North Tayside (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tayside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Not to be confused with North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency).

North Tayside
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of North Tayside in Scotland for the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of ScotlandTayside
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created fromPerth & East Perthshire, Angus South and Kinross & West Perthshire[1]
Replaced byAngus
Perth & North Perthshire

The constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, and the area is now represented by Angus and Perth and North Perthshire. After 2023, the area will be covered by Angus and Perthshire Glens, of which the boundaries are very similar to the old North Tayside.[2]

The Scottish Parliament constituency of North Tayside, which covered the same area, was in existence from 1999 to 2011.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Angus District electoral divisions of Forfar East and Dunnichen, Forfar West and Strathmore, Kirriemuir, and Western Glens, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Atholl, Breadalbane and Rannoch; St Martin's; Strathardle; Strathisla; and Strathtay.

1997–2005: The Angus District electoral divisions of Brechin and Eastern Glens, Forfar East, Forfar West, and Kirriemuir and Western Glens, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral divisions of Alyth and Coupar Angus; Blairgowrie and Glenshee; Dunkeld and Strathtay; Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Rannoch; and Scone and St Martin's.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[3]Party
1983Bill WalkerConservative
1997John SwinneySNP
2001Pete WishartSNP
2005 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 1980s
General election 1983: North Tayside[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Walker 19,269 51.0 +4.5
SNP Alasdair Morgan 9,170 24.3 -17.4
Liberal Danus Skene 7,255 19.2 +11.0
Labour Noel Wylie 2,057 5.5 +1.9
Majority 10,099 26.7 +21.9
Turnout 37,751 72.6
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: North Tayside[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Walker 18,307 45.4 −5.6
SNP Kenneth Guild 13,291 32.9 +8.6
Liberal Peter Regent 5,201 12.9 −6.3
Labour James Whytock 3,550 8.8 +3.3
Majority 5,016 12.5 -14.2
Turnout 40,349 74.7 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing −7.1

Elections of the 1990s
General election 1992: North Tayside[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Walker 20,283 46.7 +1.3
SNP John Swinney 16,288 37.5 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Horner 3,791 8.7 −4.2
Labour Thomas Maclennan 3,094 7.1 −1.7
Majority 3,995 9.2 -3.3
Turnout 43,456 77.6 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election 1997: North Tayside[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP John Swinney 20,447 44.8 +6.1
Conservative Bill Walker 16,287 32.5 −10.6
Labour Ian McFatridge 5,141 11.3 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Regent 3,716 8.2 +0.3
Majority 4,160 12.3 N/A
Turnout 45,951 74.3 −3.3
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +8.4

Elections of the 2000s
General election 2001: North Tayside[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Pete Wishart 15,441 40.1 −4.7
Conservative Murdo Fraser 12,158 31.6 −0.9
Labour Thomas Docherty 5,715 14.8 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Julia Robertson 4,365 11.3 +3.1
Scottish Socialist Rosie Adams 620 1.6 New
Independent Tina MacDonald 220 0.6 New
Majority 3,283 8.5 -3.8
Turnout 38,519 62.5 −11.8
SNP hold Swing

References
  1. "'Tayside North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  4. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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