1964 Edinburgh Corporation election

1964 Edinburgh Corporation election
← 1963 5 May 1964 (1964-05-05) 1965 →
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 33 31 5
Seats won 14 8 0
Seats after 33 32 4
Seat change Steady Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 59,003 51,498 17,023
Percentage 45.8% 40.0% 13.2%
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 5 May 1964, 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.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1964[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Progressives 14 1 1 Steady 60.9 45.8 59,003
  Labour 9 1 0 Increase1 34.8 39.1 51,498
  Liberal 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 13.2 17,023
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 1,312

Ward Results

Location of Broughton ward
Broughton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Leonard Bailey 2,949
Liberal Violet MacInnes 1,593
Majority 1,356
Turnout 35.56
Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward
Calton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Philip Wood 2,544
Progressives Daniel Buchanan 2,450
Majority 94
Turnout 44.09
Progressives hold
Location of Central Leith ward
Central Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Barbara Woodburn 3,056
Progressives Michael Doyle 855
Communist Theodore Taylor 141
Majority 2,201
Turnout 35.29
Labour hold
Location of Colinton ward
Colinton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Catherine Filsell 4,098
Labour Harold Hauxwell 3,607
Liberal John Henderson 1,016
Majority 491
Turnout 49.5
Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward
Corstorphine
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Harold Oppenheim 4,523
Liberal Thomas Frew 2,599
Labour David Millar 1,633
Majority 1,924
Turnout 55.27
Progressives hold
Location of Craigentinny ward
Craigentinny
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Marion Alexander 4,563
Progressives John Bailey 2,264
Majority 2,299
Turnout 46.72
Labour hold
Location of Craigmillar ward
Craigmillar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Kane 2,865
Communist Michael D'Arcy 124
Majority 2,741
Turnout 31.54
Labour hold
Location of George Square ward
George Square[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives James Slack 2,109
Liberal John Gray 1,632
Majority 477
Turnout 34.38
Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward
Gorgie-Dalry
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Donald Swanson 3,316
Liberal George Smith 1,553
Communist Charles Cummings 248
Majority 1,763
Turnout 36.47
Labour hold
Location of Holyrood ward
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick Rogan 2,272
Communist John Ashton 161
Majority 2,211
Turnout 27.86
Labour hold
Location of Liberton ward
Liberton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Wilson 5,708
Liberal Kenneth Johnston 2,349
Majority
Turnout 39.99
Labour hold
Location of Merchiston ward
Merchiston[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Maurice Heggle 3,471
Labour Sylvia Renilson 1,259
Majority 2,212
Turnout 41.35
Progressives hold
Location of Morningside ward
Morningside[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Nansi Mansbridge 4,183
Liberal Margaret Mackay 1,267
Majority
Turnout 41.1
Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward
Murrayfield-Cramond[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives James McKay 5,775
Labour James Renilson 2,888
Majority 2,887
Turnout 8,663 47.66
Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward
Newington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives George Hedderwick 4,162
Liberal Margaret Workman 2,052
Labour Christina Guest 1,770
Majority 2,110
Turnout 49.57
Liberal hold
Location of Pilton ward
Pilton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Magnus Williamson 4,937
Communist Charles McManus 638
Majority 4,299
Turnout 32.24
Labour hold
Location of Portobello ward
Portobello[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Archibald Jameson 4,383
Labour Phyllis Herriot 4,018
Majority 365
Turnout 46.41
Progressives hold
Location of Sighthill ward
Sighthill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Isabella Stewart Unopposed
Labour hold
Location of South Leith
South Leith[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anne Simpson 4,103
Progressives David McKay 2,582
Liberal William Kerr 1,521
Majority
Turnout 53.13
Labour gain from Progressives
Location of St Andrews ward
St. Andrews[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Craig Richards 1,799
Labour James Merrilees 951
Majority
Turnout 25.88
Progressives hold
Location of St Bernards ward
St. Bernards[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives John Millar 3,979
Labour Eva Gibbons 2,243
Liberal John Kidd 1,441
Majority 1736
Turnout 43.24
Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward
St. Giles[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Henderson 2,322
Progressives William Sinclair 906
Majority 1,416
Turnout 27.12
Labour hold
Location of West Leith ward
West Leith
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives Margaret Rose 3,783
Labour Shelia Murray 2,175
Majority 1,608
Turnout 50.95
Progressives hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.