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An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1972, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election. [1] [2]
The election saw no change in the seat composition of the corporation, with all incumbents winning reelection, and Labour candidate George Whyte replacing Dr. Norman Hogg as a councilor from Torry. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Pirie | 3,511 | 60.5 | |
| Conservative | J. P. Kelman | 1,970 | 33.9 | |
| SNP | Mrs Irene Bryce | 327 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | 1,544 | |||
| Turnout | 40.4 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. M. Burns | 1,723 | 51.6 | |
| Labour | A. F. MacDonald | 1,212 | 36.3 | |
| Liberal | Miss Margaret K. Moore | 404 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | 511 | |||
| Turnout | 38 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Hendrie | 4,073 | 84.6 | |
| Conservative | H. S. Birse | 610 | 12.7 | |
| Communist | W. R. Henderson | 130 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | 3,463 | |||
| Turnout | 31.6 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. S. McPhea | 2,388 | 87.4 | |
| Conservative | J. C. Anderson | 239 | 8.8 | |
| Communist | A. Smith | 104 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | 2,149 | |||
| Turnout | 23.4 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. W. Hatch | 2,477 | 58.7 | |
| Labour | Mrs. Christina Wood | 1,746 | 41.3 | |
| Majority | 731 | |||
| Turnout | 37.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. J. H. MacKay | 3,123 | 68.5 | |
| Labour | W. Parquhar | 759 | 16.6 | |
| Liberal | Mrs. Patricia G. Robbie | 530 | 11.6 | |
| SNP | F. J. H. Clark | 150 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | 2,364 | |||
| Turnout | 40.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Magee | 3,258 | 64.7 | |
| Labour | A. Booth | 1,776 | 35.3 | |
| Majority | 1482 | |||
| Turnout | 40.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. A. Robertson | 1,800 | 80.6 | |
| Conservative | M. C. Hastie | 346 | 15.5 | |
| Communist | G. Thomson | 88 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,454 | |||
| Turnout | 29.7 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Urquhart | 2,822 | 63.4 | |
| Liberal | N. B. Lindsay | 978 | 22.0 | |
| Conservative | R. Murchie | 567 | 12.7 | |
| Communist | N. Williamson | 86 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,844 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Devine | 1,600 | 54.8 | |
| Conservative | N. G. M. Dunnett | 1,320 | 45.2 | |
| Majority | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 38.5 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. A. Whyte | 2,927 | 81.9 | |
| Conservative | N. G. M. Dunnett | 648 | 18.1 | |
| Majority | 2,279 | |||
| Turnout | 32.1 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. M. Bush | 2,250 | 61.4 | |
| Conservative | G. M. Park | 1,322 | 36.1 | |
| Communist | J. Brandie | 93 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | 928 | |||
| Turnout | 38.2 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
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