1962 Edinburgh Corporation 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

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.

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

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	Lindsay 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Weatherstone	2,512
	Liberal	Peter E. Taylor	1,244
Majority			1,268
Turnout			3,756	31.66
	Progressives hold