1950 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1950 Aberdeen Corporation election
← 1949 2 May 1950 (1950-05-02) 1951 →
12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.4%Decrease
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Progressives Labour Communist
Seats won 1 0 0
Seats after 19 18 0
Seat change 1 Increase 1 Decrease 0
Popular vote 26,652 19,509 1,874
Percentage 55.5% 40.6% 3.9%
Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1950, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.

The election saw the Progressives regain one seat from Labour in the Gilcomston Ward and hold a one-seat majority on the council. The overall turnout for the election was 39.4%.[1][2][3]

Ward Results

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Ferryhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Gordon McIver 2,433 72.8
Labour R. A. McIntyre 908 27.2
Majority 1,525
Turnout 37.8
Progressives hold
Gilcomston
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Fraser Macintosh (incumbent) 1,754 72.4
Communist Robert Cooney 667 27.6
Majority 1,087
Turnout 51.2
Labour hold
Greyfriars
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives J. S. G. Munro 2,025 55.8
Labour Robert A. Raffan (incumbent) 1,605 44.2
Majority 420
Turnout 31.0
Progressives gain from Labour
Holburn
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives W. D. Reid (incumbent) 1,753 66.9
Labour A. M. Morrice 869 33.1
Majority 884
Turnout 38.3
Progressives hold
Rosemount
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives W. D. Swinney (incumbent) 3,143 77.1
Labour J. D. Burgoyne 931 22.9
Majority 2,212
Turnout 43.4
Progressives hold
Rubislaw
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John F. Hall (incumbent) 4,165 87.8
Labour Charles G. Gribble 581 12.2
Majority 3,584
Turnout 52.8
Progressives hold
Ruthrieston
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) 4,636 79.9
Labour Frank Brand 1,165 20.1
Majority 3,471
Turnout 42.1
Progressives hold
St. Clements
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. K. Park (incumbent) 1,745 81.5
Communist James Dick 396 18.5
Majority 1,350
Turnout 27.9
Labour hold
St. Machar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Herbert G. Brechin (incumbent) 3,027 53.1
Progressives Dr. Gilbert Hamilton 2,357 41.3
Communist Stanley Simpson 318 5.6
Majority 670
Turnout 35.0
Labour hold
St. Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John M. Graham (incumbent) 1,355 58.4
Progressives R. M. Eyres 965 41.6
Majority 390
Turnout 39.9
Labour hold
Torry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. C. Ritchie (incumbent) 2,289 59.7
Progressives A. M. Burns 1,545 40.3
Majority 744
Turnout 35.3
Labour hold
Woodside
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Patrick Mitchell 3,630 49.0
Labour Norman Hogg 3,280 44.3
Communist Archibald Lennox 493 6.7
Majority 350
Turnout 38.6
Progressives hold

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003". beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk. doi:10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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