1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1966 Edinburgh Corporation election
Flag of Edinburgh.svg
  1965 3 May 1966 (1966-05-03) 1967  

23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives Labour Liberal
Last election35322
Seats won1490
Seats after36321
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote42,39740,5819,751
Percentage43.6%41.7%10.0%

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1966.svg
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.

Contents

After the election Edinburgh Corporation wa 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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Progressives 1410Increase2.svg160.943.642,397
  Labour 900Steady2.svg39.141.740,581
  Liberal 001Decrease2.svg10.010.09,751
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.03.53,363
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.00.7661
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.5515

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Melville Dinwiddie Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Josephine M. Dickson 2,571
Labour Charles R. Stuart2,489
Majority82
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John A. Crichton 2,182
Progressives Victor J. Syme591
SNP Mary G. Thomson262
Communist Theodore C. Taylor40
Majority1,591
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Maurice F. Ferry 4,911
Labour Eva Gibbons2,301
Majority2,610
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Mary Robertson Murray 4,280
Liberal Margaret K. Taylor2,788
Majority1,422
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alexander Sutherland 3,396
Progressives Rupert Spoyer1,924
Majority1,472
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Russell A. Fer 2,723
Communist Michael d'Arcy298
Majority2,425
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Clive F. Murphy 2,266
Labour George Foulkes1,084
Majority1,182
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Thomas McGregor 2,596
Liberal George F. Smith1,139
Majority1,457
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Owen Hand 1,629
Liberal Roberts E. Bell567
Conservative James L. Walls501
Communist Martin E. Currie44
Majority1,062
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Frederick M. Lawson 4,453
Conservative James S. Gordon2,862
Majority1,591
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Thomas Morgan 3,171
Liberal Bethia L. Howden2,025
Majority1,146
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John Bateman Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Hugh Macpherson 5,294
Labour David Millar2,040
Majority3,254
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John D. Kidd 3,605
Liberal Hilda S. Morton3,232
Labour Donald E. S. Truman1,405
Majority373
Progressives gain from Liberal
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert W. Irvine 2,977
Progressives Anthony H. Lester643
SNP George B. Stewart399
Communist Charles McManus133
Majority2,334
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Kenneth W. Borthwick 3,776
Labour Ronald D. M. Brown1,897
Majority1,879
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour William Wallace 3,922
Progressives Richard K. Aitken1,172
Labour hold
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Shelia King Murray 3,077
Progressives Thomas S. Ramage2,719
Majority358
Labour hold
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Robert McLaughlin 1,664
Labour Phyllis Herriot772
Majority892
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David A. Adamson Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James McInally Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives William R. W. Lyle 3,810
Labour Henry D. Crawford1,638
Majority2,177
Progressives hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.