1954 Aberdeen Corporation election

Election September 2024 September 2024 1954 05 04 Scotland City Flag of Aberdeen.svg parliamentary no 1953 1953 Aberdeen Corporation election 1955 1955 Aberdeen Corporation election 13 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 Scottish Labour Progressives (Scotland) Scottish Self-Government Communist Party of Great Britain Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party 7 21 0 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,110 8,804 1,033 900 868 51.06% 37.12% 4.36% 3.80% 3.66% File:Scotland Aberdeen Corporation 1952.svg Composition of Corporation after the election 28.7% An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 4 May 1954, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 8 were contested. This election marked a general disinterest from local voters, as turnout fell to the lowest amount that had ever been recorded in Aberdeen council elections. The Aberdeen Evening Express noted that less individuals voted in this election than had traveled to see Aberdeen F.C. play in the 1954 Scottish Cup Final in Glasgow a week prior. The Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party was a new entrance this year.5 May 1954 A New Low For Poll in Aberdeen https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19540505/045/0005 subscription 20 September 2024 Aberdeen Evening Express 5 Ward results Cairncry Scottish Labour Clifford K. Milton 2,252 89.19 Communist Party of Great Britain John D. Brown 273 10.81 1,979 2,525 17.9 Scottish Labour Ferryhill Progressives (Scotland) Ian G. M'Pherson (incumbent) 2,261 53.58 Scottish Labour James Gill 1,959 46.42 302 4,220 41.7 Progressives (Scotland) Holburn Progressives (Scotland) George Roberts (incumbent) 1,954 64 Scottish Labour Christopher L. Kinnaird 1,099 36 855 3,053 29.8 Progressives (Scotland) Rosemount2 Seats Progressives (Scotland) Major H. F. Workman 1,891 Progressives (Scotland) George A. Anderson (incumbent) 1,785 Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party R. M. Eyres 868 Scottish Self-Government William Crockett 534 Scottish Self-Government William Sinclair 499 917 30.9 Progressives (Scotland) Progressives (Scotland) Rubislaw Progressives (Scotland) W. Balfour Robb Progressives (Scotland) Ruthrieston Progressives (Scotland) T. F. Aggett (incumbent) Progressives (Scotland) St. Andrews Scottish Labour George Stephen (incumbent) 2,134 90.12 Communist Party of Great Britain Andrew Smith 234 9.88 1,900 2,368 23.4 Scottish Labour St. Clements Scottish Labour Alexander C. Collie (incumbent) 2,178 84.71 Communist Party of Great Britain James M. Aberdein 393 15.29 1,785 2,571 24.7 Scottish Labour St. Machar Scottish Labour R. A. Raffan (incumbent) 2,215 70.81 Progressives (Scotland) J. Cormack Watt 913 29.18 1,302 3,128 32.7 Scottish Labour St. Nicholas Scottish Labour A. Anderson Scottish Labour Torry Scottish Labour Mrs. T. M. Allan Scottish Labour Woodside Scottish Labour C. M. Ross (incumbent) Scottish Labour 5 May 1854 Lowest Poll on Record in Aberdeen https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19540505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 8 References Category:1954 Scottish local elections Category:Aberdeen City Council elections Category:1950s in Aberdeen