Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Sets June 18 By-Election With 5 Candidates After SNP MP Quits
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Sets June 18 By-Election With 5 Candidates After SNP MP Quits
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11
Summary
June 18 is the polling date for the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election, triggered after SNP MP Stephen Gethins resigned his Westminster seat following election as Dundee City East MSP.
Five candidates are contesting the seat, one of three by-elections being held that day, and voters will need photo ID at polling stations.
Arbroath business owners say the next MP must tackle empty shops, weak job prospects and rising hardship in a town they describe as visibly declining.
Broughty Ferry offers a sharper contrast, with a busier high street and about 130 businesses represented by its traders association, though youth-related crime has recently spiked there too.
The constituency, created for the 2024 general election, spans affluent and deprived areas across Angus and Dundee, making local economic inequality a central test in only its second contest.