UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – East Angus
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| SNP | Conservative | Labour | Alliance | |
| Votes | 19,536 | 17,992 | 4,971 | 3,592 |
| Votes gained | +3,845 | -1,226 | +1,474 | -1,386 |
| Share of votes | 42.4% | 39.0% | 10.8% | 7.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.0% | 29.5% | 8.1% | 5.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.4% | -5.0% | +2.8% | -3.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.8% | -2.6% | +2.3% | -2.4% |
| Total votes: | 46,091 | |
| Electorate: | 61,060 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | SNP gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 5.7% | SNP from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from North Angus and Mearns, South Angus 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Angus, Dundee East, Dundee West, North Tayside 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 18,052 | 19,006 | 5,994 | 3,897 | 449 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 17,992 | 19,536 | 4,971 | 3,592 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,218 | 15,691 | 3,497 | 4,978 | 239 | |