1950 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1950 Aberdeen Corporation election
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←  1949 2 May 1950 (1950-05-02) 1951  →
12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.4%Decrease2.svg
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives Labour Communist
Seats won100
Seats after19180
Seat change1 Increase2.svg1 Decrease2.svg0
Popular vote26,65219,5091,874
Percentage55.5%40.6%3.9%
Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1950.svg
Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1950, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.

The election saw the Progressives regain one seat from Labour in the Gilcomston Ward and hold a one-seat majority on the council. The overall turnout for the election was 39.4%. [1] [2] [3]

Ward Results

Ferryhill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Gordon McIver 2,433 72.8
Labour R. A. McIntyre90827.2
Majority1,525
Turnout 37.8
Progressives hold
Gilcomston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Fraser Macintosh (incumbent) 1,754 72.4
Communist Robert Cooney66727.6
Majority1,087
Turnout 51.2
Labour hold
Greyfriars
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives J. S. G. Munro 2,025 55.8
Labour Robert A. Raffan (incumbent)1,60544.2
Majority420
Turnout 31.0
Progressives gain from Labour
Holburn
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives W. D. Reid (incumbent) 1,753 66.9
Labour A. M. Morrice86933.1
Majority884
Turnout 38.3
Progressives hold
Rosemount
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives W. D. Swinney (incumbent) 3,143 77.1
Labour J. D. Burgoyne93122.9
Majority2,212
Turnout 43.4
Progressives hold
Rubislaw
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John F. Hall (incumbent) 4,165 87.8
Labour Charles G. Gribble58112.2
Majority3,584
Turnout 52.8
Progressives hold
Ruthrieston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) 4,636 79.9
Labour Frank Brand1,16520.1
Majority3,471
Turnout 42.1
Progressives hold
St. Clements
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour W. K. Park (incumbent) 1,745 81.5
Communist James Dick39618.5
Majority1,350
Turnout 27.9
Labour hold
St. Machar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Herbert G. Brechin (incumbent) 3,027 53.1
Progressives Dr. Gilbert Hamilton2,35741.3
Communist Stanley Simpson3185.6
Majority670
Turnout 35.0
Labour hold
St. Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John M. Graham (incumbent) 1,355 58.4
Progressives R. M. Eyres96541.6
Majority390
Turnout 39.9
Labour hold
Torry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. C. Ritchie (incumbent) 2,289 59.7
Progressives A. M. Burns1,54540.3
Majority744
Turnout 35.3
Labour hold
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Patrick Mitchell 3,630 49.0
Labour Norman Hogg3,28044.3
Communist Archibald Lennox4936.7
Majority350
Turnout 38.6
Progressives hold

[1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen" . The Press and Journal . 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control". The Herald (Glasgow) . 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003". beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk. doi:10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1 . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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