1920 Edinburgh Corporation election

April 2022 An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 2 November 1920, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. The election was the first following the absorption of Leith and parts of the Edinburgh suburbs into Edinburgh Corporation. The area previously comprising Edinburgh Corporation continued to return 50 members, and Leith returned 12, and the new suburbs 9. The new Edinburgh Corporation therefore had a total of 71 members. There were contests in 12 of the 16 wards, and the election saw Labours total representation for Edinburgh & Leith reduced from 7 to 4. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19203 November 1920 RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: Edinburgh https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19201103&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 12 Progressives (Scotland) 32 Scottish Labour Party 3 Independent (politician) 0 B.S.I.S.L.P. 0 Ward results Haymarket1 Vacancy Thomas B. Whitson (incumbent) 2,083 Scottish Labour Party Alex Wilkie 1,872 St Andrews1 Vacancy J. D. Philips Smith 1,327 R. C. Nesbit 549 R. M. Cameron 365 Canongate1 Vacancy Charles J. M. Mannor 1,566 Scottish Labour Party James Campbell 1,499 John Banks 365 B.S.I.S.L.P. Thomas Jeffrey 52 Colinton3 Vacancies Robert A. Speirs 944 Joe R. Milne 707 John McCormack 566 Angus M. Gregorson 565 St Bernard1 Vacancy T. W. Nelson 1,664 J. P. Jopp 1,578 Scottish Labour Party R. Mannon 486 South Leith3 Vacancies Progressives (Scotland) W.F. Harris 4,140 Progressives (Scotland) J.P. Goalen (incumbent) 3,805 Progressives (Scotland) L.S. Gumley (incumbent) 3,324 Scottish Labour Party G. Hogg 1,748 Scottish Labour Party Ian Couper 1,330 Progressives (Scotland) J.W. Harrower 1,317 Scottish Labour Party Bernie Johnston 157 B.S.I.S.L.P. T. Tait 123 B.S.I.S.L.P. G. M. H. Milne 93 16,037 Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Labour Party References 1920 Category:1920 Scottish local elections