1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

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24 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Progressives Labour Last election 38 28 Seats before 39 28 Seats won 14 9 Seats after 39 28 Seat change Popular vote 35,568 26,154 Percentage 52.9% 38.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Protestant Action Last election 1 1 Seats before 1 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 5,292 N/A Percentage 7.9% N/A
Results by ward.
Council control before election Progressives Council control after election Progressives

Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 3 May 1960, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election, including two seats in Murrayfield-Cramond ward. However only 15 wards in 14 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in nine wards. ^[1]

No seats changed hands, and Edinburgh Corporation remained composed of 39 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 1 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council.

Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 67,270 or 32.1%. ^[1]

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1960 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives	14	0	0		58.3	52.9	35,568
	Labour	9	0	0		39.1	38.9	26,154
	Liberal	1	0	0		4.3	7.9	5,292
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	256

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Melville Dinwiddle	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

Location of Calton ward

Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Josephine Dickson	2,117
	Labour	J. S. Cook	1,798
Majority			319
Turnout				32.51
	Progressives hold

Location of Central Leith ward

Central Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. A. Crichton	2,521
	Progressives	J. Tait	990
	Communist	T. C. Taylor	49
Majority			1,531
Turnout				27.06
	Labour hold

Location of Colinton ward

Colinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	G. H. Menzies	3,289
	Labour	O. Hand	1,326
Majority			1,963
Turnout				27.89
	Progressives hold

Location of Corstorphine ward

Corstorphine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Mary R. Murray	2,913
	Liberal	Rev. G. Carse	1,078
	Labour	W. Glass	831
Majority			1835
Turnout				32.37
	Progressives hold

Location of Craigentinny ward

Craigentinny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Sutherland	3,816
	Progressives	A. Hunt	2,451
Majority			565
Turnout				36.06
	Labour hold

Location of Craigmillar ward

Craigmillar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Fox	2,090
	Communist	J. A. Young	207
Majority			1,883
Turnout				23.33
	Labour hold

Location of George Square ward

George Square ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	F. Stewart	2,010
	Labour	J. Henderson	793
Majority			1,217
Turnout				24.76
	Progressives hold

Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward

Gorgie-Dalry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. McGregor	2,540
	Progressives	D. Buchanan	1,870
Majority			670
Turnout				29.94
	Labour hold

Location of Holyrood ward

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Owen Hand	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of Liberton ward

Liberton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. W. Kerr	3,475	50.2
	Progressives	Nicholas H. Fairburn	3,445	49.8
Majority			30	0.4
Turnout			6,920	36.15
	Labour hold

Location of Merchiston ward

Merchiston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Thomas Morgan	Unopposed

Location of Morningside ward

Morningside ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Arthur G. Ingham	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward

Murrayfield-Cramond ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	H. Macpherson	3,290
	Progressives	R. M. Knox	3,190
	Labour	J. Keddie	998
	Labour	H. Hauxwell	859
Turnout				29.65
	Progressives hold
	Progressives hold

Location of Newington ward

Newington ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Lady Hilda Morton	3,309
	Progressives	J. F. Wood	3,157
Majority			152
Turnout				39.06
	Liberal hold

Location of Pilton ward

Pilton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James M. R. Durkin	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of Portobello ward

Portobello ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Elsie Matthews	3,583
	Labour	G. Drummond	1,871
Majority			1,712
Turnout				30.36
	Progressives hold

Location of Sighthill ward

Sighthill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Wallace	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of South Leith

South Leith ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Peter Heatly	3,361	55.4
	Labour	P. S. Wood	2,706	44.6
Majority			655	10.8
Turnout			6,067	43.13
	Progressives hold

Location of St Andrews ward

St. Andrews ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Robert McLaughlin	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

Location of St Bernards ward

St. Bernard's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	D. A. Adamson	3,092
	Labour	J. Brunton	1,389
	Liberal	Margaret Cameron	905
Majority			1,712
Turnout				30.16
	Progressives hold

Location of St Giles ward

St. Giles ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James McInally	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of West Leith ward

West Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Scott	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

References

1. "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 23 January 2020.