1973 Edinburgh Corporation election

1973 Scottish local government election February 2017 February 2017 1973 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1972 Edinburgh Corporation election 1972 1973 5 1 y 1974 City of Edinburgh District Council election 1974 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Scottish Labour Party Peter Wilson 33 35 13 34 1 44,456 37.8% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Meek 9 20 9 21 1 29,806 25.3% Scottish Liberal Party Donald Gorrie 5 6 3 7 1 20,155 17.1% Progressives (Scotland) 21 5 1 4 1 17,406 14.8% Independent (politician) 2 2 0 1 1 N/A N/A Edinburgh Corporation election, 1973.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 26 were up for election. Labour, despite needing only 1 gain to take control of the council, failed to do so, preventing them from a historic win. Following the election, with two by-elections pending, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservatives, and 7 Liberals, with 5 others. By this point only a small rump Progressive party remained on the council, with the bulk of Progressive councillors having joined the Conservatives. A small number, such as Mrs Catherine Filsell (a former Progressive leader), had joined Labour. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19732 May 1973 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 2 Scottish Labour Party 13 2 2 50.0 37.8 44,456 Scottish Conservative Party 9 3 2 1 26.9 25.3 29,806 Scottish Liberal Party 3 1 0 1 11.5 17.1 20,155 Progressives (Scotland) 1 0 1 1 11.5 14.8 17,406 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 0.0 3.5 4,065 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,267 Wester Hailes Association of Tenants 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 312 Independent Local Community 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 146 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Scottish Conservative Party W. R. V. Percy 1811 Scottish Labour Party M. J. O'Neill 1317 Scottish Liberal Party Elizabeth R. Barclay 867 494 32.64% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Scottish Labour Party J. Cook 2065 Scottish Conservative Party A. G. Jackson 1426 839 34.76% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish Labour Party T. McGregor 1695 Scottish Conservative Party D. C. Dow 485 Scottish National Party J. L. Geddes 429 1,210 26.33% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Scottish Conservative Party A. H. Lester 5442 Scottish Labour Party J. H. McKay 3956 Scottish National Party J. McKernan 914 Wester Hailes Association of Tenants J. Henderson 312 1,486 40.18% Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Scottish Liberal Party D. C. E. Gorrie 4773 Progressives (Scotland) R. P. Haig 2677 Scottish Labour Party W. Wallace 629 2,096 45.11% Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party Phyllis Herriot 3253 Scottish Conservative Party G. V. McArn 1978 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Burns 116 1275 36.17% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish Labour Party D. H. Brown 2722 Communist Party of Great Britain J. O'Donnell 132 2,590 18.93% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Scottish Labour Party J. F. Stephen 1705 Scottish Labour Party W. I. Taylor 1598 Scottish Conservative Party W. Reid 1587 Scottish Conservative Party J. Slack 1545 Scottish Liberal Party M. G. Falchikov 847 11 74.58% Scottish Labour Party Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Scottish Labour Party D. M. Swinson 2061 Scottish Conservative Party Fiona M. Cameron 959 Scottish Liberal Party D. R. Irving 577 Scottish National Party E. J. Milne 461 1,102 30.57% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood Scottish Labour Party B. C. Rutherford 1262 Scottish Conservative Party L. Taylor 617 645 28.25% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party J. D. McWilliam 5122 Scottish Conservative Party Susan K. Elliot 3097 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Cowan 133 2,025 32.43% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Scottish Liberal Party R. L. Smith 3129 Scottish Conservative Party Sarah A. Pringle 1545 Scottish Labour Party A. M. M. Black 577 Scottish National Party G. Bishop 196 1,584 46.72% Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Scottish Liberal Party N. L. Gordon 3676 Progressives (Scotland) H. Mansbridge 2910 Scottish National Party W. Black 359 766 50.36% Scottish Liberal Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Scottish Conservative Party J. A. Douglas-Hamilton 4772 Scottish Labour Party P. E. McGhee 1807 Scottish Liberal Party E. Sutherland 1391 2965 35.20% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington2 seatsElectorate: 16,592 Scottish Conservative Party Malcolm Rifkind 3654 29.92 Scottish Conservative Party Margaret E. S. Houston 3266 26.74 Scottish Labour Party B. Mackenzie 1890 15.48 Scottish Liberal Party J. R. MacGillivray 1784 14.61 Scottish National Party R. J. D. Scott 713 5.84 Scottish National Party D. Kelbie 701 5.74 Communist Party of Great Britain Michele Gunn 204 1.67 1376 73.60% Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Conservative Party Independent (politician) thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party M. J. Williamson 2715 Scottish National Party G. W. Telford 993 Scottish Conservative Party J. Johnston 649 Communist Party of Great Britain C. McManus 128 1,722 23.70% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Scottish Conservative Party J. Cavaye 3350 Scottish Labour Party Mary Hutchison 1501 1,849 33.94% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Scottish Conservative Party A. Brown 968 Scottish Liberal Party C. S. Waterman 910 Scottish Labour Party E. Milligan 504 58 32.66% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's Scottish Conservative Party J. Millar 3075 Scottish Labour Party Gertrude Barton 1868 Scottish Liberal Party R. H. Guild 1631 Independent Local Community A. Stevenson 146 1,207 37.42% Scottish Conservative Party thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish Labour Party Elizabeth R. Mackenzie 999 Scottish Labour Party C. Stuart 994 Scottish Conservative Party H. Lorimer 490 Scottish Conservative Party Caroline Peploe 451 504 36.82% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish Labour Party G. Foulkes 3375 Scottish Conservative Party G. A. R. Fenson 680 Scottish Liberal Party A. Burnett 570 Scottish National Party R. Mackenna 554 Communist Party of Great Britain W. M.Millar 60 2695 28.47% Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Scottish Conservative Party C. Waugh 2061 Scottish Labour Party J. Boyack 2000 61 35.60% Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) Margaret B. A. Ross 2979 Scottish Labour Party N. Lindsay 1433 1,546 39.18% Progressives (Scotland) References 1973 Edinburgh Corporation Corporation election, 1973