1971 Edinburgh Corporation election

1971 Edinburgh Corporation election

← 1970 4 May 1971 (1971-05-04) 1972 →
23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jack Kane Party Labour Progressives Conservative Last election 21 31 6 Seats before 21 32 7 Seats won 10 8 4 Seats after 28 27 9 Seat change 7 5 2 Popular vote 53,439 33,906 22,147 Percentage 42.7% 27.1% 17.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Frederick Chalmers Party Liberal Independent SNP Last election 2 2 7 Seats before 2 2 5 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 3 2 0 Seat change 1 5 Popular vote 9,409 N/A 5,481 Percentage 7.5% N/A 4.4%
Results by ward.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

An election to Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1971, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the council's 68 seats, 23 were up for election.^[1]

Following the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 28 Labour councillors, 27 Progressives, 9 Conservatives, 3 Liberals, and 2 independents. The SNP was wiped off the council after lost all five of the seats it was defending.^[1]

Following the election, the Progressives and Conservative coalition retained controlled of the council with a majority of three seats.

A total of 125,045 residents voted.

Aggregate results[]

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1971^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	7	0	7	43.5	42.7	53,439
	Progressives	8	0	5	5	34.8	27.1	33,906
	Conservative	4	2	0	2	17.4	17.7	22,147
	Liberal	1	1	0	1	4.3	7.5	9,409
	SNP	0	0	5	5	0.0	4.4	5,481
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	273
	Protestant Action	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	217
	Local Community	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	173

Ward Results[]

Broughton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	G. A. Theurer	2,407
	Labour	R. Cairns	1,784
Majority
Turnout				34.08%
	Progressives hold

Calton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Anderson	1,874
	Conservative	Margaret E. S. Houston	1,774
Majority
Turnout				35.32%
	Labour gain from SNP

Central Leith^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Brown	2,210
	SNP	F. T. Chalmers	714
	Conservative	J. Whyte	677
	Communist	L. Farquhar	26
Majority
Turnout				32.81%
	Labour gain from SNP

Colinton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. MacLennan	3,568
	Labour	R. B. Graham	3,475
	Progressives	J. Dalgleish	2,221
	SNP	Joan B. Crawford	955
Majority
Turnout				41.86%
	Conservative gain from Progressives

Corstorphine^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	F. Ford	2,508
	Conservative	T. W. Norrish	1,925
	Liberal	D. C. E. Gorrie	1,678
	Labour	P. R. Wallington	1,436
Majority
Turnout				42.32%
	Progressives hold

Craigentinny^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Drummond	3,731
	Conservative	A. Hogg	2,204
	Communist	T. Burns	108
Majority
Turnout				40.06%
	Labour hold

Craigmillar^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. H. Brown	3,831
	SNP	J. Wallace	932
Majority
Turnout				30.51%
	Labour hold

George Square^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. F. Alves	1,529
	Labour	I. R. Hoy	1,141
Majority
Turnout				26.51%
	Conservative gain from Progressives

Gorgie-Dalry^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Johan G. W. Buchanan	2,628
	Conservative	J. I. Chisholm	1,452
	SNP	E. J. Milne	756
Majority
Turnout				35.41%
	Labour gain from SNP

Holyrood^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. F. Cook	1,599
	Conservative	D. Christison	489
	SNP	A. McCallum	235
	Communist	Angela Hopkinson	58
Majority
Turnout				34.89%
	Labour gain from SNP

Liberton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Wilson	6,923
	Conservative	D. J. May	3,558
Majority
Turnout				40.87%
	Labour hold

Merchiston^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. F. Lawrie	3,473
	Progressives	T. Morgan	2,461
Majority
Turnout				50.42%
	Liberal gain from Progressives

Morningside^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	R. Lorimer	3,263
	Liberal	N. L. Gordon	2,057
Majority
Turnout				34.47%
	Progressives hold

Murrayfield-Cramond^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	H. Macpherson	4,975
	Labour	D. M. Henderson	2,475
Majority
Turnout				34.08%
	Progressives hold

Newington^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	E. M. Kean	3,463
	Labour	D. F. Renton	1,913
	Liberal	J. Grahamslaw	1,144
	SNP	Christina MacWhirter	518
Majority
Turnout				40.01%
	Progressives hold

Pilton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherine T. Nealon	4,609
	Conservative	R. Beattie	1,001
Majority
Turnout				28.17%
	Labour hold

Portobello^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	G. Lerette	3,305
	Labour	Mary Hutchinson	1,985
Majority
Turnout				36.85%
	Progressives hold

St. Andrews^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Drummond-Young	1,566
	Labour	R. A. Collett	915
Majority
Turnout				33.24%
	Conservative hold

St. Bernard's^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Winifred E. Donaldson	3,326
	Labour	R. D. Anderson	2,029
	Liberal	C. S. Waterman	722
	Local Community	J. A. Stevenson	173
Majority
Turnout				34.47%
	Progressives hold

St. Giles^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. M. Christie	1,470
	Conservative	J. McConnell	388
	Progressives	J. McCann	365
Majority
Turnout				24.15%
	Labour gain from SNP

Sighthill^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. T. Davies	4,444
	Conservative	W. R. Scott	840
	SNP	R. Mackenna	632
	Progressives	G. D. M. Galbraith	605
	Liberal	Pamela W. King	335
	Communist	W. M. Millar	81
Majority
Turnout				38.84%
	Labour gain from Progressives

South Leith^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Ross	2,514
	Progressives	A. L. Mackintosh	1,943
	SNP	Mary G. Thompson	739
	Protestant Action	J. R. Maclean	217
Majority
Turnout				42.32%
	Labour gain from Progressives

West Leith^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	A. D. Wilson	3,064
	Labour	R. Jeffreys-Jones	1,629
Majority
Turnout				41.94%
	Progressives hold

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