1950 Aberdeen Corporation election

1950 Aberdeen Corporation election
12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.4%
	Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1950, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.

The election saw the Progressives regain one seat from Labour in the Gilcomston Ward and hold a one-seat majority on the council. The overall turnout for the election was 39.4%.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ward Results

Ferryhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Gordon McIver	2,433	72.8
	Labour	R. A. McIntyre	908	27.2
Majority			1,525
Turnout				37.8
	Progressives hold

Gilcomston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Fraser Macintosh (incumbent)	1,754	72.4
	Communist	Robert Cooney	667	27.6
Majority			1,087
Turnout				51.2
	Labour hold

Greyfriars
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	J. S. G. Munro	2,025	55.8
	Labour	Robert A. Raffan (incumbent)	1,605	44.2
Majority			420
Turnout				31.0
	Progressives gain from Labour

Holburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	W. D. Reid (incumbent)	1,753	66.9
	Labour	A. M. Morrice	869	33.1
Majority			884
Turnout				38.3
	Progressives hold

Rosemount
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	W. D. Swinney (incumbent)	3,143	77.1
	Labour	J. D. Burgoyne	931	22.9
Majority			2,212
Turnout				43.4
	Progressives hold

Rubislaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	John F. Hall (incumbent)	4,165	87.8
	Labour	Charles G. Gribble	581	12.2
Majority			3,584
Turnout				52.8
	Progressives hold

Ruthrieston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent)	4,636	79.9
	Labour	Frank Brand	1,165	20.1
Majority			3,471
Turnout				42.1
	Progressives hold

St. Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. K. Park (incumbent)	1,745	81.5
	Communist	James Dick	396	18.5
Majority			1,350
Turnout				27.9
	Labour hold

St. Machar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Herbert G. Brechin (incumbent)	3,027	53.1
	Progressives	Dr. Gilbert Hamilton	2,357	41.3
	Communist	Stanley Simpson	318	5.6
Majority			670
Turnout				35.0
	Labour hold

St. Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John M. Graham (incumbent)	1,355	58.4
	Progressives	R. M. Eyres	965	41.6
Majority			390
Turnout				39.9
	Labour hold

Torry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. C. Ritchie (incumbent)	2,289	59.7
	Progressives	A. M. Burns	1,545	40.3
Majority			744
Turnout				35.3
	Labour hold

Woodside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressives	Patrick Mitchell	3,630	49.0
	Labour	Norman Hogg	3,280	44.3
	Communist	Archibald Lennox	493	6.7
Majority			350
Turnout				38.6
	Progressives hold

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References

^ ^a ^b "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[:0-1] "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[:1-2] "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[:2-3] 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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