1963 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1963 Edinburgh Corporation election
Flag of Edinburgh.svg
  1962 7 May 1963 (1963-05-07) 1964  

23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Progressives Labour Liberal
Last election34305
Seats won12101
Seats after33315
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote46,39250,99127,742
Percentage36.0%39.6%21.5%

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1963.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 1963, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

Contents

After the election Edinburgh Corporation remained under No Overall Control, composed of 33 Progressives, 31 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberal.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1963 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Progressives 1201Decrease2.svg152.236.046,392
  Labour 1010Increase2.svg143.539.650,991
  Liberal 100Steady2.svg4.321.527,742
  Unionist 000Steady2.svg0.02.33,023
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.4518
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.1117

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward Broughton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Melville Dinwiddie 2,527
Liberal Violet Macinnes1,287
Labour Robert W. Irvine1,271
Majority1,240
Turnout 39.97
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Calton ward
Calton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Josephine M. Dickson 2,497
Labour Philip S. Wood2,271
Majority226
Turnout 41.84
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John A. Chrichton 3,032
Liberal Alastair S. Buchanan915
Communist Theodore C. Taylor125
Majority2,317
Turnout 33.90
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward Colinton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Maurice F. Ferry 3,888
Labour Harold Hauxwell2,835
Liberal John E. Henderson1,411
Majority1,053
Turnout 46.27
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Mary R. Murray 4,187
Liberal Thomas M. Frew2,681
Labour Chrisina S. Guest987
Majority1,506
Turnout 50.34
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alexander Sutherland 3,916
Progressives Harold Oppenheim2,794
Majority1,122
Turnout 45.59
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Russell A. Fox 2,392
Communist Michal D'Arcy132
Majority2,260
Turnout 26.42
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward George Square ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of George Square ward
George Square [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John F. Stewart 1,884
Liberal John G. Gray1,592
Labour Eva Gibbons663
Majority292
Turnout 38.18
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Thomas McGregor 2,676
Liberal James L. McBeath1,742
Independent Ian G. Haxton117
Majority934
Turnout 33.36
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Owen Hand 1,814
Liberal Arthur C. Fiddler900
Communist John Ashton71
Majority914
Turnout 31.42
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward Liberton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James W. Kerr 4,907
Progressives Brenda A. W. Pope2,981
Liberal George Carse1,038
Majority1,926
Turnout 43.93
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Thomas Morgan 2,606
Liberal James R. Dalrymple2,183
Labour Sylvia Renilson915
Majority423
Turnout 49.69
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward Morningside ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Arthur G. Ingham 3,749
Liberal Margaret A. M. Mackay1,488
Majority2,261
Turnout 39.41
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Hugh Macpherson 4,162
Labour James Renilson1,838
Liberal Ronald McNeill1,402
Majority2324
Turnout 43.15
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Newington ward
Newington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Hilda Morton 3,549
Unionist Graeme H. Menzies3,023
Labour John McEwan1,469
Majority526
Turnout 49.96
Liberal hold
Location of Pilton ward Pilton ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James M. R. Durkin 4,129
Liberal Cyril Huxtabie1,419
Communist Charles McManus190
Majority2,710
Turnout 33.01
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward Portobello ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Kenneth W. Borthwick 3,687
Labour Phyllis Herriot2,989
Liberal Keith Milton1,181
Majority698
Turnout
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour William Wallace 3,151
Liberal Judith Steel1,546
Majority1,905
Turnout 33.11
Labour hold
Location of South Leith South Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of South Leith
South Leith [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alexander Burton 3,935
Progressives Peter Heatly 3,185
Majority750
Turnout 52.53
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of St Andrews ward St Andrews ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives Robert McLaughlin 1,608
Labour Hugh M. W. Kinnear750
Liberal Robert E. Henderson631
Majority858
Turnout 27.67
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward St Bernards ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives David A. Adamson 3,634
Labour Ian McLaughlan1,702
Liberal Marion M. Ritchie1,518
Majority1,932
Turnout 39.42
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward St Giles ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James McInally 1,974
Liberal William Wilson1,171
Majority
Turnout 25.70
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward West Leith ward in Edinburgh Corporation.svg
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressives John Scott 3,003
Labour Sarah F. Skinner1,375
Liberal Peter E. Taylor1,003
Majority1,628
Turnout 45.47
Progressives hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1963. p. 11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.