UK Explained

Angus and Perthshire Glens

Represented in Parliament by Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Dave Doogan, Scottish National Party. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Angus and Perthshire Glens compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 410 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £723£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 263 areas and lower than 385.

UK 3.9%This area 2.9%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Angus and Perthshire Glens£7232.9%
Neath and Swansea East£7242.9%
Clwyd East£7232.8%
Ossett and Denby Dale£7223.0%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party

MAJORITY
4,870

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Dave Doogan won with 40% of the votes, and Stephen Kerr (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Scottish National Party40% · 19,142
Conservative30% · 14,272
Labour14% · 6,799
Reform UK7% · 3,246
Liberal Democrat7% · 3,156
Independent2% · 733
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dave DooganScottish National Party19,14240.4%
Stephen KerrConservative14,27230.1%
Elizabeth Carr-EllisLabour6,79914.4%
Kenneth MortonReform UK3,2466.9%
Claire McLarenLiberal Democrat3,1566.7%
Dan PeñaIndependent7331.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£723 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026