1955 Aberdeen Corporation election|
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| Turnout | 25.42%  |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Party |
Labour |
Progressives |
Independent |
| Seats won |
7 |
5 |
0 |
| Seats after |
20 |
16 |
1 |
| Seat change |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Popular vote |
10,616 |
7,561 |
0 |
| Percentage |
50.78% |
36.17% |
0% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Party |
Scottish Self-Government |
Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party |
Communist |
| Seats won |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Seats after |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Seat change |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Popular vote |
1,693 |
606 |
428 |
| Percentage |
8.10% |
2.90% |
2.05% |
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 Composition of Corporation after the election |
An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 May 1955, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 8 were contested.
This election maintained the status quo of the last few years, with no seats changing hands and a further decrease in turnout resulting in another record low.[1] The day before the election, David Sinclair Hay, councilor for Torry, resigned from the Labour Party and declared he would be sitting the rest of his term as an Independent.[2]
Ward results
Cairncry
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Labour |
R. S. Lennox (incumbent) |
Unopposed |
|
Labour hold |
Rosemount
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Progressives |
Pat Mitchell (incumbent) |
1,891 |
67.03 |
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Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party |
R. M. Eyres |
606 |
21.48 |
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Scottish Self-Government |
June Murray |
324 |
11.49 |
| Majority |
1,224 |
|
| Turnout |
2,821 |
31.33 |
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Progressives hold |
St. Andrews
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Colin MacIver (incumbent) |
1,646 |
91.04 |
|
Communist |
Andrew Smith |
162 |
8.96 |
| Majority |
1,484 |
|
| Turnout |
1,808 |
18.34 |
|
Labour hold |
St. Clements
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
John A. Grieg |
1,861 |
80.35 |
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Communist |
James M. Aberdein |
266 |
11.49 |
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Scottish Self-Government |
G. F. Watt |
189 |
8.16 |
| Majority |
1,595 |
|
| Turnout |
2,316 |
23.27 |
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Labour hold |
St. Machar
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
J. M. Graham (incumbent) |
Unopposed |
|
Labour hold |
St. Nicholas
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
G.R. M'Intosh (incumbent) |
1,492 |
72.32 |
|
Scottish Self-Government |
F. Conn |
571 |
27.68 |
| Majority |
921 |
|
| Turnout |
2,063 |
17.79 |
|
Labour hold |
Torry
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Norman Hogg (incumbent) |
1,578 |
82.19 |
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Scottish Self-Government |
T. W. Crockett |
342 |
17.81 |
| Majority |
1,236 |
|
| Turnout |
1,920 |
18.43 |
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Labour hold |
Woodside
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Rev. J. P. Crosgrove (incumbent) |
1,674 |
48.48 |
|
Progressives |
T. Murdoch |
1,512 |
43.79 |
|
Scottish Self-Government |
W. C. Inglis |
267 |
7.73 |
| Majority |
162 |
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| Turnout |
3,453 |
31.41 |
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Labour hold |
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