1961 Edinburgh Corporation election

April 2022 1961 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1960 Edinburgh Corporation election 1960 1961 5 2 y 1962 Edinburgh Corporation election 1962 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Progressives (Scotland) 39 12 38 1 33,496 43.6% Scottish Labour Party 28 10 28 27,757 36.1% Scottish Liberal Party 1 1 2 1 15,083 19.6% Protestant Action Society 1 0 1 N/A N/A Edinburgh Corporation election, 1961.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 2 May 1961, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election. However, only 16 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in seven wards. Only one seat changed hands; Corstorphine ward was gained by the Liberal Party from the Progressive Party. After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 38 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 2 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council. Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 76,953 or 33.7%. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19614 May 1961 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19610503&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 11 23 January 2020 Progressives (Scotland) 12 0 1 1 58.3 43.6 33,496 Scottish Labour Party 10 0 0 39.1 36.1 27,757 Scottish Liberal Party 1 1 0 1 4.3 19.6 15,083 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 496 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Progressives (Scotland) D. A. P. Buchanan 2041 Scottish Labour Party J. S. Cook 1929 112 33.77 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish Labour Party Barbara Woodburn 2574 Progressives (Scotland) J. Tait 932 Communist Party of Great Britain T. C. Taylor 106 1642 27.97 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Progressives (Scotland) Catherine Filsell Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Scottish Liberal Party D. C. Davies 3406 Progressives (Scotland) M. A. Murray 2493 915 38.89 Scottish Liberal Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party Marion R. Alexander 3112 Progressives (Scotland) A. W. Hunt 2288 824 35.84 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish Labour Party J. Kane 2025 Communist Party of Great Britain J. A. Young 205 1,820 22.54 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Progressives (Scotland) J. Slack 1350 Scottish Liberal Party V. S. MacKinnon 1270 Scottish Labour Party G. Drummond 731 80 29.95 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Scottish Labour Party D. M. Swanson 2655 Progressives (Scotland) W. E. Bruges 1591 1,064 29.20 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood Scottish Labour Party P. Rogan 2194 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Ashton 185 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party P. Wilson 4,180 53.0 Progressives (Scotland) N. Fairbairn 3,699 46.9 481 7,879 40.63 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Progressives (Scotland) Maurice Heggle Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Progressives (Scotland) Elizabeth M. Mein 3165 Scottish Liberal Party Bethia L. Howden 1718 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Progressives (Scotland) J. W. McKay 2,808 55.0 Scottish Liberal Party J. S. Fowlie 2,295 45.0 513 10.0 5,103 34.48 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington Progressives (Scotland) G. Hodderwick 3186 Scottish Liberal Party W. G. Henderson 2817 Scottish Labour Party Frieda White 1098 369 43.27 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party Magnus Williamson Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Progressives (Scotland) A. D. Jameson 2988 Scottish Labour Party R. G. Blanche 1550 Scottish Liberal Party J. M. Farquhar 1534 1,438 33.41 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish Labour Party Isabella Stewart Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Scottish Labour Party Anne K. Simpson 3695 Progressives (Scotland) E. W. Hall 2909 786 28.84 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Progressives (Scotland) Craig Richards Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's Progressives (Scotland) J. Millar 3005 Scottish Liberal Party A. Gordon 2043 962 28.55 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish Labour Party J. Henderson 2014 Progressives (Scotland) I. H. McKee 1041 973 23.23 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) Margaret Ross Progressives (Scotland) References 1961 Edinburgh Corporation election