1968 Edinburgh Corporation election

May 2015 May 2015 1968 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1967 Edinburgh Corporation election 1967 1968 5 7 y 1969 Edinburgh Corporation election 1969 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Progressives (Scotland) 34 10 34 37,885 26.9% Scottish National Party 2 7 8 6 49,111 34.8% Scottish Labour Party 5 3 3 2 26,997 19.1% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2 1 3 1 13,715 9.7% Scottish Liberal Party 1 1 1 9,105 6.5% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 N/A N/A Edinburgh Corporation election, 1968.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 7 May 1968, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 22 were up for election. Despite receiving the most votes of any single party, the SNP won only 7 seats. Unlike in Glasgow, the Progressives and Conservatives did not run on a joint ticket.http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/17th-may-1968/7/were-all-nationalists-now We're all nationalists now 17 May 1968 The Spectator Archive subscription Despite that however the parties only ran competing candidates in the Gorgie-Dalry ward. Following the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Progressives (including the Lord Provost), 21 Labour councillors, 8 SNP councillors, 3 Conservatives, 1 Liberal, and 1 independent. Following the election the Progressive/Conservative coalition controlled the council with a majority of 6. No election was held in the Holyrood ward, where the sitting Labour councillor died the week before the election. Turnout was 140,987. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19688 May 1968 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19680508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 12 Progressives (Scotland) 10 0 0 45.45 26.87 37,885 Scottish National Party 7 6 0 6 31.82 34.83 49,111 Scottish Labour Party 3 0 2 2 13.64 19.15 26,997 Scottish Conservative Party 1 1 0 1 4.55 9.72 13,715 Scottish Liberal Party 1 0 0 4.55 6.46 9,105 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 1.74 2,462 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 1.21 1,712 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Progressives (Scotland) A. Theurer 2239 Scottish National Party C. MacDougall 2042 Scottish Liberal Party E. W. Hall 819 Scottish Labour Party I. R. Hoy 744 197 48.31 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Scottish National Party W. Thomson 1671 Progressives (Scotland) A. D. Wilson 1637 Scottish Labour Party S. Cook 1196 34 43.22 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish National Party F. T. Chalmers 1898 Scottish Labour Party T. H. Greig 1393 Progressives (Scotland) D. Valentine 706 Communist Party of Great Britain T. C. Taylor 86 505 36.51 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Progressives (Scotland) D. M. Cameron 4671 Scottish National Party A. Westwood 3389 Scottish Labour Party R. D. M. Brown 1450 1282 48.71 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Progressives (Scotland) F. Ford 3689 Scottish National Party A. McCallum 2982 Scottish Liberal Party Vera P. Heggie 1795 707 51.29 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party G. Drummond 2627 Scottish National Party R. Anderson 2566 Scottish Conservative Party Geraldine R. Johnston 1586 61 47.89 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish National Party R. Dalrymple 2590 Scottish Labour Party D. F. Renton 2081 Scottish Conservative Party D. R. Anderson 823 Communist Party of Great Britain M. D'Arcy 145 509 40.0 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Progressives (Scotland) W. Simpson-Bell 1601 Scottish National Party T. C. Bogle 1331 Scottish Liberal Party P.L. Newman 630 270 36.59 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Scottish National Party T. McCarron 2088 Scottish Labour Party J. E. Boyack 1591 Scottish Conservative Party M. Pirie 1481 Progressives (Scotland) Miss Mar A. M. Hislop 511 Scottish Liberal Party R. T. Parker 140 Communist Party of Great Britain M. R. Currie 78 497 44.02 Scottish National Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party P. Wilson 4290 Scottish National Party A. G. Symington 3635 Scottish Conservative Party J. F. Doyle 3259 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Ashton 195 655 51.83 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Scottish Liberal Party R. L. Smith 2803 Scottish Conservative Party B. A. Meek 1800 Scottish National Party T. J. D. MacDonald 1368 1003 53.92 Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Progressives (Scotland) R. Lorimer 3,025 Scottish National Party Catherina Moore 1,748 Scottish Conservative Party Sir Alexander Giles 1,650 1,277 6,423 50.16 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Progressives (Scotland) J. W. McKay 5,400 Scottish National Party R. A. Macdonald 3,181 Scottish Labour Party C. T. Harvie 1,281 2,219 9,862 50.55 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington Progressives (Scotland) E. M. Kean 3761 Scottish National Party G. W. Telford 2745 Scottish Labour Party J. C. Campbell 985 Scottish Liberal Party J. Grahamslaw 909 1016 53.37 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party Catherina T. Nealon 2913 Scottish National Party W. Thompson 2724 Scottish Conservative Party R. Beattie 795 Communist Party of Great Britain C. McManus 147 189 34.33 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Progressives (Scotland) A. W. Hunt 2873 Scottish National Party R. G. Kelly 2687 Scottish Labour Party D. H. Brown 869 Scottish Liberal Party G. H. T. Harvie 593 186 51.74 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish National Party G. D. M. Galbraith 3621 Scottish Labour Party J. Ross 2583 Scottish Liberal Party W. McLoed 533 Communist Party of Great Britain W. M. Millar 134 1,038 45.35 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Scottish National Party Mary G. Thompson 2320 Progressives (Scotland) L. Scott 1922 Scottish Labour Party W. S. Dalgleish 1708 398 47.01 Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Scottish Conservative Party D. Drummond-Young 1661 Scottish National Party I. A. Macdonald 1056 Scottish Labour Party I. L. Foggie 401 605 39.19 Scottish Conservative Party Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's Progressives (Scotland) Winifred E. Donaldson 3436 Scottish National Party W. K. Archibald 2321 Scottish Liberal Party Joyce Shein 883 Independent Conservative Elva G. Speyer 567 1,115 42.78 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish National Party J. McCann 1148 Scottish Labour Party P. S. Wood 885 Scottish Conservative Party D. B. Harvey 660 263 27.03 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) J. Scott 2925 71.87 Independent Conservative A. H. Lester 1145 28.13 1780 43.74 4070 36.90 Progressives (Scotland) References 1968 Category:1968 Scottish local elections