1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

1966 Edinburgh Corporation election
← 1965 3 May 1966 (1966-05-03) 1967 →
23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Progressives Labour Liberal
Last election 35 32 2
Seats won 14 9 0
Seats after 36 32 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady Decrease1
Popular vote 42,397 40,581 9,751
Percentage 43.6% 41.7% 10.0%
Results by ward.
Council control before election


Progressives

Council control after election


Progressives

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 May 1966, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 36 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to three seats.

Aggregate results

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Edinburgh Corporation election, 1966[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Progressives 14 1 0 Increase1 60.9 43.6 42,397
  Labour 9 0 0 Steady 39.1 41.7 40,581
  Liberal 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 10.0 9,751
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.5 3,363
  SNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 661
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 515

Ward Results

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Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Melville Dinwiddie Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward
Calton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Josephine M. Dickson 2,571
Labour Charles R. Stuart 2,489
Majority 82
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John A. Crichton 2,182
Progressives Victor J. Syme 591
SNP Mary G. Thomson 262
Communist Theodore C. Taylor 40
Majority 1,591
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Maurice F. Ferry 4,911
Labour Eva Gibbons 2,301
Majority 2,610
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Mary Robertson Murray 4,280
Liberal Margaret K. Taylor 2,788
Majority 1,422
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alexander Sutherland 3,396
Progressives Rupert Spoyer 1,924
Majority 1,472
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Russell A. Fer 2,723
Communist Michael d'Arcy 298
Majority 2,425
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward
George Square[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Clive F. Murphy 2,266
Labour George Foulkes 1,084
Majority 1,182
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Thomas McGregor 2,596
Liberal George F. Smith 1,139
Majority 1,457
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Owen Hand 1,629
Liberal Roberts E. Bell 567
Conservative James L. Walls 501
Communist Martin E. Currie 44
Majority 1,062
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Frederick M. Lawson 4,453
Conservative James S. Gordon 2,862
Majority 1,591
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Thomas Morgan 3,171
Liberal Bethia L. Howden 2,025
Majority 1,146
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John Bateman Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Hugh Macpherson 5,294
Labour David Millar 2,040
Majority 3,254
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward
Newington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John D. Kidd 3,605
Liberal Hilda S. Morton 3,232
Labour Donald E. S. Truman 1,405
Majority 373
Progressives gain from Liberal
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert W. Irvine 2,977
Progressives Anthony H. Lester 643
SNP George B. Stewart 399
Communist Charles McManus 133
Majority 2,334
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Kenneth W. Borthwick 3,776
Labour Ronald D. M. Brown 1,897
Majority 1,879
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour William Wallace 3,922
Progressives Richard K. Aitken 1,172
Labour hold
Location of South Leith
South Leith[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Shelia King Murray 3,077
Progressives Thomas S. Ramage 2,719
Majority 358
Labour hold
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Robert McLaughlin 1,664
Labour Phyllis Herriot 772
Majority 892
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David A. Adamson Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour James McInally Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives William R. W. Lyle 3,810
Labour Henry D. Crawford 1,638
Majority 2,177
Progressives hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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