1963 Edinburgh Corporation election

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23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Progressives Labour Liberal Last election 34 30 5 Seats won 12 10 1 Seats after 33 31 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 46,392 50,991 27,742 Percentage 36.0% 39.6% 21.5%
Results by ward.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 7 May 1963, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.

After the election Edinburgh Corporation remained under No Overall Control, composed of 33 Progressives, 31 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberal.

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1963^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives	12	0	1	1	52.2	36.0	46,392
	Labour	10	1	0	1	43.5	39.6	50,991
	Liberal	1	0	0		4.3	21.5	27,742
	Unionist	0	0	0		0.0	2.3	3,023
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	518
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	117

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Melville Dinwiddie	2,527
	Liberal	Violet Macinnes	1,287
	Labour	Robert W. Irvine	1,271
Majority			1,240
Turnout				39.97
	Progressives hold

Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Josephine M. Dickson	2,497
	Labour	Philip S. Wood	2,271
Majority			226
Turnout				41.84
	Progressives hold

Central Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John A. Chrichton	3,032
	Liberal	Alastair S. Buchanan	915
	Communist	Theodore C. Taylor	125
Majority			2,317
Turnout				33.90
	Labour hold

Colinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Maurice F. Ferry	3,888
	Labour	Harold Hauxwell	2,835
	Liberal	John E. Henderson	1,411
Majority			1,053
Turnout				46.27
	Progressives hold

Corstorphine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Mary R. Murray	4,187
	Liberal	Thomas M. Frew	2,681
	Labour	Chrisina S. Guest	987
Majority			1,506
Turnout				50.34
	Progressives hold

Craigentinny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alexander Sutherland	3,916
	Progressives	Harold Oppenheim	2,794
Majority			1,122
Turnout				45.59
	Labour hold

Craigmillar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell A. Fox	2,392
	Communist	Michal D'Arcy	132
Majority			2,260
Turnout				26.42
	Labour hold

George Square^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John F. Stewart	1,884
	Liberal	John G. Gray	1,592
	Labour	Eva Gibbons	663
Majority			292
Turnout				38.18
	Progressives hold

Gorgie-Dalry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas McGregor	2,676
	Liberal	James L. McBeath	1,742
	Independent	Ian G. Haxton	117
Majority			934
Turnout				33.36
	Labour hold

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Owen Hand	1,814
	Liberal	Arthur C. Fiddler	900
	Communist	John Ashton	71
Majority			914
Turnout				31.42
	Labour hold

Liberton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James W. Kerr	4,907
	Progressives	Brenda A. W. Pope	2,981
	Liberal	George Carse	1,038
Majority			1,926
Turnout				43.93
	Labour hold

Merchiston^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Thomas Morgan	2,606
	Liberal	James R. Dalrymple	2,183
	Labour	Sylvia Renilson	915
Majority			423
Turnout				49.69
	Progressives hold

Morningside^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Arthur G. Ingham	3,749
	Liberal	Margaret A. M. Mackay	1,488
Majority			2,261
Turnout				39.41
	Progressives hold

Murrayfield-Cramond^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Hugh Macpherson	4,162
	Labour	James Renilson	1,838
	Liberal	Ronald McNeill	1,402
Majority			2324
Turnout				43.15
	Progressives hold

Newington^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Hilda Morton	3,549
	Unionist	Graeme H. Menzies	3,023
	Labour	John McEwan	1,469
Majority			526
Turnout				49.96
	Liberal hold

Pilton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James M. R. Durkin	4,129
	Liberal	Cyril Huxtabie	1,419
	Communist	Charles McManus	190
Majority			2,710
Turnout				33.01
	Labour hold

Portobello^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Kenneth W. Borthwick	3,687
	Labour	Phyllis Herriot	2,989
	Liberal	Keith Milton	1,181
Majority			698
Turnout			7,857
	Progressives hold

Sighthill^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Wallace	3,151
	Liberal	Judith Steel	1,546
Majority			1,905
Turnout				33.11
	Labour hold

South Leith^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alexander Burton	3,935
	Progressives	Peter Heatly	3,185
Majority			750
Turnout				52.53
	Labour gain from Progressives

St. Andrews^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Robert McLaughlin	1,608
	Labour	Hugh M. W. Kinnear	750
	Liberal	Robert E. Henderson	631
Majority			858
Turnout				27.67
	Progressives hold

St. Bernards^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	David A. Adamson	3,634
	Labour	Ian McLaughlan	1,702
	Liberal	Marion M. Ritchie	1,518
Majority			1,932
Turnout				39.42
	Progressives hold

St. Giles^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James McInally	1,974
	Liberal	William Wilson	1,171
Majority
Turnout				25.70
	Labour hold

West Leith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John Scott	3,003
	Labour	Sarah F. Skinner	1,375
	Liberal	Peter E. Taylor	1,003
Majority			1,628
Turnout				45.47
	Progressives hold