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Angus: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Angus Council: Scottish unitary authority (unitary), Scotland. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D council tax set by Angus for 2026–27: £1,598.65 a year. Excludes water and sewerage charges.
Every band
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,065.77 |
| B | £1,243.39 |
| C | £1,421.02 |
| D | £1,598.65 |
| E | £2,100.45 |
| F | £2,597.81 |
| G | £3,130.69 |
| H | £3,916.69 |
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Environment
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Education
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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education | £176.9 million |
| Culture and related services | £11.2 million |
| Social work | £117.6 million |
| Roads and transport | £16.7 million |
| Road bridges | none budgeted |
| Environmental services | £14.4 million |
| Building, planning and development | £3.3 million |
| Central services | £10.2 million |
| Housing (outside the housing revenue account) | £2.2 million |
| Trading services | £187,000 |
| Total net revenue expenditure | £352.6 million |
Life in Angus: the official facts
- People living here
- 114,610 people
- Typical age
- 48 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £23,910
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £612
- Children growing up in poverty
- 16.1%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 3.0%
- Average price of a home
- £178,424
- Years in good health: women
- 62.9 years
- Years in good health: men
- 62.2 years
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 9.9 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 67.3%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 221.2 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 3,410 businesses
Who runs the council
28 seats in 2026. Run by: a coalition or arrangement of Conservatives, independents and Labour.
Councillors by party: Scottish National Party (SNP) 11, Conservative and Unionist 8, Independent / Other 8, Labour Party 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 28 councillors, by ward
- Brenda Durno (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Arbroath East and Lunan
- Derek Wann (Conservative and Unionist) — Arbroath East and Lunan
- Lois Speed (Independent / Other) — Arbroath East and Lunan
- Jack Cruickshanks (Conservative and Unionist) — Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
- Louise Nicol (Conservative and Unionist) — Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
- Martin Shepherd (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
- Serena Cowdy (Independent / Other) — Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
- Chris Beattie (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Brechin and Edzell
- Gavin Nicol (Conservative and Unionist) — Brechin and Edzell
- Jill Scott (Independent / Other) — Brechin and Edzell
- Brian Boyd (Independent / Other) — Carnoustie and District
- David Cheape (Independent / Other) — Carnoustie and District
- Mark McDonald (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Carnoustie and District
- Ian McLaren (Independent / Other) — Forfar and District
- Linda Clark (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Forfar and District
- Lynne Devine (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Forfar and District
- Ross Greig (Conservative and Unionist) — Forfar and District
- George Meechan (Independent / Other) — Kirriemuir and Dean
- Julie Bell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Kirriemuir and Dean
- Ronnie Proctor (Conservative and Unionist) — Kirriemuir and Dean
- Beth Whiteside (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Monifieth and Sidlaw
- Craig Fotheringham (Conservative and Unionist) — Monifieth and Sidlaw
- Heather Doran (Labour Party) — Monifieth and Sidlaw
- Lloyd Melville (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Monifieth and Sidlaw
- Bill Duff (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Montrose and District
- Iain Gall (Conservative and Unionist) — Montrose and District
- Kenny Braes (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Montrose and District
- Tommy Stewart (Independent / Other) — Montrose and District