1970 Edinburgh Corporation election
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An Election to Edinburgh Corporation was held on the 5 May 1970. 23 seats were up for election.[1]
Following the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 31 Progressives, 21 Labour councillors, 7 SNP councillors, 6 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 2 independents. The SNP saw its vote collapse, failing to win a single ward and losing the only ward it was defending.[1]
Following the election, the Progressives and Conservative coalition retained control of the council with a majority of five seats.
A total of 135,188 residents voted.
Aggregate results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
47.8 | 34.9 | 47,147 | ||
Progressives | 10 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
43.5 | 30.3 | 40,969 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
4.3 | 10.2 | 13,822 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4.3 | 9.5 | 12,837 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 14.4 | 19,447 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 662 | ||
Special Branch for Special Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 258 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.0 | 46 |
Ward Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | A. Bailey | 3,199 | ||
Labour | R. Cairns | 1,302 | ||
SNP | G. C. MacDougall | 703 | ||
Liberal | R. J. Rickard | 691 | ||
Majority | 1,897 | |||
Turnout | 47.71% | |||
Progressives hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Cook | 2,119 | ||
Progressives | W. S. Stone | 1,833 | ||
Majority | 286 | |||
Turnout | 38.31% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | T. McGregor | 2,232 | ||
SNP | J. L. Geddes | 1,000 | ||
Communist | A. M. K. McLaren | 110 | ||
Majority | 1,232 | |||
Turnout | 29.77% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Catherine Filsell | 4,630 | ||
Labour | T.J. Davies | 2,593 | ||
SNP | Joan Crawford | 1,247 | ||
Liberal | Joan Gallacher | 1,145 | ||
Majority | 2,037 | |||
Turnout | 43.03% | |||
Progressives hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | R. C. Simpson | 4,264 | ||
Liberal | Vera Heggie | 1,967 | ||
Labour | D. M. Henderson | 1,352 | ||
SNP | G. W. Telford | 872 | ||
Majority | 2,297 | |||
Turnout | 48.94% | |||
Progressives gain from Independent |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Phyllis Herriot | 3,389 | ||
Conservative | W. R. V. Percy | 2,091 | ||
SNP | Jean Cameron | 885 | ||
Communist | T. Burns | 71 | ||
Majority | 1,298 | |||
Turnout | 42.81% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Kane | 3,314 | ||
SNP | C. T. Cadden | 1,169 | ||
Communist | M. D'Arcy | 109 | ||
Majority | 2,145 | |||
Turnout | 29.53% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | J. Slack | 1,469 | ||
Labour | Mary Hutchison | 828 | ||
SNP | W. K. Archibald | 719 | ||
Special Branch for Special Action | R. Tait | 258 | ||
Majority | 641 | |||
Turnout | 32.02% | |||
Progressives hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Swanson | 2,558 | ||
Conservative | J. L. Chisholm | 1,818 | ||
SNP | A. Symington | 839 | ||
Majority | 740 | |||
Turnout | 37.69% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Rogan | 1,359 | ||
SNP | N. W. Laurie | 550 | ||
Conservative | D. Christieson | 497 | ||
Communist | Angela Hopkinson | 48 | ||
Independent | J. Sheppard | 46 | ||
Majority | 809 | |||
Turnout | 35.24% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. D. McWilliam | 5,583 | ||
Conservative | Irene Hurst | 4,132 | ||
SNP | A. Stoddart | 1,078 | ||
Majority | 1,451 | |||
Turnout | 42.23% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | L. Smith | 3,393 | ||
Conservative | G. G. Norval | 1,636 | ||
Labour | G. J. Will | 752 | ||
SNP | H. J. Morris | 324 | ||
Majority | 1,757 | |||
Turnout | 51.89% | |||
Liberal hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Nansi Mansbridge | 3,519 | ||
Liberal | G. Duke | 1,575 | ||
SNP | D. Kelbie | 612 | ||
Majority | 1,944 | |||
Turnout | 42.26% | |||
Progressives hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | R. M. Knox | 5,158 | ||
Labour | L. M. Christie | 2,067 | ||
Liberal | C. Dow | 989 | ||
SNP | D. Purves | 958 | ||
Majority | 3,091 | |||
Turnout | 42.33% | |||
Progressives hold |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Newington_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg/100px-Newington_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | G. Hedderwick | 3,715 | ||
Labour | J. C. Campbell | 1,652 | ||
Liberal | W. McLeod | 1,265 | ||
SNP | R. J. D. Scott | 819 | ||
Majority | 2,063 | |||
Turnout | 45.13% | |||
Progressives gain from Independent |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Pilton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg/100px-Pilton_ward_in_Edinburgh_Corporation.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Williamson | 3,652 | ||
Conservative | R. Beattie | 1,066 | ||
SNP | W. R. Platt | 994 | ||
Communist | C. Manus | 148 | ||
Majority | 2,586 | |||
Turnout | 29.07% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | S. Cavaye | 3,393 | ||
SNP | W. T. Telford | 1,769 | ||
Labour | J. Anderson | 1,310 | ||
Communist | D. Cameron | 78 | ||
Majority | 1,624 | |||
Turnout | 45.22% | |||
Progressives gain from SNP |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Duff | 1,841 | ||
Labour | T. H. Greig | 712 | ||
Majority | 1,129 | |||
Turnout | 32.73% | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | J. Millar | 3,289 | ||
Labour | Johan Buchanan | 1,689 | ||
Liberal | C. S. Waterman | 1,165 | ||
SNP | G. M. Macintyre | 624 | ||
Majority | 1,600 | |||
Turnout | 37.44% | |||
Progressives hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Stuart | 1,384 | ||
SNP | B. C. Rutherford | 790 | ||
Conservative | D. H. Brydon | 668 | ||
Majority | 594 | |||
Turnout | 30.30% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Foulkes | 3,806 | ||
SNP | R. McKenna | 1,478 | ||
Conservative | B. Shiels | 1,139 | ||
Liberal | Pamela King | 647 | ||
Communist | W. Millar | 98 | ||
Majority | 2,328 | |||
Turnout | 39.63% | |||
Labour hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. E. Boyack | 2,336 | ||
Progressives | T. S. Ramage | 2,077 | ||
SNP | J. S. Marshall | 1,255 | ||
Majority | 259 | |||
Turnout | 43.40% | |||
Labour gain from Progressives |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressives | Margaret Ross | 3,357 | ||
Labour | Sonja Godfrey | 1,158 | ||
SNP | G. Osborne | 762 | ||
Majority | 2,199 | |||
Turnout | 5,277 | 46.72% | ||
Progressives hold |