1961 Edinburgh Corporation election
Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 2 May 1961, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election. However, only 16 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in seven wards.[1]
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Only one seat changed hands; Corstorphine ward was gained by the Liberal party from the Progressive Party.
After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 38 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 2 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council.
Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 76,953 or 33.7%.[1]
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Progressives | 12 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
58.3 | 43.6 | 33,496 | ||
Labour | 10 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
39.1 | 36.1 | 27,757 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4.3 | 19.6 | 15,083 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.6 | 496 |
Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Unopposed | ||||
Progressives hold |

Location of Calton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | D. A. P. Buchanan | 2,041 | ||
Labour | J. S. Cook | 1,929 | ||
Majority | 112 | |||
Turnout | 33.77 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Central Leith ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Woodburn | 2,574 | ||
Progressives | J. Tait | 932 | ||
Communist | T. C. Taylor | 106 | ||
Majority | 1642 | |||
Turnout | 27.97 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of Colinton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Catherine Filsell | Unopposed | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Corstorphine ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D. C. Davies | 3,406 | ||
Progressives | M. A. Murray | 2,493 | ||
Majority | 915 | |||
Turnout | 38.89 | |||
Liberal gain from Progressives | ||||

Location of Craigentinny ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marion R. Alexander | 3,112 | ||
Progressives | A. W. Hunt | 2,288 | ||
Majority | 824 | |||
Turnout | 35.84 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of Craigmillar ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Kane | 2,025 | ||
Communist | J. A. Young | 205 | ||
Majority | 1,820 | |||
Turnout | 22.54 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of George Square ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | J. Slack | 1,350 | ||
Liberal | V. S. MacKinnon | 1,270 | ||
Labour | G. Drummond | 731 | ||
Majority | 80 | |||
Turnout | 29.95 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. M. Swanson | 2,655 | ||
Progressives | W. E. Bruges | 1,591 | ||
Majority | 1,064 | |||
Turnout | 29.20 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of Holyrood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Rogan | 2,194 | ||
Communist | J. Ashton | 185 | ||
Labour hold |

Location of Liberton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Wilson | 4,180 | ||
Progressives | N. Fairburn | 3,699 | ||
Majority | 481 | |||
Turnout | 40.63 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of Merchiston ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Maurice Heggle | Unopposed | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Morningside ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Elizabeth M. Mein | 3,165 | ||
Liberal | Bethia L. Howden | 1,718 | ||
Progressives hold |

Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | J. W. McKay | 2,808 | ||
Liberal | J. S. Fowlie | 2,295 | ||
Majority | 513 | |||
Turnout | 34.48 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Newington ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | G. Hodderwick | 3,186 | ||
Liberal | W. G. Henderson | 2,817 | ||
Labour | Frieda White | 1,098 | ||
Majority | 369 | |||
Turnout | 43.27 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Pilton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Magnus Williamson | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |

Location of Portobello ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | A. D. Jameson | 2,988 | ||
Labour | R. G. Blanche | 1,550 | ||
Liberal | J. M. Farquhar | 1,534 | ||
Majority | 1,438 | |||
Turnout | 33.41 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of Sighthill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Isabella Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |

Location of South Leith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne K. Simpson | 3,695 | ||
Progressives | E. W. Hall | 2,909 | ||
Majority | 786 | |||
Turnout | 28.84 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of St Andrews ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Craig Richards | Unopposed | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of St Bernards ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | J. Millar | 3,005 | ||
Liberal | A. Gordon | 2,043 | ||
Majority | 962 | |||
Turnout | 28.55 | |||
Progressives hold |

Location of St Giles ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Henderson | 2,014 | ||
Progressives | I. H. McKee | 1,041 | ||
Majority | 973 | |||
Turnout | 23.23 | |||
Labour hold |

Location of West Leith ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressives | Margaret Ross | Unopposed | |||
Progressives hold |
References
- "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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