1962 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1962 Edinburgh Corporation election
Flag of Edinburgh.svg
  1961 1 May 1962 (1962-05-01) 1963  

23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives Labour Liberal
Last election38282
Seats before38292
Seats won1193
Seats after34305
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg3
Popular vote44,75747,55926,579
Percentage36.3%38.5%21.5%

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1962.svg
Results by ward.

Council control before election


Progressives

Council control after election


No overall control

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1962, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

Contents

After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Progressives, 30 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberals. The Progressives lost their overall majority on the council.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1964 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1110Increase2.svg147.838.547,559
  Progressives 904Decrease2.svg437.536.344,757
  Liberal 330Increase2.svg313.021.526,580
  Unionist 000Steady2.svg0.02.73,278
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.8929
 Union Movement000Steady2.svg0.00.8929

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Gottleb A. Theurer 1,839
Liberal Violet MacInnes1,833
Majority6
Turnout 28.94
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James S. Cook 2,132
Progressives Josephine M. Dickson2,120
Majority15
Turnout 36.80
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ewen G. Bethune 2,970
Progressives Lindsay Wilkie1,185
Communist Theodore C. Taylor193
Majority1,785
Turnout 34.66
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Herbert A. Brechin 4,089
Progressives Maurice F. Ferry 3,793
Labour Harold Fauxwell2,409
Labour Sylvia Dorothy Renilson2,297
Majority394
Turnout 36.99
Progressives hold
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ronald S. Grant 3,660
Progressives David Kyles3,361
Majority297
Turnout 45.16
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Drummond 3,992
Progressives Henry Dundas1,946
Majority2,046
Turnout 39.93
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald F. Renton 2,619
Communist Michael D'Arcy175
Majority2,444
Turnout 28.19
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives William Simpson-Bell 1,858
Liberal John G. Gray1,744
Labour Owen Hand834
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Florence A. R. Strachan 3,038
Progressives William W. Gilmour1,463
Communist Irene Swan176
Majority1,575
Turnout 32.65
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Norman F. McQueen 1,987
Communist John Ashton212
Majority1,772
Turnout 23.51
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Mackenzie 4,849
Progressives Enid Fraser3,240
Majority1,612
Turnout 40.69
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Robert L. Smith 2,939
Progressives Vera M. Carmichael2,222
Majority717
Turnout 44.50
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John Fitzpatrick 3,439
Liberal James B. Crossland2,010
Majority1,429
Turnout 41.05
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Robert M. Knox 3,176
Liberal Melville MacIntyre2,364
Labour John Keddie1,399
Majority810
Turnout 41.60
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William G. Henderson 3,363
Unionist D. Drummond-Young3,281
Labour John M. Simpson1,140
Majority82
Turnout 47.85
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Catherina T. Nealon 5,222
Liberal Desmond V. S. Williams1,503
Communist Charlie McManus170
Majority3,713
Turnout 39.58
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Alfred H. Hunt 2,928
Labour Robert G. Blanche2,414
Liberal John M. Farquhar2,056
Majority514
Turnout 40.58
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James Ross 3,929
Liberal John Lisman1,929
Majority1,998
Turnout 38.29
Labour hold
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Walter S. Dalgleish 3,860
Progressives Eric Walker Hall3,153
Majority706
Turnout 51.19
Labour hold
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Lawrence S. Miller 1,907
Labour Anna F. Flockhart930
Union MovementStanley E. Wallace280
Majority977
Turnout 28.56
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Rhoda E. Paul 3,362
Liberal Marion M. Ritchie1,931
Labour Ian McLauchlan1,788
Majority1,431
Turnout 40.19
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Margaret B. Smith 2,052
Progressives Brenda A. W. Pope959
Majority1,093
Turnout 23.74
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Duncan M. Weatherstone 2,512
Liberal Peter E. Taylor1,244
Majority1,268
Turnout 3,75631.66
Progressives hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2020.