1968 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1968 Edinburgh Corporation election
Flag of Edinburgh.svg
  1967 7 May 1968 (1968-05-07) 1969  

23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives SNP Labour
Last election3425
Seats won1073
Seats after3483
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote37,88549,11126,997
Percentage26.9%34.8%19.1%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Independent
Last election211
Seats won110
Seats after311
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote13,7159,105N/A
Percentage9.7%6.5%N/A

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1968.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 7 May 1968, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 22 were up for election. Despite receiving the most votes of any single party, the SNP won only 7 seats. Unlike in Glasgow, the Progressives and Conservatives did not run on a joint ticket. [1] Despite that however the parties only ran competing candidates in the Gorgie-Dalry ward.

Contents

Following the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Progressives (including the Lord Provost), 21 Labour councillors, 8 SNP councillors, 3 Conservatives, 1 Liberal, and 1 independent. Following the election the Progressive/Conservative coalition controlled the council with a majority of 6.

No election was held in the Holyrood ward, where the sitting Labour councillor died the week before the election.

Turnout was 140,987.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1968 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Progressives 1000Steady2.svg45.4526.8737,885
  SNP 760Increase2.svg631.8234.8349,111
  Labour 302Decrease2.svg213.6419.1526,997
  Conservative 110Increase2.svg14.559.7213,715
  Liberal 100Steady2.svg4.556.469,105
  Communist 000Steady2.svg01.742,462
  Ind. Conservative 000Steady2.svg01.211,712

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives A. Theurer 2,239
SNP C. MacDougall2,042
Liberal E. W. Hall819
Labour I. R. Hoy744
Majority197
Turnout 48.31
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP W. Thomson 1,671
Progressives A. D. Wilson1,637
Labour S. Cook1,196
Majority34
Turnout 43.22
SNP gain from Labour
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP F. T. Chalmers 1,898
Labour T. H. Greig1,393
Progressives D. Valentine706
Communist T. C. Taylor86
Majority505
Turnout 36.51
SNP gain from Labour
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives D. M. Cameron 4,671
SNP A. Westwood3,389
Labour R. D. M. Brown1,450
Majority1282
Turnout 48.71
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives F. Ford 3,689
SNP A. McCallum2,982
Liberal Vera P. Heggie1,795
Majority707
Turnout 51.29
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Drummond 2,627
SNP R. Anderson2,566
Conservative Geraldine R. Johnston1,586
Majority61
Turnout 47.89
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP R. Dalrymple 2,590
Labour D. F. Renton2,081
Conservative D. R. Anderson823
Communist M. D'Arcy145
Majority509
Turnout 40.0
SNP gain from Labour
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives W. Simpson-Bell 1,601
SNP T. C. Bogle1,331
Liberal P.L. Newman630
Majority270
Turnout 36.59
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP T. McCarron 2,088
Labour J. E. Boyack1,591
Conservative M. Pirie1,481
Progressives Miss Mar A. M. Hislop511
Liberal R. T. Parker140
Communist M. R. Currie78
Majority497
Turnout 44.02
SNP hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Wilson 4,290
SNP A. G. Symington3,635
Conservative J. F. Doyle3,259
Communist J. Ashton195
Majority655
Turnout 51.83
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal R. L. Smith 2,803
Conservative B. A. Meek1,800
SNP T. J. D. MacDonald1,368
Majority1003
Turnout 53.92
Liberal hold
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives R. Lorimer 3,025
SNP Catherina Moore1,748
Conservative Sir Alexander Giles 1,650
Majority1277
Turnout 50.16
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives J. W. McKay 5,400
SNP R. A. Macdonald3,181
Labour C. T. Harvie1,281
Majority2219
Turnout 50.55
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives E. M. Kean 3,761
SNP G. W. Telford2,745
Labour J. C. Campbell985
Liberal J. Grahamslaw909
Majority1016
Turnout 53.37
Progressives hold
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Catherina T. Nealon 2,913
SNP W. Thompson2,724
Conservative R. Beattie795
Communist C. McManus147
Majority189
Turnout 34.33
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives A. W. Hunt 2,873
SNP R. G. Kelly2,687
Labour D. H. Brown869
Liberal G. H. T. Harvie593
Majority186
Turnout 51.74
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP G. D. M. Galbraith 3,621
Labour J. Ross2,583
Liberal W. McLoed533
Communist W. M. Millar134
Majority1,038
Turnout 45.35
SNP gain from Labour
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP Mary G. Thompson 2,320
Progressives L. Scott1,922
Labour W. S. Dalgleish1,708
Majority398
Turnout 47.01
Progressives gain from Labour
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Drummond-Young 1,661
SNP I. A. Macdonald1,056
Labour I. L. Foggie401
Majority605
Turnout 39.19
Conservative gain from Progressives
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernard's [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Winifred E. Donaldson 3,436
SNP W. K. Archibald2,321
Liberal Joyce Shein883
Ind. Conservative Elva G. Speyer567
Majority1,115
Turnout 42.78
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP J. McCann 1,148
Labour P. S. Wood885
Conservative D. B. Harvey660
Majority263
Turnout 27.03
SNP gain from Labour
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives J. Scott 2,925 71.87
Ind. Conservative A. H. Lester1,14528.13
Majority178043.74
Turnout 407036.90
Progressives hold

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References

  1. "We're all nationalists now" . The Spectator Archive. 17 May 1968.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1968. p. 12.