1971 Edinburgh Corporation election

April 2022 1971 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1970 Edinburgh Corporation election 1970 1971 5 4 y 1972 Edinburgh Corporation election 1972 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Scottish Labour Party Jack Kane 21 21 10 28 7 53,439 42.7% Progressives (Scotland) 31 32 8 27 5 33,906 27.1% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 7 4 9 2 22,147 17.7% Scottish Liberal Party 2 2 1 3 1 9,409 7.5% Independent (politician) 2 2 0 2 N/A N/A Scottish National Party Frederick Chalmers 7 5 0 0 5 5,481 4.4% Edinburgh Corporation election, 1971.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control An election to Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1971, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the council's 68 seats, 23 were up for election. Following the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 28 Labour councillors, 27 Progressives, 9 Conservatives, 3 Liberals, and 2 independents. The SNP was wiped off the council after it lost all five of the seats it was defending. Following the election, the Progressives and Conservative coalition retained control of the council with a majority of three seats. A total of 125,045 residents voted. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19715 May 1971 SNP lose all their seats in Edinburgh https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 10 18 January 2020 Scottish Labour Party 10 7 0 7 43.5 42.7 53,439 Progressives (Scotland) 8 0 5 5 34.8 27.1 33,906 Scottish Conservative Party 4 2 0 2 17.4 17.7 22,147 Scottish Liberal Party 1 1 0 1 4.3 7.5 9,409 Scottish National Party 0 0 5 5 0.0 4.4 5,481 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 273 Protestant Action Society 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 217 Local Community 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 173 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Progressives (Scotland) G. A. Theurer 2407 Scottish Labour Party R. Cairns 1784 34.08% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Scottish Labour Party J. Anderson 1874 Scottish Conservative Party Margaret E. S. Houston 1774 35.32% Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish Labour Party R. Brown 2210 Scottish National Party F. T. Chalmers 714 Scottish Conservative Party J. Whyte 677 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Farquhar 26 32.81% Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Scottish Conservative Party J. D. MacLennan 3568 Scottish Labour Party R. B. Graham 3475 Progressives (Scotland) J. Dalgleish 2221 Scottish National Party Joan B. Crawford 955 41.86% Scottish Conservative Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Progressives (Scotland) F. Ford 2508 Scottish Conservative Party T. W. Norrish 1925 Scottish Liberal Party D. C. E. Gorrie 1678 Scottish Labour Party P. R. Wallington 1436 42.32% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party G. Drummond 3731 Scottish Conservative Party A. Hogg 2204 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Burns 108 40.06% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish Labour Party D. H. Brown 3831 Scottish National Party J. Wallace 932 30.51% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Scottish Conservative Party D. F. Alves 1529 Scottish Labour Party I. R. Hoy 1141 26.51% Scottish Conservative Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Scottish Labour Party Johan G. W. Buchanan 2628 Scottish Conservative Party J. I. Chisholm 1452 Scottish National Party E. J. Milne 756 35.41% Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood Scottish Labour Party R. F. Cook 1599 Scottish Conservative Party D. Christison 489 Scottish National Party A. McCallum 235 Communist Party of Great Britain Angela Hopkinson 58 34.89% Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party P. Wilson 6923 Scottish Conservative Party D. J. May 3558 40.87% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Scottish Liberal Party J. F. Lawrie 3473 Progressives (Scotland) T. Morgan 2461 50.42% Scottish Liberal Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Progressives (Scotland) R. Lorimer 3263 Scottish Liberal Party N. L. Gordon 2057 34.47% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Progressives (Scotland) H. Macpherson 4975 Scottish Labour Party D. M. Henderson 2475 34.08% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington Progressives (Scotland) E. M. Kean 3463 Scottish Labour Party D. F. Renton 1913 Scottish Liberal Party J. Grahamslaw 1144 Scottish National Party Christina MacWhirter 518 40.01% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party Catherine T. Nealon 4609 Scottish Conservative Party R. Beattie 1001 28.17% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Progressives (Scotland) G. Lerette 3305 Scottish Labour Party Mary Hutchinson 1985 36.85% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Scottish Conservative Party D. Drummond-Young 1566 Scottish Labour Party R. A. Collett 915 33.24% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's Progressives (Scotland) Winifred E. Donaldson 3326 Scottish Labour Party R. D. Anderson 2029 Scottish Liberal Party C. S. Waterman 722 Local Community J. A. Stevenson 173 34.47% Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish Labour Party L. M. Christie 1470 Scottish Conservative Party J. McConnell 388 Progressives (Scotland) J. McCann 365 24.15% Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish Labour Party J. T. Davies 4444 Scottish Conservative Party W. R. Scott 840 Scottish National Party R. Mackenna 632 Progressives (Scotland) G. D. M. Galbraith 605 Scottish Liberal Party Pamela W. King 335 Communist Party of Great Britain W. M. Millar 81 38.84% Scottish Labour Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Scottish Labour Party A. Ross 2514 Progressives (Scotland) A. L. Mackintosh 1943 Scottish National Party Mary G. Thompson 739 Protestant Action Society J. R. Maclean 217 42.32% Scottish Labour Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) A. D. Wilson 3064 Scottish Labour Party R. Jeffreys-Jones 1629 41.94% Progressives (Scotland) References 1971 Category:1971 Scottish local elections