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1969 Glasgow Corporation election
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Scottish municipal election
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An Election to Glasgow City Council was held on 6 May 1969, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 111 seats, 37 were up for election. The election saw Labour losing its majority, with the council being gained by a Progressive-Conservative alliance, who emerged from the election with a total of 57 of the council's 111 seats.
Following the election, Glasgow Corporation was composed of 37 Labour councillors, 12 Conservatives, 45 Progressives, 15 SNP, and 2 vacant ex officio members.
Turnout was 215,452, out of a total electorate of 609,753 (39.33% turnout).
Aggregate results
Glasgow Corporation election, 19697 May 1969 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19690507&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 8 8 April 2016 28 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408004909/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19690507&printsec=frontpage&hl=en live
Progressives (Scotland)
15
20.97
45,180
Scottish Labour Party
14
29.06
62,621
Scottish Conservative Party
7
19.95
42,984
Scottish National Party
1
26.23
56,507
Other parties
0
3.79
8,160
References
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Category:1960s in Glasgow
Category:1969 Scottish local elections