An election to the Dundee Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election. [1]
The election saw Labour manage to hold on to its slim majority over the Progressives on the corporation, with 18 of the council's 36 seats. No seats changed hands, with the Progressives remaining on 17, and 1 Independent. Two Labour Councillors, William Millar and ex-Baillie John Stewart in Lochee and Douglas wards respectively, were deselected by Labour as candidates and ran as independents instead. Neither were re-elected. [1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 0 |  | 25,549 | ||||
| Progressives | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 18,528 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2,213 | |||
| Labour Party of Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1,279 | |||
| Dundee Citizens Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 998 | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 962 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 600 | |||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 344 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | L. D. Johnston | 1,815 | ||
| Labour | J. McAulay | 870 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | G. Scott | 85 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | L. MacQueen | 81 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | W. J. Fitzgerald | 1,996 | ||
| Labour | K. McRae | 962 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | M. Leslie | 117 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Martin | 2,906 | ||
| Independent | W. Millar | 1,029 | ||
| Progressives | A. P. Brodie Steel | 655 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | D. McTaggart | 112 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | J. Clark | 64 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | H. Murray | 2,343 | ||
| Labour | J. Barton | 2,005 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | G. McKenzie | 209 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Doig | 2,591 | ||
| Progressives | J. Barnett | 1,007 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | J. Fairweather | 134 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | J. Campbell | 81 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | J. Whyte | 2,604 | ||
| Labour | W. McKelvey | 1,736 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | J. Carroll | 133 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. McManus | 2,848 | ||
| Progressives | T. Dailly | 692 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | G. McLean | 242 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | T. Black | 91 | ||
| Communist | P. L. Docherty | 69 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Vigtow | 2,909 | ||
| Labour | F. Fagan | 2,850 | ||
| Independent Labour | I. Gardiner | 962 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | N. Maiden | 235 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | I. M. Donaldson | 227 | ||
| Communist | H. McLevey | 196 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | D. McGarry | 123 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | W. Malcolm | 2,247 | ||
| Labour | J. Cameron | 1,132 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Welsh | 2,532 | ||
| Independent | J. Stewart | 1,184 | ||
| Progressives | Janet W. Allen | 789 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | H. Dunning | 94 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | D. White | 83 | ||
| Communist | R. Mennie | 79 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | G. M. Gillies | 3,963 | ||
| Liberal | C. Brodie | 600 | ||
| Labour | J. Boland | 560 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | R. Devlin | 70 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Dickson | 1,648 | ||
| Progressives | Mary Barrowman | 417 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | J. Alexander | 57 | ||
| Dundee Citizens Union | S. Khan | 39 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
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