13</td> <td>0.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Reads and writes but does not speak Gaelic</td> <td>22</td> <td>0.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other combination of skills in Gaelic</td> <td>7</td> <td>0.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No knowledge of Gaelic</td> <td>107,461</td> <td>99.13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Meanwhile, the 2011 census found that 38.4% of the population in Angus can speak <a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>, above the Scottish average of 30.1%. This puts Angus as the council area with the sixth highest proficiency in Scots, behind only <a href="/wiki/Shetland" title="Shetland">Shetland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orkney" title="Orkney">Orkney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moray" title="Moray">Moray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire" title="Aberdeenshire">Aberdeenshire</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Ayrshire" title="East Ayrshire">East Ayrshire</a>. </p><p>Historically, the dominant language in Angus was <a href="/wiki/Pictish_language" title="Pictish language">Pictish</a> until the sixth to seventh centuries AD when the area became progressively gaelicised, with Pictish extinct by the mid-ninth century.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gaelic/<a href="/wiki/Middle_Irish" title="Middle Irish">Middle Irish</a> began to retreat from lowland areas in the late-eleventh century and was absent from the Eastern lowlands by the fourteenth century. It was replaced there by <a href="/wiki/Middle_Scots" title="Middle Scots">Middle Scots</a>, the contemporary local <a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Northern&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Northern (page does not exist)">South Northern</a> dialect of <a href="/wiki/Modern_Scots" title="Modern Scots">Modern Scots</a>, while Gaelic persisted as a majority language in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" title="Scottish Highlands">Highlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hebrides" title="Hebrides">Hebrides</a> until the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Angus Council are planning to raise the status of Gaelic in the county by adopting a series of measures, including bilingual road signage, communications, vehicle livery and staffing.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #ededed"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Angus Council</div> <br /><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Comhairle Aonghais</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_Council_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Angus_Council_logo.svg/170px-Angus_Council_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Angus_Council_logo.svg/255px-Angus_Council_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Angus_Council_logo.svg/340px-Angus_Council_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">Unitary authority</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Provost_(civil)" title="Provost (civil)">Provost</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Brian Boyd, <br /><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> <br />since 26 May 2022<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland#Leader_of_the_Council" title="Local government in Scotland">Leader</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Beth Whiteside, <br /><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> <br />since 26 May 2022<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Kathryn Lindsay <br />since 1 January 2024<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">28 councillors</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"> <dl><dt>Administration (15)</dt> <dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> (13)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2)</dd> <dt>Other parties (13)</dt> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Conservative</a> (8)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (4)</dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E4003B; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Labour</a> (1)</span></dd></dl> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Full council elected every 4 years</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">Single transferable vote</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Angus_Council_election" title="2022 Angus Council election">5 May 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6 May 2027</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg/220px-The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg/330px-The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg/440px-The_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405749.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Forfar_Town_and_County_Hall" title="Forfar Town and County Hall">Town and County Hall</a>, 26 Castle Street, <a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a>, DD8<span class="nowrap"> </span>1BA</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.angus.gov.uk">www<wbr />.angus<wbr />.gov<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_(blank).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg/220px-Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg/330px-Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg/440px-Angus_UK_ward_map_2017_%28blank%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>Map of the area's wards (2017 configuration)</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Angus Council</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">local authority</a> for the area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_control">Political control</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Political control"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. Political control since 1975 has been as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-compositions_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-compositions-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Angus District Council </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party in control</th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td> <td>1975–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservatives"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Conservative</a></td> <td>1977–1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td> <td>1980–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td>1984–1996 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Angus Council </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party in control</th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td>1996–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td> <td>2007–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td>2012–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No_overall_control" title="No overall control">No overall control</a></td> <td>2017–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure">Structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The council's civic head is the Provost of Angus. There have been seven Provosts since its establishment in 1996 – Frances Duncan, Bill Middleton, Ruth Leslie-Melville, Helen Oswald, Alex King, Ronnie Proctor and Brian Boyd. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leadership">Leadership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of provost is largely ceremonial in Angus. Political leadership is instead provided by the <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland#Leader_of_the_Council" title="Local government in Scotland">leader of the council</a>. The leaders since 1996 have been:<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Councillor</th> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>From</th> <th>To </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Hudghton" title="Ian Hudghton">Ian Hudghton</a></td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td align="right">1 Apr 1996</td> <td align="right">1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rob Murray</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td align="right">1998</td> <td align="right">May 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bob Myles</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td align="right">May 2007</td> <td align="right">May 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ian Gaul</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td align="right">May 2012</td> <td align="right">May 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bob Myles</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td align="right">16 May 2017</td> <td align="right">May 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>David Fairweather</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td align="right">14 Jun 2018</td> <td align="right">24 May 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Beth Whiteside</td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td align="right">24 May 2022</td> <td align="right"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composition">Composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2022_Angus_Council_election" title="2022 Angus Council election">2022 election</a> and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to April 2024, the composition of the council was: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Councillors </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservatives"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Conservative</a></td> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Labour</a></td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th align="center">28 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>Two of the independent councillors form part of the council's administration with the SNP.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next election is due in 2027.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Election results since 1995 have been as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Seats </th> <th width="80"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </th> <th width="80"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent / Other</a> </th> <th width="80"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Conservative</a> </th> <th width="80"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Labour</a> </th> <th width="80"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Liberal Democrats</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 3px;"> </th> <th style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 3px;"> </th> <th style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 3px;"> </th> <th style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 3px;"> </th> <th style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 3px;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Angus_Council_election" title="1995 Angus Council election">1995</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>21</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Angus_Council_election" title="1999 Angus Council election">1999</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>21</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Angus_Council_election" title="2003 Angus Council election">2003</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Angus_Council_election" title="2007 Angus Council election">2007</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Angus_Council_election" title="2012 Angus Council election">2012</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>15</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Angus_Council_election" title="2017 Angus Council election">2017</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Angus_Council_election" title="2022 Angus Council election">2022</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td align="left"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wards">Wards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Angus is divided into 8 wards:<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ward<br />Number </th> <th>Ward Name </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir_and_Dean_(ward)" title="Kirriemuir and Dean (ward)">Kirriemuir and Dean</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg/100px-Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg/150px-Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg/200px-Kirriemuir_and_Dean.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brechin_and_Edzell_(ward)" title="Brechin and Edzell (ward)">Brechin and Edzell</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brechin_and_Edzell.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Brechin_and_Edzell.svg/100px-Brechin_and_Edzell.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Brechin_and_Edzell.svg/150px-Brechin_and_Edzell.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Brechin_and_Edzell.svg/200px-Brechin_and_Edzell.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forfar_and_District_(ward)" title="Forfar and District (ward)">Forfar and District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forfar_and_District.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Forfar_and_District.svg/100px-Forfar_and_District.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Forfar_and_District.svg/150px-Forfar_and_District.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Forfar_and_District.svg/200px-Forfar_and_District.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monifieth_and_Sidlaw_(ward)" title="Monifieth and Sidlaw (ward)">Monifieth and Sidlaw</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg/100px-Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg/150px-Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg/200px-Monifieth_and_Sidlaw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_and_District_(ward)" title="Carnoustie and District (ward)">Carnoustie and District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carnoustie_and_District.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Arbroath_West%2C_Letham_and_Friockheim.svg/150px-Arbroath_West%2C_Letham_and_Friockheim.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Arbroath_West%2C_Letham_and_Friockheim.svg/200px-Arbroath_West%2C_Letham_and_Friockheim.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arbroath_East_and_Lunan_(ward)" title="Arbroath East and Lunan (ward)">Arbroath East and Lunan</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg/100px-Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg/150px-Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg/200px-Arbroath_East_and_Lunan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montrose_and_District_(ward)" title="Montrose and District (ward)">Montrose and District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_and_District.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Montrose_and_District.svg/100px-Montrose_and_District.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Montrose_and_District.svg/150px-Montrose_and_District.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Montrose_and_District.svg/200px-Montrose_and_District.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1062" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Premises">Premises</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Premises"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_building,_Orchard_Loan,_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg/220px-Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg/330px-Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg/440px-Office_building%2C_Orchard_Loan%2C_Forfar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1831218.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Angus House, Orchardbank, Forfar, DD8 1AN: Angus Council's main offices since 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>Council meetings are generally held at <a href="/wiki/Forfar_Town_and_County_Hall" title="Forfar Town and County Hall">Forfar Town and County Hall</a> at The Cross in the centre of Forfar.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council also has offices in <a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg/220px-County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg/330px-County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg/440px-County_Buildings_-_geograph.org.uk_-_405811.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="403" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/County_Buildings,_Forfar" title="County Buildings, Forfar">County Buildings</a>: County Council's headquarters 1890–1975, then District Council's headquarters 1975–1996</figcaption></figure> <p>Previously the council's main offices had been at <a href="/wiki/County_Buildings,_Forfar" title="County Buildings, Forfar">County Buildings</a>, on Market Street in Forfar. When the county council was established in 1890 the name County Buildings was used for the <a href="/wiki/Forfar_Sheriff_Court" title="Forfar Sheriff Court">Forfar Sheriff Court</a>, built 1871, which was the council's first meeting place.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> County Buildings continues to be used as secondary offices by the modern Angus Council.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community_council_areas">Community council areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Community council areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> Angus is divided into 25 <a href="/wiki/Community_council#Scotland" title="Community council">community council areas</a> and all apart from Friockheim district have an active council.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The areas are: <a href="/wiki/Aberlemno" title="Aberlemno">Aberlemno</a>; <a href="/wiki/Auchterhouse" title="Auchterhouse">Auchterhouse</a>; <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie" title="Carnoustie">Carnoustie</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=City_of_Brechin_%26_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="City of Brechin & District (page does not exist)">City of Brechin & District</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ferryden_%26_Craig&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ferryden & Craig (page does not exist)">Ferryden & Craig</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Friockheim_%26_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Friockheim & District (page does not exist)">Friockheim & District</a>; <a href="/wiki/Glamis" title="Glamis">Glamis</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hillside,_Dun,_%26_Logie_Pert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hillside, Dun, & Logie Pert (page does not exist)">Hillside, Dun, & Logie Pert</a>; <a href="/wiki/Inverarity" title="Inverarity">Inverarity</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Inveresk_(community_council_area)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inveresk (community council area) (page does not exist)">Inveresk</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir" title="Kirriemuir">Kirriemuir</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirriemuir_Landward_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kirriemuir Landward East (page does not exist)">Kirriemuir Landward East</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirriemuir_Landward_West&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kirriemuir Landward West (page does not exist)">Kirriemuir Landward West</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Letham_%26_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Letham & District (page does not exist)">Letham & District</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lunanhead_%26_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunanhead & District (page does not exist)">Lunanhead & District</a>; <a href="/wiki/Monifieth" title="Monifieth">Monifieth</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monikie_%26_Newbigging&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monikie & Newbigging (page does not exist)">Monikie & Newbigging</a>; <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a>; <a href="/wiki/Muirhead,_Angus" class="mw-redirect" title="Muirhead, Angus">Muirhead</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Birkhill_and_Liff&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Birkhill and Liff (page does not exist)">Birkhill and Liff</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Murroes_%26_Wellbank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Murroes & Wellbank (page does not exist)">Murroes & Wellbank</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Newtyle_%26_Eassie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Newtyle & Eassie (page does not exist)">Newtyle & Eassie</a>; <a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Royal Burgh of Arbroath</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Burgh_of_Forfar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Burgh of Forfar (page does not exist)">Royal Burgh of Forfar</a>; <a href="/wiki/Strathmartine" title="Strathmartine">Strathmartine</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Tealing" title="Tealing">Tealing</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parliamentary_representation">Parliamentary representation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Parliamentary representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UK_Parliament">UK Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: UK Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Angus is represented by two MPs for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angus_and_Perthshire_Glens_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus and Perthshire Glens (UK Parliament constituency)">Angus and Perthshire Glens</a> – covers the following wards: <a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir_and_Dean_(ward)" title="Kirriemuir and Dean (ward)">Kirriemuir and Dean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brechin_and_Edzell_(ward)" title="Brechin and Edzell (ward)">Brechin and Edzell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forfar_and_District_(ward)" title="Forfar and District (ward)">Forfar and District</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Montrose_and_District_(ward)" title="Montrose and District (ward)">Montrose and District</a>, and parts of <a href="/wiki/Monifieth_and_Sidlaw_(ward)" title="Monifieth and Sidlaw (ward)">Monifieth and Sidlaw</a>; currently represented by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>, who was also the MP for the old <a href="/wiki/Angus_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus (UK Parliament constituency)">Angus constituency</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbroath_and_Broughty_Ferry_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (UK Parliament constituency)">Arbroath and Broughty Ferry</a> – cover parts of Monifieth and Sidlaw and <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_and_District_(ward)" title="Carnoustie and District (ward)">Carnoustie and District</a> from the old <a href="/wiki/Dundee_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)">Dundee East constituency</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arbroath_East_and_Lunan_(ward)" title="Arbroath East and Lunan (ward)">Arbroath East and Lunan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arbroath_West,_Letham_and_Friockheim_(ward)" title="Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim (ward)">Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim</a>, and Monifieth and Sidlaw, and a part of <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_and_District_(ward)" title="Carnoustie and District (ward)">Carnoustie and District</a> from the now-abolished Angus constituency; currently represented by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Gethins" title="Stephen Gethins">Stephen Gethins</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scottish_Parliament">Scottish Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Scottish Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Angus is represented by two constituency MSPs for the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angus_North_and_Mearns_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Angus North and Mearns</a> – covers the north of Angus and a southern portion of Aberdeenshire, is represented by <a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_South_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Angus South</a> – covers the south of Angus, is represented by <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Dey" title="Graeme Dey">Graeme Dey</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>.</li></ul> <p>In addition to the two constituency MSPs, Angus is also represented by seven MSPs for the North East Scotland electoral region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh%E2%80%93Aberdeen_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh–Aberdeen line">Edinburgh-Aberdeen railway line</a> runs along the coast, through Dundee and the towns of Monifieth, Carnoustie, Arbroath and Montrose. </p><p>There is a small <a href="/wiki/Dundee_Airport" title="Dundee Airport">airport</a> at Dundee, which at present operates flights to London and Belfast.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Settlements">Settlements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Forfar"><img alt="Forfar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.667%;left:93.909%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Montrose"><img alt="Montrose" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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/></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Carnoustie" title="Carnoustie">Carnoustie</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.5%;left:61.818%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Monifieth"><img alt="Monifieth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Monifieth" title="Monifieth">Monifieth</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:45.01%;left:76.788%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Brechin"><img alt="Brechin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:55.132%;left:44.991%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kirriemuir"><img alt="Kirriemuir" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir" title="Kirriemuir">Kirriemuir</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:84.551%;left:40.396%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Birkhill"><img alt="Birkhill" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Birkhill" class="mw-redirect" title="Birkhill">Birkhill</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:61.891%;left:66.279%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Letham"><img alt="Letham" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Letham,_Angus" title="Letham, Angus">Letham</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:51.667%;left:93.636%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ferryden"><img alt="Ferryden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Ferryden" title="Ferryden">Ferryden</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:15%;left:77.273%;font-size:120%"><div class="id" style="left:-0px;top:-0px"></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:1px"><div><i><a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire#Settlements" title="Aberdeenshire">Aberdeenshire</a></i></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:87%;left:59.091%;font-size:120%"><div class="id" style="left:-0px;top:-0px"></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:1px"><div><i><a href="/wiki/Dundee_City_(council_area)#Settlements" class="mw-redirect" title="Dundee City (council area)">Dundee City</a></i></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:98%;left:58.636%;font-size:120%"><div class="id" style="left:-0px;top:-0px"></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:1px"><div><i><a href="/wiki/Fife#Settlements" title="Fife">Fife</a></i></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.333%;left:2.727%;font-size:120%"><div class="id" style="left:-0px;top:-0px"></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:1px"><div><i><a href="/wiki/Perth_and_Kinross#Settlements" title="Perth and Kinross">Perth and Kinross</a></i></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_UK_location_map.svg" title="File:Angus UK location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="float:left;">The largest settlements in Angus.</div></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Viewofmontrose.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Viewofmontrose.jpg/220px-Viewofmontrose.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Viewofmontrose.jpg/330px-Viewofmontrose.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Viewofmontrose.jpg/440px-Viewofmontrose.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Montrose</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a> is the largest town in the modern county, followed by <a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a>, the county town and administrative centre, and <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a>. </p><p>Largest settlements by population: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Settlement </th> <th>Population (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a> </td> <td> <p>23,500 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a> </td> <td> <p>14,120 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a> </td> <td> <p>11,730 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carnoustie" title="Carnoustie">Carnoustie</a> </td> <td> <p>11,310 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Monifieth" title="Monifieth">Monifieth</a> </td> <td> <p>8,860 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a> </td> <td> <p>7,230 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir" title="Kirriemuir">Kirriemuir</a> </td> <td> <p>6,060 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birkhill" class="mw-redirect" title="Birkhill">Birkhill</a> </td> <td> <p>2,010 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Letham,_Angus" title="Letham, Angus">Letham</a> </td> <td> <p>1,640 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferryden" title="Ferryden">Ferryden</a> </td> <td> <p>1,220 </p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historic_parishes">Historic parishes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Historic parishes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Scotland" title="List of civil parishes in Scotland">List of civil parishes in Scotland</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ANGUSSHIRE_(Forfarshire)._Civil_Parish_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg/400px-ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg/600px-ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg/800px-ANGUSSHIRE_%28Forfarshire%29._Civil_Parish_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2961" data-file-height="2024" /></a><figcaption>c.1854 Angusshire (Forfarshire) Civil Parish map.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Forfarshire was divided into parishes, some of which share the name with current settlements:<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 10em;width: 500px;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberlemno" title="Aberlemno">Aberlemno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airlie,_Angus" title="Airlie, Angus">Airlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyth" title="Alyth">Alyth</a> (part of)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbirlot" title="Arbirlot">Arbirlot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auchterhouse" title="Auchterhouse">Auchterhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry,_Angus" title="Barry, Angus">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Careston" title="Careston">Careston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmyllie" title="Carmyllie">Carmyllie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clova,_Angus" title="Clova, Angus">Clova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortachy" title="Cortachy">Cortachy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coupar_Angus" title="Coupar Angus">Coupar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig,_Angus" class="mw-redirect" title="Craig, Angus">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dun,_Angus" title="Dun, Angus">Dun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunnichen" title="Dunnichen">Dunnichen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eassie" title="Eassie">Eassie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edzell" title="Edzell">Edzell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farnell,_Angus" title="Farnell, Angus">Farnell</a></li> <li>Fern</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a></li> <li>Fowlis Easter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glamis" title="Glamis">Glamis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenisla" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenisla">Glenisla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guthrie,_Angus" title="Guthrie, Angus">Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverarity" title="Inverarity">Inverarity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverkeilor" title="Inverkeilor">Inverkeilor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kettins" title="Kettins">Kettins</a></li> <li>Kingoldrum</li> <li>Kinnell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinnettles" title="Kinnettles">Kinnettles</a></li> <li>Kirkden/<a href="/wiki/Friockheim" title="Friockheim">Friockheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirriemuir" title="Kirriemuir">Kirriemuir</a></li> <li>Lethnot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liff,_Angus" title="Liff, Angus">Liff</a></li> <li>Lintrathen</li> <li>Lochlee</li> <li>Logie Pert</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunan,_Angus" title="Lunan, Angus">Lunan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lundie" title="Lundie">Lundie</a></li> <li>Mains and <a href="/wiki/Strathmartine" title="Strathmartine">Strathmartine</a></li> <li>Maryton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menmuir" title="Menmuir">Menmuir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monifieth" title="Monifieth">Monifieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monikie" title="Monikie">Monikie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Angus" title="Montrose, Angus">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murroes" title="Murroes">Murroes</a>/Muirhouse</li> <li>Nevay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtyle" title="Newtyle">Newtyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oathlaw" title="Oathlaw">Oathlaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panbride" title="Panbride">Panbride</a></li> <li>Rescobie</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruthven,_Angus" title="Ruthven, Angus">Ruthven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Vigeans" title="St Vigeans">St Vigeans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stracathro" title="Stracathro">Stracathro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tannadice,_Angus" title="Tannadice, Angus">Tannadice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tealing" title="Tealing">Tealing</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Secondary_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Secondary schools">Secondary schools</a> in Angus: </p> <ul><li>Arbroath Academy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbroath_High_School" title="Arbroath High School">Arbroath High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brechin_High_School" title="Brechin High School">Brechin High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnoustie_High_School" title="Carnoustie High School">Carnoustie High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forfar_Academy" title="Forfar Academy">Forfar Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monifieth_High_School" title="Monifieth High School">Monifieth High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Academy" title="Montrose Academy">Montrose Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster%27s_High_School" title="Webster's High School">Webster's High School</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberlemno_Sculptured_Stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Aberlemno Sculptured Stones">Aberlemno Sculptured Stones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbroath_Abbey" title="Arbroath Abbey">Arbroath Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Mill" title="Barry Mill">Barry Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brechin_Cathedral" title="Brechin Cathedral">Brechin Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brechin_Castle" title="Brechin Castle">Brechin Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brechin_Round_Tower&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brechin Round Tower (page does not exist)">Brechin Round Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Railway_(Brechin)" title="Caledonian Railway (Brechin)">Caledonian Railway (Brechin)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cairngorms_National_Park" title="Cairngorms National Park">Cairngorms National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrie_Fee_National_Nature_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve">Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eassie_Stone" title="Eassie Stone">Eassie Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edzell_Castle" title="Edzell Castle">Edzell Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glamis_Castle" title="Glamis Castle">Glamis Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenesk_Folk_Museum" title="Glenesk Folk Museum">Glenesk Folk Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Dun" title="House of Dun">House of Dun</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_Kinnordy_Nature_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve (page does not exist)">Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meffan_Institute" title="Meffan Institute">Meffan Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monboddo_House" title="Monboddo House">Monboddo House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Air_Station_Heritage_Centre" title="Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre">Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin_Nature_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Montrose Basin Nature Reserve">Montrose Basin Nature Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Museum" title="Montrose Museum">Montrose Museum</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_areas">Sister areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Sister areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most common surnames in Angus (Forfarshire) at the time of the <a href="/wiki/1881_United_Kingdom_census" title="1881 United Kingdom census">1881 United Kingdom census</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-angus1881_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angus1881-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Smith_(surname)" title="Smith (surname)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_(surname)" title="Robertson (surname)">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_(surname)" title="Anderson (surname)">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_(name)" title="Stewart (name)">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_(name)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott (name)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_(surname)" title="Mitchell (surname)">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_(surname)" title="Brown (surname)">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_(surname)" title="Duncan (surname)">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milne_(surname)" title="Milne (surname)">Milne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomson_(surname)" title="Thomson (surname)">Thomson</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Angus" title="Earl of Angus">Earl of Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Angus" title="List of places in Angus">List of places in Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_of_Scotland_1890%E2%80%931975" title="List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975">List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Brechin" title="Diocese of Brechin">Medieval Diocese of Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scheduled_monuments_in_Angus" title="Scheduled monuments in Angus">Scheduled monuments in Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Category_A_listed_buildings_in_Angus" title="List of Category A listed buildings in Angus">List of Category A listed buildings in Angus</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus,_Scotland&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Camuston">Camuston †</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Careston" title="Careston">Careston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlogie" title="Carlogie">Carlogie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmyllie" title="Carmyllie">Carmyllie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castleton,_Angus" title="Castleton, Angus">Castleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Angus" title="Charleston, Angus">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayholes" title="Clayholes">Clayholes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clova,_Angus" title="Clova, Angus">Clova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colliston" title="Colliston">Colliston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortachy" title="Cortachy">Cortachy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craichie" title="Craichie">Craichie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigo" title="Craigo">Craigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigton,_Angus" title="Craigton, Angus">Craigton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglastown" title="Douglastown">Douglastown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dun,_Angus" title="Dun, Angus">Dun</a></li> 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Galloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundee_City_Council" title="Dundee City Council">Dundee City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Ayrshire_Council" title="East Ayrshire Council">East Ayrshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Dunbartonshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="East Dunbartonshire Council">East Dunbartonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Lothian_Council" title="East Lothian Council">East Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Renfrewshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="East Renfrewshire Council">East Renfrewshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Edinburgh_Council" title="City of Edinburgh Council">City of Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Falkirk Council">Falkirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife_Council" title="Fife Council">Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_City_Council" title="Glasgow City Council">Glasgow City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Council" title="Highland Council">Highland</a></li> 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title="Nithsdale">Nithsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewartry" title="Stewartry">Stewartry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wigtown_Area" title="Wigtown Area">Wigtown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_(district)" title="Dunfermline (district)">Dunfermline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_(district)" title="Kirkcaldy (district)">Kirkcaldy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Fife_(district)" title="North East Fife (district)">North East Fife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grampian" title="Grampian">Grampian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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(district)">Inverness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lochaber#History_of_local_government" title="Lochaber">Lochaber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_of_Nairn#20th_century" title="County of Nairn">Nairn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty#District" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skye_and_Lochalsh" title="Skye and Lochalsh">Skye and Lochalsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutherland#Local_government" title="Sutherland">Sutherland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lothian" title="Lothian">Lothian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Lothian#Modern_history" title="East Lothian">East Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Edinburgh" title="Politics of Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlothian#Boundaries_and_governance" title="Midlothian">Midlothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Lothian#District" title="West Lothian">West Lothian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Strathclyde" title="Strathclyde">Strathclyde</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argyll_and_Bute" title="Argyll and Bute">Argyll and Bute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bearsden_and_Milngavie" title="Bearsden and Milngavie">Bearsden and Milngavie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathkelvin#District_(1975-96)" title="Strathkelvin">Strathkelvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clydebank_(district)" title="Clydebank (district)">Clydebank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbernauld_and_Kilsyth_(district)" title="Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (district)">Cumbernauld and Kilsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumnock_and_Doon_Valley" title="Cumnock and Doon Valley">Cumnock and Doon 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