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1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

← 1959 3 May 1960 (1960-05-03) 1961 →

24 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Progressives Labour
Last election 38 28
Seats before 39 28
Seats won 14 9
Seats after 39 28
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 35,568 26,154
Percentage 52.9% 38.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Protestant Action
Last election 1 1
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 5,292 N/A
Percentage 7.9% N/A

Results by ward.

Council control before election


Progressives

Council control after election


Progressives

Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 3 May 1960, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election, including two seats in Murrayfield-Cramond ward. However only 15 wards in 14 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in nine wards.[1]

No seats changed hands, and Edinburgh Corporation remained composed of 39 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 1 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council.

Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 67,270 or 32.1%.[1]

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1960[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Progressives 14 0 0 Steady 58.3 52.9 35,568
  Labour 9 0 0 Steady 39.1 38.9 26,154
  Liberal 1 0 0 Steady 4.3 7.9 5,292
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 256

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Melville Dinwiddle Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward
Calton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Josephine Dickson 2,117
Labour J. S. Cook 1,798
Majority 319
Turnout 32.51
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. A. Crichton 2,521
Progressives J. Tait 990
Communist T. C. Taylor 49
Majority 1,531
Turnout 27.06
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives G. H. Menzies 3,289
Labour O. Hand 1,326
Majority 1,963
Turnout 27.89
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Mary R. Murray 2,913
Liberal Rev. G. Carse 1,078
Labour W. Glass 831
Majority 1835
Turnout 32.37
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Sutherland 3,816
Progressives A. Hunt 2,451
Majority 565
Turnout 36.06
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Fox 2,090
Communist J. A. Young 207
Majority 1,883
Turnout 23.33
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward
George Square[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives F. Stewart 2,010
Labour J. Henderson 793
Majority 1,217
Turnout 24.76
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. McGregor 2,540
Progressives D. Buchanan 1,870
Majority 670
Turnout 29.94
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour  Owen Hand Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. W. Kerr 3,475 50.2
Progressives Nicholas H. Fairburn 3,445 49.8
Majority 30 0.4
Turnout 6,920 36.15
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives  Thomas Morgan Unopposed
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives  Arthur G. Ingham Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives H. Macpherson 3,290
Progressives R. M. Knox 3,190
Labour J. Keddie 998
Labour H. Hauxwell 859
Turnout 29.65
Progressives hold
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward
Newington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lady Hilda Morton 3,309
Progressives J. F. Wood 3,157
Majority 152
Turnout 39.06
Liberal hold
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour  James M. R. Durkin Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Elsie Matthews 3,583
Labour G. Drummond 1,871
Majority 1,712
Turnout 30.36
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour  William Wallace Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of South Leith
South Leith[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Peter Heatly 3,361 55.4
Labour P. S. Wood 2,706 44.6
Majority 655 10.8
Turnout 6,067 43.13
Progressives hold
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives  Robert McLaughlin Unopposed
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernard's[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives D. A. Adamson 3,092
Labour J. Brunton 1,389
Liberal Margaret Cameron 905
Majority 1,712
Turnout 30.16
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour  James McInally Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives  John Scott Unopposed
Progressives hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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