1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

←  1964 4 May 1965 (1965-05-04) 1966  →
23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Progressives Labour Liberal Last election 33 32 4 Seats before 34 32 3 Seats won 13 9 1 Seats after 35 32 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 55,018 31,214 13,030 Percentage 57.5% 27.9% 12.9%
Results by ward.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Progressives

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1965, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 35 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 2 Liberal. The Progressives gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1965 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives	13	1	0	1	56.5	57.5	55,018
	Labour	9	0	0		39.1	27.9	31,214
	Liberal	0	0	1	1	4.3	12.9	13,030
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	1,025
	SNP	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	677

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Gottleb A. Theurer	2,718
	Liberal	Violet MacInnes	1,590
Majority			1,128
Turnout				33.82
	Progressives hold

Location of Calton ward

Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James S. Cook	2,393
	Progressives	Victor J. Symes	2,241
Majority			152
Turnout				41.15
	Labour hold

Location of Central Leith ward

Central Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ewen G. Bethuse	2,391
	Communist	Theodore C. Taylor	157
Majority			2,234
Turnout				22.21
	Labour hold

Location of Colinton ward

Colinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Herbert A. Brechin	4,655
	Labour	Robert W. Irvine	2,707
Majority			1,948
Turnout			7,362	40.97
	Progressives hold

Location of Corstorphine ward

Corstorphine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Fred Ford	3,979
	Liberal	Thomas M. Frew	3,158
Majority			821
Turnout				43.1
	Progressives hold

Location of Craigentinny ward

Craigentinny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Drummond	3,171
	Progressives	Douglas B. Harvey	2,178
Majority			993
Turnout				36.18
	Labour hold

Location of Craigmillar ward

Craigmillar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Donald F. Remon	1,813
	Communist	Michael D'Arcy	175
Majority			1,638
Turnout				19.67
	Labour hold

Location of George Square ward

George Square ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	William Simpson-Bell	2,303
	Liberal	Kenneth D. A. Johnston	1,123
Majority			1,171
Turnout				32.01
	Progressives hold

Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward

Gorgie-Dalry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Florence A. R. Strachan	2,355
	Liberal	George F. Smith	1,195
	Communist	Charles Cumming	275
Majority			1,160
Turnout				27.27
	Progressives hold

Location of Holyrood ward

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Norman F. McQueen	1,414
	Communist	John Ashton	159
Majority			1,255
Turnout				18.68
	Labour hold

Location of Liberton ward

Liberton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Murdo R. M. Mackenzie	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of Merchiston ward

Merchiston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert L. Smith	2,696
	Progressives	Clive F. Murphy	2,422
	Labour	Sylvia D. Renilson	845
Majority			274
Turnout				51.99
	Liberal hold

Location of Morningside ward

Morningside ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Fitzpatrick	4,217
	SNP	Harrison M. Robertson	677
Majority			3,540
Turnout				36.73
	Progressives hold

Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward

Murrayfield-Cramond ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Robert M. Knox	5,334
	Labour	James H, Renilson	1,936
	Liberal	Marion M. Ritchie	901
Majority			3,398
Turnout				43.76
	Progressives hold

Location of Newington ward

Newington ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Eric M. Kean	4,134
	Liberal	Margaret J, Workman	2,367
	Labour	Eva Gibbons	1,169
Majority			1,767
Turnout				46.94
	Progressives gain from Liberal

Location of Pilton ward

Pilton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherina T. Nealon	3,010
	Communist	Charles McManus	259
Majority			2,751
Turnout				18.62
	Labour hold

Location of Portobello ward

Portobello ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Alfred W. Hunt	5,119
	Labour	Phyllis Herriot	3,437
Majority			1,682
Turnout				47.51
	Progressives hold

Location of Sighthill ward

Sighthill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Ross	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of South Leith

South Leith ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Walter S. Dalgleish	2,941
	Progressives	Thomas S. Ramage	2,780
Majority			161
Turnout				42.34
	Labour hold

Location of St Andrews ward

St. Andrews ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Lawrence S. Miller	2,857
	Labour	Christina S. Guest	704
Majority			1,353
Turnout				27.00
	Progressives hold

Location of St Bernards ward

St. Bernards ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Winifred E. Donaldson	4,258
	Labour	David Millar	1,527
Majority			2,731
Turnout				32.80
	Progressives hold

Location of St Giles ward

St. Giles ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret B. Smith	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of West Leith ward

West Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Scott	3,468
	Labour	Shelia K. Murray	1,756
Majority			1,712
Turnout				44.32
	Progressives hold

References

1. "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.