1961 Midlothian County Council election

1961 Scottish local government election April 2022 thumb|right|The administrative county of Midlothian (1889–1974), shown within northern Britain. Elections to Midlothian County Council were held on 10 May 1961. Midlothian was one of the four divisions that made up the historic region of Lothian in Scotland. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 established Midlothian as an administrative county, governed by a County Council. The county was divided into 39 electoral divisions, each of which returned one member. In 1961 there were contests in 16 of these. Following the election the council was composed of 30 Labourites, eight Moderates, and one Communist. Aggregate results Midlothian County Council election, 196111 May 1961 Labour Gain 4 Seats in Midlothian https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19610511&id=nRI1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqULAAAAIBAJ&pg=3001,1707510&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 11 Contested Seats Scottish Labour Party 30 4 1 3 76.92 54.84 5,038 Moderates (Scotland) 8 1 4 3 20.51 36.66 3,368 Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 0 2.56 3.56 327 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 2.88 265 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 188 Results by division Limefield & Parkhead Scottish Labour Party W. G. Rankine 299 Independent Labour A. Dickson 188 111 Scottish Labour Party Polbeth Scottish Labour Party A. Hartley 343 Communist Party of Great Britain J. McArthur 327 16 Scottish Labour Party Newbridge Scottish Labour Party Mrs Elizabeth Dickson 200 Moderates (Scotland) H. Gibson 178 22.0 Scottish Labour Party Moderates (Scotland) Currie Scottish Labour Party R. Sinclair 641 50.08 Moderates (Scotland) S. C. Black 639 49.92 2 0.16 1,280 Scottish Labour Party Glencorse Moderates (Scotland) Sir I. H. Maxwell Inglis 342 Scottish Labour Party J. McCarron 89 253 Moderates (Scotland) Kirkhill Moderates (Scotland) J. Jardin 224 Scottish Labour Party J. Bolton 187 37 Moderates (Scotland) Bilston Scottish Labour Party D. Delaney 289 Moderates (Scotland) D. Ferguson 158 131 Scottish Labour Party Moderates (Scotland) Melville Moderates (Scotland) R. D. R. Dundas 352 52.1 Scottish Labour Party A. Walker 323 47.8 29 2.3 675 Moderates (Scotland) Scottish Labour Party Inveresk West Scottish Labour Party R. K. Horsburgh 306 Moderates (Scotland) T. Wright 201 105 Scottish Labour Party Inveresk East Scottish Labour Party T. White 424 Independent (politician) P. Smith 88 Scottish Labour Party Gillan (Incumbent) 69 336 Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour Party Newbattle First Scottish Labour Party A. Anderson 493 Moderates (Scotland) S. B. Syme 170 323 Scottish Labour Party Newbattle Second Moderates (Scotland) A. Aikman 311 Scottish Labour Party J. McGuff 226 Independent (politician) J. McFarlane 52 85 Moderates (Scotland) Arniston Second Scottish Labour Party J. M. Gaynor 416 Independent (politician) T. Kerr 125 291 Scottish Labour Party Gorebridge Scottish Labour Party R. Burnside 246 Moderates (Scotland) J. S. Aytoun 213 33 Scottish Labour Party Borthwick & Temple Scottish Labour Party Mrs Mary W. Samuel 292 Moderates (Scotland) J. Waugh 282 10 Scottish Labour Party Moderates (Scotland) Crichton & Fala Moderates (Scotland) C. H. K. Corsar 298 Scottish Labour Party J. Duncan 195 103 Moderates (Scotland) West Calder Scottish Labour Party ? Scottish Labour Party Moderates (Scotland) Notes References Midlothian County Council election 1961 Category:Politics of Midlothian