1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

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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 35 32 2 Seats won 14 9 0 Seats after 36 32 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 42,397 40,581 9,751 Percentage 43.6% 41.7% 10.0%
Results by ward.
Council control before election Progressives Council control after election Progressives

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 May 1966, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 36 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to three seats.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1966 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives	14	1	0	1	60.9	43.6	42,397
	Labour	9	0	0		39.1	41.7	40,581
	Liberal	0	0	1	1	0.0	10.0	9,751
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	3.5	3,363
	SNP	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	661
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	515

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Melville Dinwiddie	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

Location of Calton ward

Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Josephine M. Dickson	2,571
	Labour	Charles R. Stuart	2,489
Majority			82
	Progressives hold

Location of Central Leith ward

Central Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John A. Crichton	2,182
	Progressives	Victor J. Syme	591
	SNP	Mary G. Thomson	262
	Communist	Theodore C. Taylor	40
Majority			1,591
	Labour hold

Location of Colinton ward

Colinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Maurice F. Ferry	4,911
	Labour	Eva Gibbons	2,301
Majority			2,610
	Progressives hold

Location of Corstorphine ward

Corstorphine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Mary Robertson Murray	4,280
	Liberal	Margaret K. Taylor	2,788
Majority			1,422
	Progressives hold

Location of Craigentinny ward

Craigentinny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alexander Sutherland	3,396
	Progressives	Rupert Spoyer	1,924
Majority			1,472
	Labour hold

Location of Craigmillar ward

Craigmillar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell A. Fer	2,723
	Communist	Michael d'Arcy	298
Majority			2,425
	Labour hold

Location of George Square ward

George Square ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Clive F. Murphy	2,266
	Labour	George Foulkes	1,084
Majority			1,182
	Progressives hold

Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward

Gorgie-Dalry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas McGregor	2,596
	Liberal	George F. Smith	1,139
Majority			1,457
	Labour hold

Location of Holyrood ward

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Owen Hand	1,629
	Liberal	Roberts E. Bell	567
	Conservative	James L. Walls	501
	Communist	Martin E. Currie	44
Majority			1,062
	Labour hold

Location of Liberton ward

Liberton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frederick M. Lawson	4,453
	Conservative	James S. Gordon	2,862
Majority			1,591
	Labour hold

Location of Merchiston ward

Merchiston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Thomas Morgan	3,171
	Liberal	Bethia L. Howden	2,025
Majority			1,146
	Progressives hold

Location of Morningside ward

Morningside ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Bateman	Unopposed
	Progressives hold

Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward

Murrayfield-Cramond ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Hugh Macpherson	5,294
	Labour	David Millar	2,040
Majority			3,254
	Progressives hold

Location of Newington ward

Newington ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John D. Kidd	3,605
	Liberal	Hilda S. Morton	3,232
	Labour	Donald E. S. Truman	1,405
Majority			373
	Progressives gain from Liberal

Location of Pilton ward

Pilton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert W. Irvine	2,977
	Progressives	Anthony H. Lester	643
	SNP	George B. Stewart	399
	Communist	Charles McManus	133
Majority			2,334
	Labour hold

Location of Portobello ward

Portobello ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Kenneth W. Borthwick	3,776
	Labour	Ronald D. M. Brown	1,897
Majority			1,879
	Progressives hold

Location of Sighthill ward

Sighthill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Wallace	3,922
	Progressives	Richard K. Aitken	1,172
	Labour hold

Location of South Leith

South Leith ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Shelia King Murray	3,077
	Progressives	Thomas S. Ramage	2,719
Majority			358
	Labour hold

Location of St Andrews ward

St. Andrews ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Robert McLaughlin	1,664
	Labour	Phyllis Herriot	772
Majority			892
	Progressives hold

Location of St Bernards ward

St. Bernards ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David A. Adamson	Unopposed
	Labour 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	William R. W. Lyle	3,810
	Labour	Henry D. Crawford	1,638
Majority			2,177
	Progressives hold

References

1. "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.