1968 Glasgow Corporation election

Scottish municipal election April 2017 April 2017 Elections to Glasgow Corporation were held on 8 May 1968, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 111 seats, 37 were up for election. The election saw Labour losing its majority for the first time since 1952, with the council being gained by a Progressive-Conservative alliance, who emerged from the election with a total of 54 of the council's 111 seats. The Scottish National Party achieved a major breakthrough, winning a plurality of the popular vote and 13 seats.'SNP End Labour Control of Glasgow,' Glasgow Herald 8 May 1968 Following the election, Glasgow Corporation was composed of 44 Labour councillors, 54 Conservatives and Progressives and 13 SNP. Election result Glasgow Corporation election, 1968 Progressive-Conservative alliance 54 34.7 93,153 Scottish Labour Party 44 25.5 68,538 Scottish National Party 13 36.0 96,505 Other parties 0 3.8 10,075 Ward results Anderston Anderston Progressives (Scotland) W. E. Dale* 1,463 38.3 Scottish National Party J. Jeffrey 1,169 30.6 Labour Party (UK) G. McGrath 1,134 29.7 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Anderson 56 1.4 294 7.7 3,822 45.0 Progressives (Scotland) Calton Calton Labour Party (UK) W. E. Dale* 1,237 44.8 Scottish National Party G. Barclay 807 28.4 Progressives (Scotland) J. R. Harper 687 24.2 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Currie 75 2.6 466 16.4 2,842 28.2 Labour Party (UK) Camphill Camphill Progressives (Scotland) J. Allan* 4,962 61.0 Scottish National Party L. Anderson 2,520 31.0 Labour Party (UK) T. McCalmont 428 5.2 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Dewar 224 2.8 2,442 30.0 8,134 54.9 Progressives (Scotland) Cathcart Cathcart Progressives (Scotland) G. Spence* 10,459 58.6 Scottish National Party B. Nandell 3,658 20.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Muir 3,138 17.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Towill 598 3.3 6,801 38.1 17,853 45.6 Progressives (Scotland) Cowcaddens Cowcaddens Scottish National Party A. McIntosh 1,323 41.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Coventry* 1,193 36.9 Progressives (Scotland) R. Wilson 657 20.3 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Reilly 56 1.7 130 4.2 3,229 41.4 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Cowlairs Cowlairs Scottish National Party A. Campbell 1,323 42.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Clark* 1,802 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Nurse 825 17.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Turner 138 2.8 265 5.5 4,832 33.3 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Craigton Craigton Scottish National Party H. Henderson 6,668 43.9 Progressives (Scotland) G. Mason* 5,563 36.7 Labour Party (UK) R. McKay 2,699 17.8 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Neave 242 1.6 1,105 7.2 15,172 56.8 Scottish National Party Progressives (Scotland) Dalmarnock Dalmarnock Scottish National Party I. Lindsey 1,998 41.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Robertson 1,866 38.7 Progressives (Scotland) D. Carlaw 657 18.0 Communist Party of Great Britain J. B. Dick 94 1.9 132 2.7 4,827 29.8 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Dennistoun Dennistoun Progressives (Scotland) J. B. McKenna* 3,580 48.1 Scottish National Party D. Horne 2,366 31.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Gunn 1,343 18.0 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Scott 157 2.1 1,214 16.3 7,446 46.8 Progressives (Scotland) Exchange Exchange Progressives (Scotland) J. J. Thompson* 1,476 56.0 Independent Scottish Nationalist R. J. Gillies 547 20.7 Scottish National Party J. E. Alton 484 18.3 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Hill 131 5.0 929 35.2 2,638 33.3 Progressives (Scotland) Fairfield Fairfield Progressives (Scotland) C. Brotherstone 2,405 41.1 Labour Party (UK) J. McAteer* 2,520 29.9 Scottish National Party W. Pettigrew 1,553 26.5 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Craig 142 2.5 655 11.2 5,850 47.2 Progressives (Scotland) Labour Party (UK) Gorbals Gorbals Labour Party (UK) W. Lindsay* 1,396 55.1 Scottish National Party A. Ewing 923 36.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. A. Vesey 184 7.3 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Biggam 32 1.2 473 18.7 2,535 31.7 Labour Party (UK) Govan Govan Labour Party (UK) D. Doherty* 1,931 40.6 Scottish National Party W. Ford 1,560 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. H. Macdonald 1,075 22.6 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Cormack 192 4.0 371 7.8 4,758 36.8 Labour Party (UK) Govanhill Govanhill Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood* 2,722 37.8 Scottish National Party U. Miller 2,407 33.4 Labour Party (UK) G. M. Shaw 1,820 25.2 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Campbell 260 3.6 315 4.4 7,209 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hutchesontown Hutchesontown Labour Party (UK) J. J. McCrossan* 1,332 44.7 Progressives (Scotland) T. M. Moore 903 30.3 Scottish National Party M. McManus 673 22.6 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Burns 70 2.4 429 14.4 2,978 36.2 Labour Party (UK) Kelvinside Kelvinside Conservative Party (UK) L. M. Turpie 5,785 68.7 Scottish National Party A. Da Costa 1,710 20.3 Liberal Party (UK) L. Steedman 928 11.0 4,075 48.4 8,423 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kingston Kingston Labour Party (UK) M. Reilly* 1,025 35.8 Scottish National Party G. McClean 901 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Johnston 889 31.0 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Devitt 52 1.8 124 4.4 2,867 38.8 Labour Party (UK) Kinning Park Kinning Park Progressives (Scotland) M. G. Cowie* 2,279 45.1 Scottish National Party J. Michie 1,616 31.9 Labour Party (UK) A. McGill 940 18.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. McClymont 232 4.6 663 13.2 5,058 41.8 Progressives (Scotland) Knightswood Knightswood Scottish National Party G. Wotherspoon 5,153 40.3 Labour Party (UK) D. McColl* 4,171 32.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Davidson 2,870 22.4 Communist Party of Great Britain H. D. Boyd 591 4.7 982 7.7 12,785 43.2 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Langside Langside Progressives (Scotland) R. Wallace* 5,965 63.5 Scottish National Party I. Barclay 2,124 22.6 Labour Party (UK) A. McFarlane 974 10.4 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Downes 336 3.5 3,841 40.9 9,399 49.9 Progressives (Scotland) Maryhill Maryhill Scottish National Party R. A. Stevenson 3,030 39.3 Labour Party (UK) J. M. Craigen* 2,754 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. K. Smith 1,770 23.0 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Whyte 147 1.9 276 3.5 7,701 45.8 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Mile-End Mile-End Scottish National Party W. F. McLaughlin 1,696 41.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Henderson 1,297 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Lorimer 903 22.1 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Glen 173 4.3 399 9.8 4,069 28.7 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) North Kelvin North Kelvin Progressives (Scotland) W. M. Hutcheson* 2,594 48.6 Scottish National Party C. McLachlan 2,126 39.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Boyle 481 9.0 Communist Party of Great Britain M. McMillan 133 2.5 468 8.7 5,334 39.2 Progressives (Scotland) Park Park Progressives (Scotland) W. N. Samuels* 2,169 56.8 Scottish National Party H. F. Smith 1,648 43.2 521 13.6 3,817 38.0 Progressives (Scotland) Parkhead Parkhead Progressives (Scotland) A. McCue* 2,182 43.5 Scottish National Party T. Brady 1,670 33.3 Labour Party (UK) D. B. McCulloch 1,083 21.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. McFadden 85 1.6 512 10.2 5,020 44.1 Progressives (Scotland) Partick East Partick East Progressives (Scotland) A. S. Warren* 3,152 50.5 Scottish National Party L. Herring 2,374 38.1 Labour Party (UK) J. G. Buchan 565 9.1 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Armstrong 145 2.3 778 12.4 6,236 48.4 Progressives (Scotland) Partick West Partick West Progressives (Scotland) J. H. Fraser* 2,978 48.7 Scottish National Party M. MacRurry 2,469 40.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Meikle 415 6.8 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Barr 251 4.1 509 8.3 6,113 46.1 Progressives (Scotland) Pollokshaws Pollokshaws Scottish National Party G. A. Leslie 6,210 45.6 Labour Party (UK) W. H. Cockburn* 4,248 31.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. S. Wright 2,892 21.2 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Coffey 260 2.0 1,962 14.4 13,610 47.8 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Pollokshields Pollokshields Progressives (Scotland) W. C. Munro 5,073 43.5 Scottish National Party E. J. Barwick 3,505 30.0 Labour Party (UK) P. O'Rourke 2,682 23.0 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Aitken 414 3.5 1,568 13.5 11,674 49.6 Progressives (Scotland) Provan Provan Scottish National Party J. Airth 8,461 47.1 Labour Party (UK) R. McCutcheon* 6,641 37.0 Progressives (Scotland) C. Pirie 2,031 11.3 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Jackson 827 4.6 1,820 10.1 17,960 40.4 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Ruchill Ruchill Scottish National Party J. Dewar 4,308 44.8 Labour Party (UK) T. E. Hollywood 3,832 39.8 Progressives (Scotland) J. Davidson 1,097 11.4 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Furey 381 4.0 476 5.0 9,618 37.6 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Shettleston & Tollcross Shettleston & Tollcross Scottish National Party W. Lindsay 6,210 43.6 Labour Party (UK) T. B. Duncan* 4,155 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. D. Train 1,631 15.3 Communist Party of Great Britain T. McAdam 223 2.1 499 4.6 10,663 40.3 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Springburn Springburn Scottish National Party W. Morton 3,977 47.5 Labour Party (UK) W. H. Russell* 3,264 38.9 Progressives (Scotland) J. Ogilvie 1,097 9.6 Communist Party of Great Britain N. MacLellan 335 4.0 713 8.5 8,381 41.9 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) Townhead Whiteinch Woodside Yoker By-elections between 1968 and 1969 References Category:Glasgow City Council elections Category:1960s in Glasgow Glasgow