1956 Aberdeen Corporation election

Election September 2024 September 2024 1956 05 01 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1955 1955 Aberdeen Corporation election 1957 1957 Aberdeen Corporation election 12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Scottish Labour Progressives (Scotland) Scottish National Party Communist Party of Great Britain Scottish National Congress 7 21 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,868 3,596 526 482 481 60.74% 27.76% 4.06% 3.72% 3.71% File:Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1952.svg Composition of Corporation after the election 19.4% An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1956, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 6 were contested. This election set a record for low turnout rate for the third year in a row, with turnout dropping to below 20% for the first time ever.2 May 1956 Where, Oh Where Were The Electors? https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19560502/042/0007 subscription 22 September 2024 Aberdeen Evening Express 7Ware 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 22 September 2024 beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk While just shy of 13,000 electors voted in this election, the estimated attendance at the Aberdeen F.C. match just three days prior was 16,000. From 1952 to 1955, the Scottish nationalist vote was captured by the Scottish Self-Government Party. In this election, members and former candidates switched to supporting either the Scottish National Party or the Scottish National Congress.10 April 1956 Town Council Aspirants: Six Contests are Certain https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19560410/008/0001 subscription 22 September 2024 Aberdeen Evening Express 1 These new affiliations and record low turnout resulted in a much closer race in the St. Nicholas ward, with Labour's majority dropping from 921 to 366. Ward results Cairncry Scottish Labour John McM. Watt (incumbent) 2,058 81.06 Scottish National Congress William Sinclair 481 18.94 1,577 2,539 14.41 Scottish Labour Ferryhill Progressives (Scotland) A. McRobb (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) Holburn Progressives (Scotland) W. D. Reid (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) Rosemount Progressives (Scotland) James Thomson (incumbent) 2,091 76.76 Scottish Labour Norman D. Fraser 633 23.24 1,458 2,724 31.58 Progressives (Scotland) Rubislaw Progressives (Scotland) J. Scott MacLachlan (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) Ruthrieston Progressives (Scotland) T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) St. Andrews Scottish Labour R. McG. Bruce (incumbent) Scottish Labour St. Clements Scottish Labour William K. Park (incumbent) 1,326 87.01 Communist Party of Great Britain Margaret Rose 198 12.99 1,128 1,524 16.18 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Labour John D. Burgoyne (incumbent) 1,304 82.12 Communist Party of Great Britain Andrew Smith 284 17.88 1,020 1,588 17.40 Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour Robert A. McIntyre (incumbent) 892 62.91 Scottish National Party Thomas W. Crockett 526 37.09 366 1,418 12.67 Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour Ellen Williamson Scottish Labour Woodside Scottish Labour Sidney Fyfe 1,655 52.37 Progressives (Scotland) Thomas H. Murdoch 1,505 47.63 150 3,160 29.29 Scottish Labour 2 May 1856 Labour Maintain Majority in Aberdeen https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19560502&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 22 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 8 References Category:1956 Scottish local elections Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Category:1950s in Aberdeen