1973 Aberdeen Corporation election

Local election in Scotland in 1973 January 2021 January 2021 1973 05 01 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1972 1974 City of Aberdeen District Council election 1974 12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Scottish Labour Party 6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish Liberal Party Communist Party of Great Britain Independent (politician) 5 1 265 2,617 Scottish National Party 203 415 13,257 20,117 54.6% 36.0% 7.1% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 12 1 0 0 0 1972 Aberdeen Corporation election Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1973.svg Composition of Corporation after the election 27.4% An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.2 May 1973 Liberals win first seat at Aberdeen https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 2British Local Election Database, 1889-2003 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=5319#1 4 June 2023 beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk 2006 10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1 Ware L. Rallings C. Thrasher M. The election saw Labour remain in control of the corporation, winning 6 seats, giving them a total of 23. The Conservatives won 5 seats, including one gained from 89-year-old Independent councillor George Roberts, contributing to a total of 12 after the election. Nigel Lindsay caused a major upset when he became the first ever Liberal to be elected to the corporation, unseating the Labour group's leader Thomas Paine in St Machar ward. Ward results Ferryhill Scottish Labour Cecil H. Clevitt 2,782 63.5 Scottish Conservatives John Watt 1,602 36.5 1,108 30.8 Scottish Labour Holburn Scottish Conservatives Richard Gallagher 1,538 49.7 Scottish Labour Dr. Alexander F. McDonald 1,090 35.2 Independent (politician) George Roberts 265 8.6 Scottish National Party George Rodger 203 6.5 448 35.4 Scottish Conservatives Independent (politician) Mastrick Scottish Labour Robert S. Lennox 2,705 81.1 Scottish Conservatives Sheila M. Walker 474 14.2 Communist Party of Great Britain William R. Henderson 131 3.9 2,231 21.3 Scottish Labour Northfield Scottish Labour Margaret Farquhar 1,577 85.8 Scottish Conservatives Alexander Stewart Kidd 164 8.9 Communist Party of Britain Andrew L. Smith 97 5.3 1,413 15.6 Scottish Labour Rosemount Scottish Conservatives John C. Anderson 1,990 53.1 Scottish Labour June Lamond 1,344 35.9 Scottish Liberal Party Louise Windebank 413 11.0 646 33.4 Scottish Conservatives Rubislaw Scottish Conservatives Ronald M. Muir 2633 77.1 Scottish Labour Jean M. Mackintosh 784 22.9 1849 31.6 Scottish Conservatives Ruthrieston Scottish Conservatives Alexander Bremner 2483 61.6 Scottish Labour Howard G. Lovell 1547 38.4 936 32.7 Scottish Conservatives St. Clements Scottish Labour Alexander C. Collie (incumbent) 1263 82.0 Scottish Conservatives Kenneth Watmough 222 14.4 Communist Party of Britain George C. Thomson 56 3.6 1041 21.4 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Liberal Party Nigel Lindsay 2204 47.8 Scottish Labour Thomas Paine 2114 45.9 Scottish Conservatives Hugh S. Birse 211 4.6 Communist Party of Britain Christopher Ramsey 79 1.7 90 32.3 Scottish Liberal Party Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour William P. Craig 1097 67.3 Scottish Conservatives Bernard Morrison 533 32.7 564 23.6 Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour Ellen Williamson 2052 83.7 Scottish Conservatives Gordon Adams 400 16.3 1652 22.4 Scottish Labour Woodside Scottish Labour Harold Selbie 1762 62.5 Scottish Conservatives Robert Anderson 1007 35.7 Communist Party of Britain Norman Williamson 52 1.8 755 29.8 Scottish Labour 2 May 1973 Liberal Lindsay Wins in St Machar 1 The Press and Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19730502/002/0001 subscription 6 December 2023 References Aberdeen Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Corporation election, 1973