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Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

MP: Lara Bird (Scottish National Party). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.

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Typical full-time pay, a week£700
UK figure£767
People claiming unemployment-related benefits3.3%
UK figure3.9%
Rank for pay, highest first474 of 631
Rank for claimants, highest first304 of 649
Winner in 2026Scottish National Party
Majority5,278
Turnout31%

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Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.