Editing Forfar (section)

==Governance==
[[File:The Cross - geograph.org.uk - 405749.jpg|thumb|[[Forfar Town and County Hall]]]]

Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh. The meeting place of the burgh was the [[Forfar Town and County Hall]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|desc=Forfar Town and County Hall, Cross|num=LB31496|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> It is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1928.<ref>{{cite news|title=Forfarshire's New Name|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=1928-10-24|page=8|issue=45032|quote=It was last May that the Forfarshire County Council passed a resolution...}}</ref> The town is represented within [[Angus Council]] by the Forfar & District ward, from which four councillors are elected. The members elected from this ward are, as of 2021; Lynne Devine ([[Scottish National Party]]), Braden Davy ([[Scottish Conservative and Unionist]]), Colin Brown (Independent) and Ian McLaren (Independent).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/councillors|title=Councillors|website=Angus Council}}</ref>