Before (end of 2011) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 13 · Other 6 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Labour 2
After (end of 2012) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 15 · Other 8 · Conservative 4 · Labour 1 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Arbroath East and Lunan4 seats
| Bob Spink | Independent | 955 ✓ |
| Sheena Welsh | SNP | 858 ✓ |
| Donald Morrison | SNP | 766 ✓ |
| Martyn Geddes | Conservative | 547 ✓ |
| Alastair Stuart | Labour | 472 |
| Ginny Graham | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Arbroath West and Letham4 seats
| Alex King | SNP | 1,033 ✓ |
| David Lumgair | Conservative | 960 ✓ |
| David Fairweather | Independent | 747 ✓ |
| Ewan Smith | SNP | 653 ✓ |
| Alec Mollison | Labour | 423 |
| Peter Nield | Independent | 191 |
| Kevin Barthorpe | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| Ian Watson | Independent | 184 |
Brechin and Edzell3 seats
| Mairi Evans | SNP | 1,145 ✓ |
| Bob Myles | Independent | 631 ✓ |
| Jane Ferguson | Conservative | 486 |
| Jim Houston | SNP | 459 ✓ |
| Douglas Murray | Independent | 390 |
| Janet Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Carnoustie and District3 seats
| Brian Boyd | Independent | 1,750 ✓ |
| Helen Oswald | SNP | 1,029 ✓ |
| Fiona Gibb | SNP | 582 |
| Bill Bowles | Independent | 483 ✓ |
| Hamid Rasheed | Labour | 274 |
| Adam Cormie | Conservative | 271 |
| Lorraine Barthorpe | Liberal Democrats | 41 |
Forfar and District4 seats
| Lynne Devine | SNP | 986 ✓ |
| Glennis Middleton | SNP | 928 ✓ |
| Ian McLaren | Independent | 841 ✓ |
| Colin Brown | Independent | 787 ✓ |
| John Rymer | Conservative | 487 |
| Charlie Brown | Independent | 357 |
| Avril Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Kirriemuir and Dean3 seats
| Ronnie Proctor | Conservative | 1,375 ✓ |
| Iain Gaul | SNP | 1,301 ✓ |
| Alison Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| Jeanette Gaul | SNP | 333 ✓ |
Monifeith and Sidlaw4 seats
| Craig Fotheringham | Conservative | 1,171 ✓ |
| Sheila Hands | SNP | 1,160 ✓ |
| Rob Murray | SNP | 1,126 ✓ |
| Margaret Thomson | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| Sandy Ritchie | SNP | 789 |
| Liz Petrie | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Montrose and District4 seats
| Mark Salmond | Independent | 891 ✓ |
| Bill Duff | SNP | 815 ✓ |
| Paul Valentine | SNP | 726 ✓ |
| David May | Liberal Democrats | 642 ✓ |
| Andrew Boyd | Conservative | 566 |
| Ina Paton | Labour | 300 |