1962 Edinburgh Corporation election

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1962, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

1962 Edinburgh Corporation election
1 May 1962 (1962-05-01)
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 38 28 2
Seats before 38 29 2
Seats won 11 9 3
Seats after 34 30 5
Seat change 4 1 3
Popular vote 44,757 47,559 26,579
Percentage 36.3%

38.5% 21.5%
Results by ward.
Council control before election


Progressives

 Council control after election


No overall control

After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Progressives, 30 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberals. The Progressives lost their overall majority on the council.

Aggregate results
Edinburgh Corporation election, 1962[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 1 0 1 47.8 38.5 47,559
  Progressives 9 0 4 4 37.5 36.3 44,757
  Liberal 3 3 0 3 13.0 21.5 26,579
  Unionist 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 3,281
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 929
  Union Movement 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 929

Ward Results
Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Gottleb A. Theurer 1,839
Liberal Violet MacInnes 1,833
Majority 6
Turnout 28.94
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward
Calton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour James S. Cook 2,135
Progressives Josephine M. Dickson 2,120
Majority 15
Turnout 36.80
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ewen G. Bethune 2,970
Progressives Linddsay Wilkie 1,185
Communist Theodore C. Taylor 193
Majority 1,785
Turnout 34.66
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Herbert A. Brechin 4,089
Progressives Maurice F. Ferry 3,795
Labour Harold Fauxwell 2,409
Labour Sylvia Dorothy Renilson 2,297
Majority 394
Turnout 36.99
Progressives hold
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ronald S. Grant 3,658
Progressives David Kyles 3,361
Majority 297
Turnout 45.16
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour George Drummond 3,992
Progressives Henry Dundas 1,946
Majority 2,046
Turnout 39.93
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Donald F. Renton 2,619
Communist Michael D'Arcy 175
Majority 2,444
Turnout 28.19
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward
George Square[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives William Simpson-Bell 1,859
Liberal John G. Gray 1,744
Labour Owen Hand 832
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Florence A. R. Strachan 3,038
Progressives William W. Gilmour 1,463
Communist Irene Swan 176
Majority 1,575
Turnout 32.65
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Norman F. McQueen 1,987
Communist John Ashton 215
Majority 1,772
Turnout 23.51
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Mackenzie 4,849
Progressives Enid Fraser 3,237
Majority 1,612
Turnout 40.69
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert L. Smith 2,939
Progressives Vera M. Carmichael 2,222
Majority 717
Turnout 44.50
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John Fitzpatrick 3,439
Liberal James B. Crossland 2,010
Majority 1,429
Turnout 41.05
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Robert M. Knox 3,176
Liberal Melville MacIntyre 2,364
Labour John Keddie 1,399
Majority 812
Turnout 41.60
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward
Newington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William G. Henderson 3,363
Unionist D. Drummond-Young 3,281
Labour John M. Simpson 1,140
Majority 82
Turnout 47.85
Liberal gain from Progressives
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Catherina T. Nealon 5,219
Liberal Desmond V. S. Williams 1,506
Communist Charlie McManus 170
Majority 3,713
Turnout 39.58
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Alfred H. Hunt 2,928
Labour Robert G. Blanche 2,414
Liberal John M. Farquhar 2,058
Majority 514
Turnout 40.58
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour James Ross 3,927
Liberal John Lisman 1,929
Majority 1,998
Turnout 38.29
Labour hold
Location of South Leith
South Leith[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Walter S. Dalgleish 3,859
Progressives Eric Walker Hall 3,153
Majority 706
Turnout 51.19
Labour hold
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Lawrence S. Miller 1,907
Labour Anna F. Flockhart 930
Union Movement Stanley E. Wallace 280
Majority 977
Turnout 28.56
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Rhoda E. Paul 3,362
Liberal Marion M. Ritchie 1,931
Labour Ian McLauchlan 1,788
Majority 1,431
Turnout 40.19
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret B. Smith 2,052
Progressives Brenda A. W. Pope 959
Majority 1,093
Turnout 23.74
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Duncan M. Wetherstone 2,512
Liberal Peter E. Taylor 1,244
Majority 1268
Turnout 31.66
Progressives hold

References
  1. "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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