1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

Local elections in Scotland April 2022 1960 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1959 Edinburgh Corporation election 1959 1960 5 3 y 1961 Edinburgh Corporation election 1961 24 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Progressives (Scotland) 38 39 14 39 35,568 52.9% Scottish Labour Party 28 28 9 28 26,154 38.9% Scottish Liberal Party 1 1 1 1 5,292 7.9% Protestant Action Society 1 1 0 1 N/A N/A Edinburgh Corporation election, 1960.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 3 May 1960, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election, including two seats in Murrayfield-Cramond ward. However only 15 wards in 14 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in nine wards. No seats changed hands, and Edinburgh Corporation remained composed of 39 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 1 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council. Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 67,270 or 32.1%. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19604 May 1960 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19600504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 11 23 January 2020 Progressives (Scotland) 14 0 0 58.3 52.9 35,568 Scottish Labour Party 9 0 0 39.1 38.9 26,154 Scottish Liberal Party 1 0 0 4.3 7.9 5,292 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 256 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Progressives (Scotland) Melville Dinwiddle Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Progressives (Scotland) Josephine Dickson 2117 Scottish Labour Party J. S. Cook 1798 319 32.51 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish Labour Party J. A. Crichton 2521 Progressives (Scotland) J. Tait 990 Communist Party of Great Britain T. C. Taylor 49 1,531 27.06 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Progressives (Scotland) G. H. Menzies 3289 Scottish Labour Party O. Hand 1326 1,963 27.89 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Progressives (Scotland) Mary R. Murray 2913 Scottish Liberal Party Rev. G. Carse 1078 Scottish Labour Party W. Glass 831 1835 32.37 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party A. Sutherland 3816 Progressives (Scotland) A. Hunt 2451 565 36.06 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish Labour Party R. Fox 2090 Communist Party of Great Britain J. A. Young 207 1,883 23.33 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Progressives (Scotland) F. Stewart 2010 Scottish Labour Party J. Henderson 793 1,217 24.76 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Scottish Labour Party T. McGregor 2540 Progressives (Scotland) D. Buchanan 1870 670 29.94 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood Scottish Labour Party Owen Hand Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party J. W. Kerr 3,475 50.2 Progressives (Scotland) Nicholas H. Fairbairn 3,445 49.8 30 0.4 6,920 36.15 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Progressives (Scotland) Thomas Morgan thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Progressives (Scotland) Arthur G. Ingham Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Progressives (Scotland) H. Macpherson 3290 Progressives (Scotland) R. M. Knox 3190 Scottish Labour Party J. Keddie 998 Scottish Labour Party H. Hauxwell 859 29.65 Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington Scottish Liberal Party Lady Hilda Morton 3309 Progressives (Scotland) J. F. Wood 3157 152 39.06 Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party James M. R. Durkin Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Progressives (Scotland) Elsie Matthews 3583 Scottish Labour Party G. Drummond 1871 1,712 30.36 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish Labour Party William Wallace Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Progressives (Scotland) Peter Heatly 3,361 55.4 Scottish Labour Party P. S. Wood 2,706 44.6 655 10.8 6,067 43.13 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Progressives (Scotland) Robert McLaughlin Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's Progressives (Scotland) D. A. Adamson 3092 Scottish Labour Party J. Brunton 1389 Scottish Liberal Party Margaret Cameron 905 1,712 30.16 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish Labour Party James McInally Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) John Scott Progressives (Scotland) References Category:City of Edinburgh Council elections Edinburgh