1951 Aberdeen Corporation election

Election June 2023 June 2023 1951 05 01 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1950 1950 Aberdeen Corporation election 1952 1952 Aberdeen Corporation election 14 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Labour Scottish National Party Communist Party of Great Britain 17,553 1 20 1 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,905 988 478 50.3% 45.5% 2.8% 1.4% File:Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1951.svg Composition of Corporation after the election An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1951, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 14 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election. The election saw the Progressives make a one-seat gain on Labour, increasing their majority to 3. This election was the first that the Scottish National Party ran a candidate in Aberdeen local elections, doing so in the Woodside ward where the candidate placed last.2 May 1851 Moderates Stronger in Aberdeen – Gain From Labour 6 The Herald (Glasgow) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19510502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 11 June 2023Ware L. Rallings C. Thrasher M. 2006 British Local Election Database, 1889–2003 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=5319#1 10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1 11 June 2023 beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk Ward results Ferryhill Progressives (Scotland) D. J. R. Macpherson 2,563 71.4 Scottish Labour Mrs. Margaret Rose 1,026 28.6 1,537 37.8 Progressives (Scotland) Gilcomston Progressives (Scotland) David Henderson (incumbent) 1,925 53.4 Scottish Labour R. B. Ferguson 1,680 46.6 245 50.9 Progressives (Scotland) Greyfriars2 Seats Scottish Labour G. Stephen (incumbent) Unopposed Scottish Labour R. Bruce Unopposed Scottish Labour Scottish Labour Holburn Progressives (Scotland) G. Roberts (incumbent) Unopposed Progressives (Scotland) Rosemount Progressives (Scotland) Lt. Col. J. Patrick Jeffrey 3,218 74.5 Scottish Labour William Craig 1,102 25.5 2,116 49.0 4,320 37.8 Progressives (Scotland) Rubislaw Progressives (Scotland) A. T. Morrison (incumbent) Unopposed Progressives (Scotland) Ruthrieston Progressives (Scotland) F. Magee (incumbent) Unopposed Progressives (Scotland) St. Clements Scottish Labour Alexander Collie (incumbent) 1,606 87.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Robert Cooney 236 12.8 1,370 26.2 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Labour Robert A. Rafan 2,679 51.1 Progressives (Scotland) Joseph Kelly 2,319 44.3 Communist Party of Great Britain Stanley Simpson 242 4.6 360 32.5 Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour G. R. M'Intosh (incumbent) 1,083 55.5 Progressives (Scotland) Forbes M. M. Donald 867 44.5 216 35.6 Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour G. Fraser (incumbent) Unopposed Scottish Labour Woodside2 Seats Scottish Labour R. S. Lennox (incumbent) 3,660 Progressives (Scotland) L. T. Mutch 3,363 Progressives (Scotland) R. M. Eyres 3,298 Scottish Labour John Watt 3,069 Scottish National Party H. Wilson 988 65 36.4 Scottish Labour Progressives (Scotland) 2 May 1951 How The Polls Went https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000445/19510502/073/0007 subscription 28 January 2024 Evening Express (Scotland) 7 References Category:1951 Scottish local elections Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Category:1950s in Aberdeen