1885 Aberdeen Corporation election

Election November 2023 November 2023 1885 11 03 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1884 1884 Aberdeen Corporation election 1886 1886 Aberdeen Corporation election 10 out of 25 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 13 Independent Aberdeen United Trades Council 1,431 8 21 2 2 4 2 1,487 49.0% 51.0% File:Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1885.svg Composition of Corporation after the election An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 November 1885, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 10 of the corporation's 25 seats were up for election. This election marked a conversion of sitting councillors to a labour programme. John Morgan of Greyfriars, who was elected temporarily after a councillor resigned, stood affiliated with the Aberdeen United Trades Council. The same situation occurred with Alexander Lyon Jr. of St. Nicholas, who had lost to a Trades Council candidate at the previous election. All three seats in Greyfriars ward were up for election as two councillors resigned and one was disqualified from holding office.4 November 1885 The Municipal Elections 5 Daily Free Press (Aberdeen) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001507/18851104/125/0005 subscription 6 December 2023 Ward Results Ferryhill Independent (politician) William Henderson Independent (politician) Greyfriars 3 Seats Independent (politician) David Byres (incumbent) 361 26.2 Aberdeen United Trades Council John Morgan (incumbent) 304 22.1 Independent (politician) J. S. Anderson 257 18.7 Aberdeen United Trades Council D. C. Macdonald 238 17.3 Independent (politician) W. S. Adamson 218 15.8 40.1 Independent (politician) Aberdeen United Trades Council Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Rosemount Independent (politician) Charles Gordon Independent (politician) Rubislaw Independent (politician) John Gray Independent (politician) St. Andrews Independent (politician) William Findlay Independent (politician) St. Clement Independent (politician) William Pyper (incumbent) 387 51.3 Aberdeen United Trades Council J. C. Thompson 367 48.7 20 41.8 Independent (politician) St. Machar Independent (politician) William Collie Independent (politician) St. Nicholas Aberdeen United Trades Council Alexander Lyon Jr. (incumbent) 578 73.5 Independent (politician) George Ogilvie 208 26.5 370 28.7 Aberdeen United Trades Council Independent (politician) 4 November 1885 The Municipal Elections 2 Evening Express (Scotland) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000444/18851104/006/0002 subscription 6 December 2023 References Category:1885 Scottish local elections Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Category:1880s_in_Aberdeen