# Arbroath and Broughty Ferry North east Scotland. About 100,682 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 413 square kilometres. Lara Bird has been the Scottish National Party MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry since winning a by-election in June 2026. At the general election on 4 July 2024, Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party) won Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by 859 votes on a 57.9% turnout. Constituency. Code S14000066. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## MP and the 2024 result Lara Bird has been the Scottish National Party MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry since winning a by-election in June 2026. At the general election on 4 July 2024, Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party) won Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by 859 votes on a 57.9% turnout. MP: [Lara Bird](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5449) (Scottish National Party). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stephen Gethins (elected) | Scottish National Party | 15,581 | 35.3% | | Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank | Labour | 14,722 | 33.4% | | Richard Brooks | Conservative | 6,841 | 15.5% | | Gwen Wood | Reform UK | 3,800 | 8.6% | | David Evans | Liberal Democrat | 2,249 | 5.1% | | Ghazi Khan | Alba Party | 693 | 1.6% | | Moira Brown | Sovereignty | 231 | 0.5% | Electorate 76,149. Turnout 57.9%. Majority 859 (1.9%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3263 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 1.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had a majority of 1.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 40th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 244th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 99,584** (2021). Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had 99,584 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 283rd least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arbroath-and-broughty-ferry#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S14000066) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 60% of people in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S14000066) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Angus, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S14000066) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Angus, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S14000066) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had 99,584 usual residents at the census. ## How Arbroath and Broughty Ferry compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 1.9% | joint 40th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.9% | joint 244th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 99,584 | 283rd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 60% | joint 256th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry? Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had 99,584 usual residents at the census. Arbroath and Broughty Ferry is the 283rd least populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Angus Most of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry lies in Angus. These figures are published for the whole of Angus, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Arbroath and Broughty Ferry itself. [See Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) - **Average house price: £178,424** (August 2026). Angus’s average house price was £178,424 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £37,291** (2025). Full-time workers living in Angus earned a median of £37,291 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 134th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in Angus costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 37th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 114,610** (2025). Angus’s population was an estimated 114,610 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Arbroath and Broughty Ferry in brief The winner in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had a majority of 1.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9%. Arbroath and Broughty Ferry had 99,584 usual residents at the census. About 60% of people in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: S14000066 - Council: [Angus †](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 413 km² - People, mid-2024: 100,682* - Wards: 5 - Middle areas: 23 - Neighbourhoods: 140 - Output areas: 864 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Angus and Perthshire Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/angus-and-perthshire-glens), [Dundee Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dundee-central) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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