1953 Aberdeen Corporation election

Election September 2024 September 2024 1953 05 05 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1952 1952 Aberdeen Corporation election 1954 1954 Aberdeen Corporation election 12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Scottish Labour Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Self-Government Communist Party of Great Britain 7 21 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,121 15,651 1,708 506 45.8% 47.4% 5.2% 1.5% File:Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1952.svg Composition of Corporation after the election 35.8% An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 5 May 1953, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 9 were contested. Only minor changes occurred compared to the previous year, with the overall composition of the council staying the same. The Scottish Self-Government Party contested four seats this election, and the Communist Party contested one. The Dean of Guild continued to affiliate with the Progressives.6 May 1953 No Change at Aberdeen https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19530506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 19 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 8 Ward results Cairncry Scottish Labour J. M'M. Watt (incumbent) Scottish Labour Ferryhill Progressives (Scotland) Andrew M'Robb (incumbent) 2,611 60.09 Scottish Labour James M. Aberdein 1,734 39.91 877 4,345 Progressives (Scotland) Holburn Progressives (Scotland) W. D. Reid (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) Rosemount Progressives (Scotland) Patrick Mitchell 2,487 79.92 Scottish Self-Government June A. L. Murray 625 20.08 1,862 3,112 Progressives (Scotland) Rubislaw Progressives (Scotland) Harry J. Rae (incumbent) 3,470 79.28 Scottish Labour Isabel M. Sellar 907 20.72 2,563 4,377 Progressives (Scotland) Ruthrieston Progressives (Scotland) T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) 2,794 63.51 Scottish Labour Clifford K. Milton 1,605 36.49 1,189 4,399 Progressives (Scotland) St. Andrews Scottish Labour R. M'G. Bruce (incumbent) Scottish Labour St. Clements Scottish Labour William K. Park (incumbent) 2,271 74.75 Communist Party of Great Britain James M. Aberdein 506 16.66 Scottish Self-Government William Sinclair 261 8.59 1,765 3,038 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Labour John D. Burgoyne (incumbent) 2,158 64.82 Progressives (Scotland) John T. L. Parkinson 1,171 35.18 987 3,329 Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour Robert A. M'Intyre (incumbent) 2,335 62.52 Progressives (Scotland) Belle E. Jeffrey 1,400 37.48 935 3,735 Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour David Sinclair Hay 1,886 81.93 Scottish Self-Government George F. Watt 416 18.07 1,470 2,302 Scottish Labour Woodside Scottish Labour Alan M'I Morrice (Incumbent) 2,225 51.16 Progressives (Scotland) Leonard T. Mutch 1,718 39.50 Scottish Self-Government William C. Inglis 406 9.34 507 4,349 Scottish Labour 6 May 1853 Some Socialist Gains In Elections: Unchanged In Aberdeen https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19530506/114/0008 subscription 19 September 2024 Aberdeen Evening Express 8 References Category:1953 Scottish local elections Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Category:1950s in Aberdeen