1952 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1952 Aberdeen Corporation election
← 1951 May 6, 1952 (1952-05-06) 1953 →
36 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Progressives Communist
Seats won 21 15 0
Seats after 21 16 0
Seat change 4 Increase 4 Decrease 0
Popular vote 77,307 51,318 836
Percentage 59.4% 39.5% 0.6%
  Fourth party
 
Party Scottish Self-Government
Seats won 0
Seats after 0
Seat change 0
Popular vote 602
Percentage 0.5%
Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 6 May 1952, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 36 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.

The election saw a large swing in favour of Labour, ending with a majority of 5 on the council. All seats were up for election as ward boundaries were redrawn and previously elected councilors' terms were cut short.[1] This resulted in three seats being contested in each of the 12 wards.[2] The 37th seat was that of the Dean of Guild, a member of the council appointed by the guilds of the city, who affiliated with the Progressives.[1][3]

Ward Results[edit]

Cairncry
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. S. Lennox (incumbent) 3,328
Labour J. Robertson (incumbent) 3,230
Labour J. Watt 3,060
Progressives R. Lobban 1,061
Progressives Mrs. Georgina Sutherland 931
Majority 1,999
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Ferryhill
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives C. G. E. M'Iver (incumbent) 2,627
Progressives I. G. M'Pherson (incumbent) 2,607
Progressives A. M'Robb 2,419
Labour Rev. J. P. Crosgrove 2,397
Majority 22
Turnout
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Holburn
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives G. Roberts (incumbent) Unopposed
Progressives W. D. Reid (incumbent) Unopposed
Progressives J. Collins (incumbent) Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Rosemount
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives J. Patrick Jeffrey (incumbent) 2,940
Progressives G. A. Anderson (incumbent) 2,868
Progressives W. D. Swinney (incumbent) 2,823
Labour H. Hepburn 1,384
Majority 1,439
Turnout
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Rubislaw
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives A. T. Morrison (incumbent) Unopposed
Progressives J. F. Hall (incumbent) Unopposed
Progressives J. A. Mackie (incumbent) Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Ruthrieston
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives F. Magee (incumbent) 3,538
Progressives T. F. Aggett 3,402
Progressives T. Scott Sutherland 3,382
Labour K. Milton 2,218
Majority 1,164
Turnout
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
Progressives win (new boundaries)
St. Andrews
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C. MacIver (incumbent) 3,735
Labour G. Stephen (incumbent) 3,682
Labour R. Bruce (incumbent) 3,661
Progressives G. H. Henderson 985
Progressives A. E. Buxton 869
Majority 2,676
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Clements
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Dr. May Baird (incumbent) 4,009
Labour A. C. Collie (incumbent) 3,941
Labour W. K. Park (incumbent) 3,804
Communist R. H. Cooney 836
Progressives Mrs. B. E. Jeffrey 814
Majority 2,968
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
St. Machar
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rev. Professor J. M. Graham (incumbent) 3,478
Labour R. A. Raffen (incumbent) 3,440
Labour J. D. Burgoyne 3,292
Progressives J. Kelly 1,531
Progressives J. T. L. Parkinson 1,451
Progressives D. J. P. Neave 1,426
Majority 1,761
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
St. Nicholas
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. R. M'Intosh (incumbent) 3,788
Labour Mrs Violet L. A. Loutit 3,778
Labour R. M'Intyre 3,702
Progressives D. Henderson (incumbent) 2,609
Progressives J. S. G. Munro (incumbent) 2,525
Progressives F. M. Donald 2,337
Majority 1,093
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Torry
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour N. Hogg (incumbent) 3,128
Labour G. Fraser (incumbent) 3,066
Labour A. C. Ritchie (incumbent) 3,041
Progressives E. J. Gordon 1,032
Majority 2,009
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Woodside
3 Seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. Yuill (incumbent) 2,771
Labour C. M. Ross 2,746
Labour A. Morrice 2,628
Progressives L. T. Mutch (incumbent) 2,502
Progressives P. Mitchell (incumbent) 2,427
Progressives R. M. Eyres 2,212
Scottish Self-Government P. Hadden [a] 602
Majority 126
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

[2][4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hadden likely did not stand for the Scottish (Self-Government) Party as it had dissolved in 1934, but sources do not provide further information to identify the party listed.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "No Change At Aberdeen - Home Rulers Fail". The Herald (Glasgow). 6 May 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aberdeen". The Herald (Glasgow). 7 May 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Dean of Guild – Their role over the years". Aberdeen Burgesses. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003". beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk. doi:10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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