1884 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1884 Aberdeen Corporation election
City Flag of Aberdeen.svg
 1883November 4, 1884 (1884-11-04)1885 

8 out of 25 seats of City of Aberdeen Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent Trades Council
Seats won62
Seats after232
Seat change2 Decrease2.svg2 Increase2.svg
Popular vote5,0181,101
Percentage82.0%18.0%

Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1884.svg
Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 4 November 1884, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 8 of the corporation's 25 seats were up for election.

This election was the first time labour-affiliated candidates won seats in Aberdeen's municipal elections. The candidates, James Forbes and George Maconnachie, were supported by the Aberdeen United Trades Council. [1] The primary question at hand was the rates of councillors' salaries, and public feelings on the matter were clear as all retiring councillors but one were not re-elected. [2]

Ward Results

Ferryhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Berry 731 69.7
Independent Henry Gray (incumbent)31830.3
Majority395
Turnout
Independent hold
Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Wallace Thom 629 56.2
Independent Baillie Macdonald (incumbent)49143.8
Majority138
Turnout
Independent hold
Rosemount
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Ogilvie (incumbent) Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold
Rubislaw
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Sutherland 471 57.9
Independent Archibald Duff (incumbent)34242.1
Majority129
Turnout
Independent hold
St. Andrew
PartyCandidateVotes%
Trades Council George Maconnachie 505 41.7
Independent William Findlay48640.1
Independent A. S. Cook (incumbent)21918.1
Independent Charles Dickie20.1
Majority19
Turnout
Trades Council gain from Independent
St. Clement
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alexander Cook Jr. 615 70.0
Independent Dr. Beveridge (incumbent)26330.0
Majority352
Turnout
Independent hold
St. Machar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Trades Council James Forbes 596 56.9
Independent Alexander Lyon Jr.45143.1
Majority145
Turnout
Trades Council gain from Independent
St. Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas Curr Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold

[2] [3]

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References

  1. Diack, William (1939). History of the Trades Council and the Trade Union Movement in Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Trades Council. pp. 82–83.
  2. 1 2 "The Municipal Elections" . The Press and Journal . 8 November 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. "Aberdeen Municipal Elections" . Evening Express (Aberdeen). 5 November 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 30 November 2023.