1964 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1964 Edinburgh Corporation election
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←  1963 5 May 1964 (1964-05-05) 1965  →
23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives Labour Liberal
Last election33315
Seats won1480
Seats after33324
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote59,00351,49817,023
Percentage45.8%40.0%13.2%
Edinburgh Corporation election, 1964.svg
Results by ward.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 5 May 1964, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

Contents

After the election Edinburgh Corporation remained under No Overall Control, composed of 33 Progressives, 31 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberal.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1964 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Progressives 1411Steady2.svg60.945.859,003
  Labour 910Increase2.svg134.839.151,498
  Liberal 001Decrease2.svg10.013.217,023
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.01.01,312

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Leonard Bailey 2,949
Liberal Violet MacInnes1,593
Majority1,356
Turnout 35.56
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Philip Wood 2,544
Progressives Daniel Buchanan2,450
Majority94
Turnout 44.09
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Barbara Woodburn 3,056
Progressives Michael Doyle855
Communist Theodore Taylor141
Majority2,201
Turnout 35.29
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Catherine Filsell 4,098
Labour Harold Hauxwell3,607
Liberal John Henderson1,016
Majority491
Turnout 49.5
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Harold Oppenheim 4,523
Liberal Thomas Frew2,599
Labour David Millar1,633
Majority1,924
Turnout 55.27
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marion Alexander 4,563
Progressives John Bailey2,264
Majority2,299
Turnout 46.72
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Kane 2,865
Communist Michael D'Arcy124
Majority2,741
Turnout 31.54
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives James Slack 2,109
Liberal John Gray1,632
Majority477
Turnout 34.38
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Donald Swanson 3,316
Liberal George Smith1,553
Communist Charles Cummings248
Majority1,763
Turnout 36.47
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Patrick Rogan 2,272
Communist John Ashton161
Majority2,211
Turnout 27.86
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Wilson 5,708
Liberal Kenneth Johnston2,349
Majority
Turnout 39.99
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Maurice Heggle 3,471
Labour Sylvia Renilson1,259
Majority2,212
Turnout 41.35
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Nansi Mansbridge 4,183
Liberal Margaret Mackay1,267
Majority
Turnout 41.1
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives James McKay 5,775
Labour James Renilson2,888
Majority2,887
Turnout 8,66347.66
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives George Hedderwick 4,162
Liberal Margaret Workman2,052
Labour Christina Guest1,770
Majority2,110
Turnout 49.57
Liberal hold
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Magnus Williamson 4,937
Communist Charles McManus638
Majority4,299
Turnout 32.24
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Archibald Jameson 4,383
Labour Phyllis Herriot4,018
Majority365
Turnout 46.41
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Isabella StewartUnopposed
Labour hold
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anne Simpson 4,103
Progressives David McKay2,582
Liberal William Kerr1,521
Majority
Turnout 53.13
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Craig Richards 1,799
Labour James Merrilees951
Majority
Turnout 25.88
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John Millar 3,979
Labour Eva Gibbons2,243
Liberal John Kidd1,441
Majority1736
Turnout 43.24
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Henderson 2,322
Progressives William Sinclair906
Majority1,416
Turnout 27.12
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Margaret Rose 3,783
Labour Shelia Murray2,175
Majority1,608
Turnout 50.95
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. 6 May 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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