North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency) explained

North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Angus North and Mearns
Parliament:	uk
Year:	1950
Abolished:	1983
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Next:	East Angus, Kincardine and Deeside and Aberdeen South^[1]
Region:	Scotland

Angus North and Mearns was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

It was unsuccessfully contested in 1950 by the actor James Robertson Justice.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948, and was defined as consisting of:^[2]

• The county of Kincardine inclusive of all the burghs situated therein;
• In the county of Angus
  • The burghs of Brechin and Montrose;
  • The districts of Brechin and Montrose.

Redistribution

The boundaries of the constituency were unaltered at the next redistribution of seats, which came into effect in 1974.^[3] Counties and burghs were abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but parliamentary boundaries were unaffected until 1983. In that year the constituency was abolished. A new Kincardine and Deeside constituency was formed with similar boundaries.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Colin Thornton-Kemsley	Conservative and National Liberal
	1964	Alick Buchanan-Smith	Conservative
1983		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 1970s

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Angus North and Mearns', Feb 1974 - May 1983. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 15 March 2016.
2. [Representation of the People Act 1948]
3. The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970 (S.I.1970/1680)
4. Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983(S.I. 1983/422)