1972 Aberdeen Corporation election

November 2022 November 2022 1972 05 02 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1971 1973 Aberdeen Corporation election 1973 12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Scottish Labour 24 0 Scottish Conservatives 11 0 Independent (politician) 1 0 Scottish Liberal Party Communist Party of Great Britain Scottish National Party 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 477 1,912 0 0% 501 26,864 17,603 56.7% 37.2% 4% 1.1% 1% An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1972, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.3 May 1972 Labour sweep to victory all over scotland 1–3 The Herald (Glasgow) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19720503&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 9 November 2022British Local Election Database, 1889-2003 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=5319#1 9 November 2022 beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk 2006 10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1 Ware L. Rallings C. Thrasher M. The election saw no change in the seat composition of the corporation, with all incumbents winning reelection, and Labour candidate George Whyte replacing Dr. Norman Hogg as a councilor from Torry. Ward results Ferryhill Scottish Labour R. Pirie 3,511 60.5 Scottish Conservatives J. P. Kelman 1,970 33.9 Scottish National Party Mrs Irene Bryce 327 5.6 1,544 40.4 Scottish Labour Holburn Scottish Conservatives A. M. Burns 1,723 51.6 Scottish Labour A. F. MacDonald 1,212 36.3 Scottish Liberal Party Miss Margaret K. Moore 404 12.1 511 38 Scottish Conservatives Mastrick Scottish Labour E. Hendrie 4,073 84.6 Scottish Conservatives H. S. Birse 610 12.7 Communist Party of Britain W. R. Henderson 130 2.7 3,463 31.6 Scottish Labour Northfield Scottish Labour E. S. McPhea 2,388 87.4 Scottish Conservatives J. C. Anderson 239 8.8 Communist Party of Britain A. Smith 104 3.8 2,149 23.4 Scottish Labour Rosemount Scottish Conservatives H. W. Hatch 2,477 58.7 Scottish Labour Mrs. Christina Wood 1,746 41.3 731 37.4 Scottish Conservatives Rubislaw Scottish Conservatives I. J. H. MacKay 3,123 68.5 Scottish Labour W. Parquhar 759 16.6 Scottish Liberal Party Mrs. Patricia G. Robbie 530 11.6 Scottish National Party F. J. H. Clark 150 3.3 2,364 40.4 Scottish Conservatives Ruthrieston Scottish Conservatives F. Magee 3,258 64.7 Scottish Labour A. Booth 1,776 35.3 1482 40.8 Scottish Conservatives St. Clements Scottish Labour R. A. Robertson 1,800 80.6 Scottish Conservatives M. C. Hastie 346 15.5 Communist Party of Britain G. Thomson 88 3.9 1,454 29.7 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Labour H. Urquhart 2,822 63.4 Scottish Liberal Party N. B. Lindsay 978 22.0 Scottish Conservatives R. Murchie 567 12.7 Communist Party of Britain N. Williamson 86 2.9 1,844 32.0 Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour C. Devine 1,600 54.8 Scottish Conservatives N. G. M. Dunnett 1,320 45.2 280 38.5 Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour G. A. Whyte 2,927 81.9 Scottish Conservatives N. G. M. Dunnett 648 18.1 2,279 32.1 Scottish Labour Woodside Scottish Labour M. M. Bush 2,250 61.4 Scottish Conservatives G. M. Park 1,322 36.1 Communist Party of Britain J. Brandie 93 2.5 928 38.2 Scottish Labour References Aberdeen Corporation election Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Corporation election, 1972