1967 Edinburgh Corporation election

1967 Edinburgh Corporation election
2 May 1967 (1967-05-02)
25 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Progressives Labour
Last election 36 32
Seats won 37 29
Seat change Increase Steady
Popular vote 50,655 32,084
Percentage 44.4% 28.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election 0 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Decrease Decrease
Popular vote 7,588 11,772
Percentage 6.7% 10.3%
Results by ward.
Council control before election


Progressives

 Council control after election


Progressives

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 2 May 1967, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election; two in Liberton and St. Andrew's wards, and one in every other ward.

After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 37 Progressives, 29 Labour councillors, 2 Conservatives, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to five seats.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1967[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Progressives 14 2 1 Increase1 56.0 44.4 50,655
  Labour 9 0 3 Decrease3 28.1 32,084
  Conservative 2 2 0 Increase2 0.0 6.7 7,588
  Liberal 0 0 0 Increase 10.3 11,772
  SNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.8 8,870
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.7 3,045

Ward results

Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Leonard A. Bailey 2,464
Liberal Eric W. Hall 1,603
Labour Ian R. Hoy 1,154
Majority 861
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward
Calton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Catherine B. M. Filsell 5,327
Labour James E. Boyack 1,886
Majority 3441
Labour hold
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Barbara Woodburn 1,472
SNP Mary G. Thomson 1,377
Communist Theodore C. Taylor 153
Majority 95
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Victor J. Symes 2,223
Labour Philip S. Wood 2,023
Majority 200
Progressives gain from Labour
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Rupert Speyer 3,682
Liberal Thomas M. Frew 2,122
SNP William W. Neil 1,696
Majority 1,560
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Phyllis Herriot 1,857
Conservative Geraldine R. Johnston 293
Majority 1,564
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Kane 2,842
Communist Geraldine R. Johnston 2,534
Majority 308
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward
George Square[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives James Slack 1,803
Labour George Foulkes 788
Liberal Fiona M. Cowles 602
Majority 1,015
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Donald M. Swanson 1,988
Progressives Mary A. M. Hislop 1,463
Liberal Raymond T. Barker 689
Majority 525
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick Rogan 1,307
Conservative Anthony H. Lester 702
Liberal Robert E. Bell 540
Majority 605
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David M. Burnside 3,801
Labour Peter Wilson 3,047
SNP William T. Telford 2,726
Labour Eva Gibbons 2,402
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Mauricde Heggie 2,920
Liberal Joyce Shein 2,325
Majority 595
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Nansi H. Mansbridge 4,017
SNP Ian A. Macdonald 832
Liberal Thomas Glen 510
Labour John C. Campbell 396
Majority 3,185
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Robert M. Knox 5,712
Labour Thomas H. Greig 1,705
Majority 4,007
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward
Newington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives G. Hedderwick 4,498
Liberal J. Grahamslaw 1,283
Labour D. E. S. Truman 1,175
Majority 3,215
Progressives hold
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Magnus J. Williamson 1,975
SNP William Thomason 1,509
Communist Charles McManus 358
Majority 466
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Archibald D. Jameson 3,380
SNP Adam A. D. Hare 1,494
Labour Ronald D. M. Brown 997
Majority 1,886
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Isobella O. M. Stewart Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of South Leith
South Leith[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Thomas S. Ramage 2,430
Labour Anne K. R. Simpson 2,234
SNP Douglas S. Walker 1,181
Majority 196
Progressives gain from Labour
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald R. Duff 2,144
Progressives Craig H. Richards 1,067
Progressives Roger O. S. Miller 850
SNP Francis C. Yeoman 781
Labour Gavid Kennedy 599
Labour Ernest Arden 552
Conservative gain from Progressives
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John Millar 3,105
Liberal William Murray 2,098
Labour Christopher Harvie 1,256
Majority 1,007
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles R. Stuart 1,166
Conservative George T. Edwards 941
Majority 225
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Margaret B. A. Ross 4,030
Labour Ian M. Christie 1,232
Majority 2,798
Progressives hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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