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An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 26 were up for election. Labour, despite needing only 1 gain to take control of the council, failed to do so, preventing them from a historic win. [1]
Following the election, with two by-elections pending, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservatives, and 7 Liberals, with 5 others. [1]
By this point only a small rump Progressive party remained on the council, with the bulk of Progressive councillors having joined the Conservatives. A small number, such as Mrs Catherine Filsell (a former Progressive leader), had joined Labour. [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 13 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 37.8 | 44,456 | |||
Conservative | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26.9 | 25.3 | 29,806 | ||
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 20,155 | ||
Progressives | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 17,406 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4,065 | |||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,267 | |||
Wester Hailes Association of Tenants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 312 | |||
Independent Local Community | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 146 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. R. V. Percy | 1,811 | ||
Labour | M. J. O'Neill | 1,317 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth R. Barclay | 867 | ||
Majority | 494 | |||
Turnout | 32.64% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cook | 2,065 | ||
Conservative | A. G. Jackson | 1,426 | ||
Majority | 839 | |||
Turnout | 34.76% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. McGregor | 1,695 | ||
Conservative | D. C. Dow | 485 | ||
SNP | J. L. Geddea | 429 | ||
Majority | 1,210 | |||
Turnout | 26.33% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. H. Leater | 5,442 | ||
Labour | J. H. McKay | 3,956 | ||
SNP | J. McKernan | 914 | ||
Wester Hailes Association of Tenants | J. Henderson | 312 | ||
Majority | 1,486 | |||
Turnout | 40.18% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D. C. E. Gorrie | 4,773 | ||
Progressives | R. P. Haig | 2,677 | ||
Labour | W. Wallace | 629 | ||
Majority | 2,096 | |||
Turnout | 45.11% | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phyllis Herriot | 3,253 | ||
Conservative | G. V. McArn | 1,978 | ||
Communist | T. Burns | 116 | ||
Majority | 1275 | |||
Turnout | 36.17% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. H. Brown | 2,722 | ||
Communist | J. O'Donnell | 132 | ||
Majority | 2,590 | |||
Turnout | 18.93% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. F. Stephenm | 1,705 | ||
Labour | W. I. Taylor | 1,598 | ||
Conservative | W. Reid | 1,587 | ||
Conservative | J. Slack | 1,545 | ||
Liberal | M. G. Falchikov | 847 | ||
Majority | 11 | |||
Turnout | 74.58% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. M. Swinson | 2,061 | ||
Conservative | Fiona M. Cameron | 959 | ||
Liberal | D. R. Irving | 577 | ||
SNP | E. J. Milne | 461 | ||
Majority | 1,102 | |||
Turnout | 30.57% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. C. Rutherford | 1,262 | ||
Conservative | L. Taylor | 617 | ||
Majority | 645 | |||
Turnout | 28.25% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. D. McWilliam | 5,122 | ||
Conservative | Susan K. Elliot | 3,097 | ||
Communist | W. Cowan | 133 | ||
Majority | 2,025 | |||
Turnout | 32.43% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R. L. Smith | 3,129 | ||
Conservative | Sarah A. Pringle | 1,545 | ||
Labour | A. M. M. Black | 577 | ||
SNP | G. Bishop | 196 | ||
Majority | 1,584 | |||
Turnout | 46.72% | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | N. L. Gordon | 3,676 | ||
Progressives | H. Mansbridge | 2,910 | ||
SNP | W. Black | 359 | ||
Majority | 766 | |||
Turnout | 50.36% | |||
Liberal gain from Progressives | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Douglas-Hamilton | 4,772 | ||
Labour | P. E. McGhee | 1,807 | ||
Liberal | E. Sutherland | 1,391 | ||
Majority | 2965 | |||
Turnout | 35.20% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 3,654 | 29.92 | |
Conservative | Margaret E. S. Houston | 3,266 | 26.74 | |
Labour | B. Mackenzie | 1,890 | 15.48 | |
Liberal | J. R. MacGillivray | 1,784 | 14.61 | |
SNP | R. J. D. Scott | 713 | 5.84 | |
SNP | D. Kelbie | 701 | 5.74 | |
Communist | Michele Gunn | 204 | 1.67 | |
Majority | 1376 | |||
Turnout | 73.60% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. J. Williamson | 2,715 | ||
SNP | G. W. Telford | 993 | ||
Conservative | J. Johnston | 649 | ||
Communist | C. McManus | 128 | ||
Majority | 1,722 | |||
Turnout | 23.70% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Cavaye | 3,350 | ||
Labour | Mary Hutchison | 1,501 | ||
Majority | 1,849 | |||
Turnout | 33.94% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Brown | 968 | ||
Liberal | C. S. Waterman | 910 | ||
Labour | E. Milligan | 504 | ||
Majority | 58 | |||
Turnout | 32.66% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Millar | 3,075 | ||
Labour | Gertrude Barton | 1,868 | ||
Liberal | R. H. Guild | 1,631 | ||
Independent Local Community | A. Stevenson | 146 | ||
Majority | 1,207 | |||
Turnout | 37.42% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth R. Mackenzie | 999 | ||
Labour | C. Stuart | 994 | ||
Conservative | H. Lorimer | 490 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Peploe | 451 | ||
Majority | 504 | |||
Turnout | 36.82% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Foulkes | 3,375 | ||
Conservative | G. A. R. Fenson | 680 | ||
Liberal | A. Burnett | 570 | ||
SNP | R. Mackenna | 554 | ||
Communist | W. M.Millar | 60 | ||
Majority | 2695 | |||
Turnout | 28.47% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Waugh | 2,061 | ||
Labour | J. Boyack | 2,000 | ||
Majority | 61 | |||
Turnout | 35.60% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Margaret B. A. Ross | 2,979 | ||
Labour | N. Lindsay | 1,433 | ||
Majority | 1,546 | |||
Turnout | 39.18% | |||
Progressives hold |
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