1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1965, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

4 May 1965 (1965-05-04)
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 33 32 4 Seats before 34 32 3 Seats won 13 9 1 Seats after 35 32 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 55,018 31,214 13,030 Percentage 57.5% 27.9% 12.9%
Results by ward.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Progressives

After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 35 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 2 Liberal. The Progressives gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1965[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives	13	1	0	1	56.5	57.5	55,018
	Labour	9	0	0		39.1	27.9	31,214
	Liberal	0	0	1	1	4.3	12.9	13,030
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	1,025
	SNP	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	677

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Gottleb A. Theurer	2,718
	Liberal	Violet MacInnes	1,590
Majority			1,128
Turnout				33.82
	Progressives hold

Location of Calton ward

Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James S. Cook	2,393
	Progressives	Victor J. Symes	2,241
Majority			152
Turnout				41.15
	Labour hold

Location of Central Leith ward

Central Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ewen G. Bethuse	2,391
	Communist	Theodore C. Taylor	157
Majority			2,234
Turnout				22.21
	Labour hold

Location of Colinton ward

Colinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Herbert A. Brechin	4,655
	Labour	Robert W. Irvine	2,707
Majority			1,948
Turnout				40.97
	Progressives hold

Location of Corstorphine ward

Corstorphine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Fred Ford	3,979
	Liberal	Thomas M. Frew	3,158
Majority			821
Turnout				43.1
	Progressives hold

Location of Craigentinny ward

Craigentinny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Drummond	3,171
	Progressives	Douglas B. Harvey	2,178
Majority			993
Turnout				36.18
	Labour hold

Location of Craigmillar ward

Craigmillar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Donald F. Remon	1,813
	Communist	Michael D'Arcy	175
Majority			1,638
Turnout				19.67
	Labour hold

Location of George Square ward

George Square[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	William Simpson-Bell	2,303
	Liberal	Kenneth D. A. Johnston	1,123
Majority			1,171
Turnout				32.01
	Progressives hold

Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward

Gorgie-Dalry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Florence A. R. Strachan	2,355
	Liberal	George F. Smith	1,195
	Communist	Charles Cumming	275
Majority			1,160
Turnout				27.27
	Progressives hold

Location of Holyrood ward

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Norman F. McQueen	1,414
	Communist	John Ashton	159
Majority			8,422
Turnout				18.68
	Labour hold

Location of Liberton ward

Liberton[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Murdo R. M. Mackenzie	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of Merchiston ward

Merchiston[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert L. Smith	2,696
	Progressives	Clive F. Murphy	2,422
	Labour	Sylvia D. Renilson	845
Majority			274
Turnout				51.99
	Liberal hold

Location of Morningside ward

Morningside[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Fitzpatrick	4,217
	SNP	Harrison M. Robertson	677
Majority			3,540
Turnout				36.73
	Progressives hold

Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward

Murrayfield-Cramond[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Robert M. Knox	5,334
	Labour	James H, Renilson	1,936
	Liberal	Marion M. Ritchie	901
Majority			3,398
Turnout				43.76
	Progressives hold

Location of Newington ward

Newington[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Eric M. Kean	4,134
	Liberal	Margaret J, Workman	2,367
	Labour	Eva Gibbons	1,169
Majority			1,767
Turnout				46.94
	Progressives gain from Liberal

Location of Pilton ward

Pilton[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherina T. Nealon	3,010
	Communist	Charles McManus	259
Majority			2,751
Turnout				18.62
	Labour hold

Location of Portobello ward

Portobello[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Alfred W. Hunt	5,119
	Labour	Phyllis Herriot	3,437
Majority			1,682
Turnout				47.51
	Progressives hold

Location of Sighthill ward

Sighthill[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Ross	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of South Leith

South Leith[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Walter S. Dalgleish	2,941
	Progressives	Thomas S. Ramage	2,780
Majority			161
Turnout				42.34
	Labour hold

Location of St Andrews ward

St. Andrews[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Lawrence S. Miller	2,857
	Labour	Christina S. Guest	704
Majority			1,353
Turnout				27.00
	Progressives hold

Location of St Bernards ward

St. Bernards[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Winifred E. Donaldson	4,258
	Labour	David Millar	1,527
Majority			2,731
Turnout				32.80
	Progressives hold

Location of St Giles ward

St. Giles[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret B. Smith	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Location of West Leith ward

West Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Scott	3,468
	Labour	Shelia K. Murray	1,756
Majority			1,712
Turnout				44.32
	Progressives hold

References

1. "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 2 February 2020.