1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

April 2022 1965 Edinburgh Corporation election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1964 Edinburgh Corporation election 1964 1965 5 4 y 1966 Edinburgh Corporation election 1966 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 Progressives (Scotland) 33 34 13 35 2 55,018 57.5% Scottish Labour Party 32 32 9 32 31,214 27.9% Scottish Liberal Party 4 3 1 2 2 13,030 12.9% Edinburgh Corporation election, 1965.svg Results by ward. Council control Council control after election No overall control Progressives (Scotland) An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1965, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election. After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 35 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 2 Liberal. The Progressives gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control. Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 19655 May 1965 Results in the Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19650505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 11 2 February 2020 Progressives (Scotland) 13 1 0 1 56.5 57.5 55,018 Scottish Labour Party 9 0 0 39.1 27.9 31,214 Scottish Liberal Party 0 0 1 1 4.3 12.9 13,030 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,025 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 677 Ward results thumb|100px|Location of Broughton ward Broughton Progressives (Scotland) Gottleb A. Theurer 2718 Scottish Liberal Party Violet MacInnes 1590 1,128 33.82 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Calton ward Calton Scottish Labour Party James S. Cook 2393 Progressives (Scotland) Victor J. Symes 2241 152 41.15 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Central Leith ward Central Leith Scottish Labour Party Ewen G. Bethuse 2391 Communist Party of Great Britain Theodore C. Taylor 157 2,234 22.21 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Colinton ward Colinton Progressives (Scotland) Herbert A. Brechin 4,655 Scottish Labour Party Robert W. Irvine 2,707 1,948 7,362 40.97 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine Progressives (Scotland) Fred Ford 3979 Scottish Liberal Party Thomas M. Frew 3158 821 43.1 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Craigentinny ward Craigentinny Scottish Labour Party George Drummond 3171 Progressives (Scotland) Douglas B. Harvey 2178 993 36.18 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Craigmillar ward Craigmillar Scottish Labour Party Donald F. Remon 1813 Communist Party of Great Britain Michael D'Arcy 175 1,638 19.67 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of George Square ward George Square Progressives (Scotland) William Simpson-Bell 2303 Scottish Liberal Party Kenneth D. A. Johnston 1123 1,171 32.01 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Gorgie-Dalry Progressives (Scotland) Florence A. R. Strachan 2355 Scottish Liberal Party George F. Smith 1195 Communist Party of Great Britain Charles Cumming 275 1,160 27.27 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Holyrood ward Holyrood Scottish Labour Party Norman F. McQueen 1414 Communist Party of Great Britain John Ashton 159 1,255 18.68 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Liberton ward Liberton Scottish Labour Party Murdo R. M. Mackenzie Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Merchiston ward Merchiston Scottish Liberal Party Robert L. Smith 2696 Progressives (Scotland) Clive F. Murphy 2422 Scottish Labour Party Sylvia D. Renilson 845 274 51.99 Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Morningside ward Morningside Progressives (Scotland) John Fitzpatrick 4217 Scottish National Party Harrison M. Robertson 677 3,540 36.73 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond Progressives (Scotland) Robert M. Knox 5334 Scottish Labour Party James H, Renilson 1936 Scottish Liberal Party Marion M. Ritchie 901 3,398 43.76 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Newington ward Newington Progressives (Scotland) Eric M. Kean 4134 Scottish Liberal Party Margaret J, Workman 2367 Scottish Labour Party Eva Gibbons 1169 1,767 46.94 Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Liberal Party thumb|100px|Location of Pilton ward Pilton Scottish Labour Party Catherina T. Nealon 3010 Communist Party of Great Britain Charles McManus 259 2,751 18.62 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of Portobello ward Portobello Progressives (Scotland) Alfred W. Hunt 5119 Scottish Labour Party Phyllis Herriot 3437 1,682 47.51 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of Sighthill ward Sighthill Scottish Labour Party James Ross Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of South Leith South Leith Scottish Labour Party Walter S. Dalgleish 2941 Progressives (Scotland) Thomas S. Ramage 2780 161 42.34 Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of St Andrews ward St. Andrews Progressives (Scotland) Lawrence S. Miller 2857 Scottish Labour Party Christina S. Guest 704 1,353 27.00 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernards Progressives (Scotland) Winifred E. Donaldson 4258 Scottish Labour Party David Millar 1527 2,731 32.80 Progressives (Scotland) thumb|100px|Location of St Giles ward St. Giles Scottish Labour Party Margaret B. Smith Scottish Labour Party thumb|100px|Location of West Leith ward West Leith Progressives (Scotland) John Scott 3468 Scottish Labour Party Shelia K. Murray 1756 1,712 44.32 Progressives (Scotland) References 1965 Category:1965 Scottish local elections