1967 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1967 Edinburgh Corporation election
Flag of Edinburgh.svg
  1966 2 May 1967 (1967-05-02) 1968  

25 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Progressives Labour
Last election3632
Seats won3729
Seat changeIncrease2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote50,65532,084
Percentage44.4%28.1%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election01
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svgDecrease2.svg
Popular vote7,58811,772
Percentage6.7%10.3%

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1967.svg
Results by ward.

Council control before election


Progressives

Council control after election


Progressives

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 2 May 1967, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election; two in Liberton and St. Andrew's wards, and one in every other ward.

Contents

After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 37 Progressives, 29 Labour councillors, 2 Conservatives, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to five seats.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1967 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Progressives 1421Increase2.svg156.044.450,655
  Labour 903Decrease2.svg328.132,084
  Conservative 220Increase2.svg20.06.77,588
  Liberal 000Increase2.svg10.311,772
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.07.88,870
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.02.73,045

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Leonard A. Bailey 2,464
Liberal Eric W. Hall1,603
Labour Ian R. Hoy1,154
Majority861
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Catherine B. M. Filsell 5,327
Labour James E. Boyack1,886
Majority3441
Labour hold
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Barbara Woodburn 1,472
SNP Mary G. Thomson1,377
Communist Theodore C. Taylor153
Majority95
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Victor J. Symes 2,223
Labour Philip S. Wood2,023
Majority200
Progressives gain from Labour
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Rupert Speyer 3,682
Liberal Thomas M. Frew2,122
SNP William W. Neil1,696
Majority1,560
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Phyllis Herriot 1,857
Conservative Geraldine R. Johnston293
Majority1,564
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Kane 2,842
Communist Geraldine R. Johnston2,534
Majority308
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 1,803
Labour George Foulkes788
Liberal Fiona M. Cowles602
Majority1,015
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald M. Swanson 1,988
Progressives Mary A. M. Hislop1,463
Liberal Raymond T. Barker689
Majority525
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Patrick Rogan 1,307
Conservative Anthony H. Lester702
Liberal Robert E. Bell540
Majority605
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David M. Burnside 3,801
Labour Peter Wilson 3,047
SNP William T. Telford2,726
Labour Eva Gibbons2,402
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Mauricde Heggie 2,920
Liberal Joyce Shein2,325
Majority595
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Nansi H. Mansbridge 4,017
SNP Ian A. Macdonald832
Liberal Thomas Glen510
Labour John C. Campbell396
Majority3,185
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 5,712
Labour Thomas H. Greig1,705
Majority4,007
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives G. Hedderwick 4,498
Liberal J. Grahamslaw1,283
Labour D. E. S. Truman1,175
Majority3,215
Progressives hold
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Magnus J. Williamson 1,975
SNP William Thomason1,509
Communist Charles McManus358
Majority466
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Archibald D. Jameson 3,380
SNP Adam A. D. Hare1,494
Labour Ronald D. M. Brown997
Majority1,886
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Isobella O. M. StewartUnopposed
Labour hold
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Thomas S. Ramage 2,430
Labour Anne K. R. Simpson2,234
SNP Douglas S. Walker1,181
Majority196
Progressives gain from Labour
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald R. Duff 2,144
Progressives Craig H. Richards 1,067
Progressives Roger O. S. Miller850
SNP Francis C. Yeoman781
Labour Gavid Kennedy599
Labour Ernest Arden552
Conservative gain from Progressives
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 3,105
Liberal William Murray2,098
Labour Christopher Harvie1,256
Majority1,007
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Charles R. Stuart 1,166
Conservative George T. Edwards941
Majority225
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Margaret B. A. Ross 4,030
Labour Ian M. Christie1,232
Majority2,798
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 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.