1966 Edinburgh Corporation election
An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 May 1966, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.
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23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election Edinburgh Corporation wa composed of 36 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to three seats.
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Progressives | 14 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
60.9 | 43.6 | 42,397 | ||
Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
39.1 | 41.7 | 40,581 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 10.0 | 9,751 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.5 | 3,363 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 661 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 515 |
Ward Results
![](../I/m/Broughton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Broughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Progressives | Melville Dinwiddie | Unopposed | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Calton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Calton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Josephine M. Dickson | 2,571 | ||
Labour | Charles R. Stuart | 2,489 | ||
Majority | 82 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Central_Leith_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Central Leith ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John A. Crichton | 2,182 | ||
Progressives | Victor J. Syme | 591 | ||
SNP | Mary G. Thomson | 262 | ||
Communist | Theodore C. Taylor | 40 | ||
Majority | 1,591 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Colinton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Colinton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Maurice F. Ferry | 4,911 | ||
Labour | Eva Gibbons | 2,301 | ||
Majority | 2,610 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Corstorphine_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Corstorphine ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Mary Robertson Murray | 4,280 | ||
Liberal | Margaret K. Taylor | 2,788 | ||
Majority | 1,422 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Craigentinny_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Craigentinny ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Alexander Sutherland | 3,396 | ||
Progressives | Rupert Spoyer | 1,924 | ||
Majority | 1,472 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Craigmillar_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Craigmillar ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Russell A. Fer | 2,723 | ||
Communist | Michael d'Arcy | 298 | ||
Majority | 2,425 | |||
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 | Clive F. Murphy | 2,266 | ||
Labour | George Foulkes | 1,084 | ||
Majority | 1,182 | |||
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 | Thomas McGregor | 2,596 | ||
Liberal | George F. Smith | 1,139 | ||
Majority | 1,457 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Holyrood_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Holyrood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Owen Hand | 1,629 | ||
Liberal | Roberts E. Bell | 567 | ||
Conservative | James L. Walls | 501 | ||
Communist | Martin E. Currie | 44 | ||
Majority | 1,062 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Liberton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Liberton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Frederick M. Lawson | 4,453 | ||
Conservative | James S. Gordon | 2,862 | ||
Majority | 1,591 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Merchiston_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Merchiston ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Thomas Morgan | 3,171 | ||
Liberal | Bethia L. Howden | 2,025 | ||
Majority | 1,146 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Morningside_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Morningside ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Progressives | John Bateman | Unopposed | |||
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 | Hugh Macpherson | 5,294 | ||
Labour | David Millar | 2,040 | ||
Majority | 3,254 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Newington_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Newington ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | John D. Kidd | 3,605 | ||
Liberal | Hilda S. Morton | 3,232 | ||
Labour | Donald E. S. Truman | 1,405 | ||
Majority | 373 | |||
Progressives gain from Liberal | ||||
![](../I/m/Pilton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Pilton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robert W. Irvine | 2,977 | ||
Progressives | Anthony H. Lester | 643 | ||
SNP | George B. Stewart | 399 | ||
Communist | Charles McManus | 133 | ||
Majority | 2,334 | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/Portobello_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Portobello ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Kenneth W. Berthwick | 3,776 | ||
Labour | Ronald D. M. Brown | 1,897 | ||
Majority | 1,879 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/Sighthill_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of Sighthill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | William Wallace | 3,922 | ||
Progressives | Richard K. Aitken | 1,172 | ||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/South_Leith_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of South Leith
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Shelia King Murray | 3,077 | ||
Progressives | Thomas S. Ramage | 2,719 | ||
Majority | 358 | |||
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 | Robert McLaughlin | 1,664 | ||
Labour | Phyllis Herriot | 772 | ||
Majority | 892 | |||
Progressives hold |
![](../I/m/St_Bernards_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of St Bernards ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | David A. Adamson | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
![](../I/m/St_Giles_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Location of St Giles ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | James McInally | Unopposed | |||
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 | William R. W. Lyle | 3,810 | ||
Labour | Henry D. Crawford | 1,638 | ||
Majority | 2,177 | |||
Progressives hold |
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References
- "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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