1971 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1971 Edinburgh Corporation election
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23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Jack Kane
Party Labour Progressives Conservative
Last election21316
Seats before21327
Seats won1084
Seats after28279
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2
Popular vote53,43933,90622,147
Percentage42.7%27.1%17.7%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderFrederick Chalmers
Party Liberal Independent SNP
Last election227
Seats before225
Seats won100
Seats after320
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg5
Popular vote9,409N/A5,481
Percentage7.5%N/A4.4%
Edinburgh Corporation election, 1971.svg
Results by ward.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

An election to Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1971, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the council's 68 seats, 23 were up for election. [1]

Contents

Following the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 28 Labour councillors, 27 Progressives, 9 Conservatives, 3 Liberals, and 2 independents. The SNP was wiped off the council after lost all five of the seats it was defending. [1]

Following the election, the Progressives and Conservative coalition retained control of the council with a majority of three seats.

A total of 125,045 residents voted.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1971 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1070Increase2.svg743.542.753,439
  Progressives 805Decrease2.svg534.827.133,906
  Conservative 420Increase2.svg217.417.722,147
  Liberal 110Increase2.svg14.37.59,409
  SNP 005Decrease2.svg50.04.45,481
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.2273
  Protestant Action 000Steady2.svg0.00.2217
 Local Community000Steady2.svg0.00.1173

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives G. A. Theurer 2,407
Labour R. Cairns1,784
Majority
Turnout 34.08%
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Anderson 1,874
Conservative Margaret E. S. Houston1,774
Majority
Turnout 35.32%
Labour gain from SNP
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Brown 2,210
SNP F. T. Chalmers714
Conservative J. Whyte677
Communist L. Farquhar26
Majority
Turnout 32.81%
Labour gain from SNP
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. D. MacLennan 3,568
Labour R. B. Graham3,475
Progressives J. Dalgleish2,221
SNP Joan B. Crawford955
Majority
Turnout 41.86%
Conservative gain from Progressives
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives F. Ford 2,508
Conservative T. W. Norrish1,925
Liberal D. C. E. Gorrie 1,678
Labour P. R. Wallington1,436
Majority
Turnout 42.32%
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Drummond 3,731
Conservative A. Hogg2,204
Communist T. Burns108
Majority
Turnout 40.06%
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. H. Brown 3,831
SNP J. Wallace932
Majority
Turnout 30.51%
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. F. Alves 1,529
Labour I. R. Hoy1,141
Majority
Turnout 26.51%
Conservative gain from Progressives
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Johan G. W. Buchanan 2,628
Conservative J. I. Chisholm1,452
SNP E. J. Milne756
Majority
Turnout 35.41%
Labour gain from SNP
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. F. Cook 1,599
Conservative D. Christison489
SNP A. McCallum235
Communist Angela Hopkinson58
Majority
Turnout 34.89%
Labour gain from SNP
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Wilson 6,923
Conservative D. J. May3,558
Majority
Turnout 40.87%
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal J. F. Lawrie 3,473
Progressives T. Morgan2,461
Majority
Turnout 50.42%
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives R. Lorimer 3,263
Liberal N. L. Gordon2,057
Majority
Turnout 34.47%
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives H. Macpherson 4,975
Labour D. M. Henderson2,475
Majority
Turnout 34.08%
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives E. M. Kean 3,463
Labour D. F. Renton1,913
Liberal J. Grahamslaw1,144
SNP Christina MacWhirter518
Majority
Turnout 40.01%
Progressives hold
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Catherine T. Nealon 4,609
Conservative R. Beattie1,001
Majority
Turnout 28.17%
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives G. Lerette 3,305
Labour Mary Hutchinson1,985
Majority
Turnout 36.85%
Progressives hold
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Drummond-Young 1,566
Labour R. A. Collett915
Majority
Turnout 33.24%
Conservative hold
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernard's [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Winifred E. Donaldson 3,326
Labour R. D. Anderson2,029
Liberal C. S. Waterman722
Local CommunityJ. A. Stevenson173
Majority
Turnout 34.47%
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour L. M. Christie 1,470
Conservative J. McConnell388
Progressives J. McCann365
Majority
Turnout 24.15%
Labour gain from SNP
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. T. Davies 4,444
Conservative W. R. Scott840
SNP R. Mackenna632
Progressives G. D. M. Galbraith605
Liberal Pamela W. King335
Communist W. M. Millar81
Majority
Turnout 38.84%
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Ross 2,514
Progressives A. L. Mackintosh1,943
SNP Mary G. Thompson739
Protestant Action J. R. Maclean217
Majority
Turnout 42.32%
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives A. D. Wilson 3,064
Labour R. Jeffreys-Jones1,629
Majority
Turnout 41.94%
Progressives hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "SNP lose all their seats in Edinburgh". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1971. p. 10. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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