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.
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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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 11 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
47.8 | 38.5 | 47,559 | ||
Progressives | 9 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
37.5 | 36.3 | 44,757 | ||
Liberal | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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
![](../I/m/Broughton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Broughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Gottleb A. Theurer | 1,839 | ||
Liberal | Violet MacInnes | 1,833 | ||
Majority | 6 | |||
Turnout | 28.94 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Calton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Calton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James S. Cook | 2,135 | ||
Progressives | Josephine M. Dickson | 2,120 | ||
Majority | 15 | |||
Turnout | 36.80 | |||
Labour gain from Progressives | ||||
![](../I/m/Central_Leith_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Central Leith ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ewen G. Bethune | 2,970 | ||
Progressives | Linddsay Wilkie | 1,185 | ||
Communist | Theodore C. Taylor | 193 | ||
Majority | 1,785 | |||
Turnout | 34.66 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Colinton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Colinton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
![](../I/m/Corstorphine_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Corstorphine ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | Ronald S. Grant | 3,658 | ||
Progressives | David Kyles | 3,361 | ||
Majority | 297 | |||
Turnout | 45.16 | |||
Liberal gain from Progressives | ||||
![](../I/m/Craigentinny_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Craigentinny ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | George Drummond | 3,992 | ||
Progressives | Henry Dundas | 1,946 | ||
Majority | 2,046 | |||
Turnout | 39.93 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Craigmillar_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Craigmillar ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Donald F. Renton | 2,619 | ||
Communist | Michael D'Arcy | 175 | ||
Majority | 2,444 | |||
Turnout | 28.19 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/George_Square_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of George Square ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | William Simpson-Bell | 1,859 | ||
Liberal | John G. Gray | 1,744 | ||
Labour | Owen Hand | 832 | ||
Majority | ||||
Turnout | ||||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Gorgie-Dalry_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
![](../I/m/Holyrood_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Holyrood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Norman F. McQueen | 1,987 | ||
Communist | John Ashton | 215 | ||
Majority | 1,772 | |||
Turnout | 23.51 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Liberton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Liberton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Mackenzie | 4,849 | ||
Progressives | Enid Fraser | 3,237 | ||
Majority | 1,612 | |||
Turnout | 40.69 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Merchiston_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Merchiston ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | Robert L. Smith | 2,939 | ||
Progressives | Vera M. Carmichael | 2,222 | ||
Majority | 717 | |||
Turnout | 44.50 | |||
Liberal gain from Progressives | ||||
![](../I/m/Morningside_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Morningside ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | John Fitzpatrick | 3,439 | ||
Liberal | James B. Crossland | 2,010 | ||
Majority | 1,429 | |||
Turnout | 41.05 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Murrayfield-Cramond_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Robert M. Knox | 3,176 | ||
Liberal | Melville MacIntyre | 2,364 | ||
Labour | John Keddie | 1,399 | ||
Majority | 812 | |||
Turnout | 41.60 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Newington_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Newington ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
![](../I/m/Pilton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Pilton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
![](../I/m/Portobello_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Portobello ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
![](../I/m/Sighthill_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Sighthill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James Ross | 3,927 | ||
Liberal | John Lisman | 1,929 | ||
Majority | 1,998 | |||
Turnout | 38.29 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/South_Leith_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of South Leith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Walter S. Dalgleish | 3,859 | ||
Progressives | Eric Walker Hall | 3,153 | ||
Majority | 706 | |||
Turnout | 51.19 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/St_Andrews_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of St Andrews ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Lawrence S. Miller | 1,907 | ||
Labour | Anna F. Flockhart | 930 | ||
Union Movement | Stanley E. Wallace | 280 | ||
Majority | 977 | |||
Turnout | 28.56 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/St_Bernards_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of St Bernards ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
![](../I/m/St_Giles_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of St Giles ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Margaret B. Smith | 2,052 | ||
Progressives | Brenda A. W. Pope | 959 | ||
Majority | 1,093 | |||
Turnout | 23.74 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/West_Leith_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of West Leith ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Duncan M. Wetherstone | 2,512 | ||
Liberal | Peter E. Taylor | 1,244 | ||
Majority | 1268 | |||
Turnout | 31.66 | |||
Progressives hold |
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References
- "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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