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1973 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1973 Aberdeen Corporation election

← 1972 May 1, 1973 (1973-05-01) 1974 →

12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.4% Decrease
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won 6 5 1
Seats after 23 12 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 20,117 13,257 2,617
Percentage 54.6% 36.0% 7.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Communist Independent SNP
Seats won 0 0 0
Seats after 0 0 0
Seat change 0 Decrease1 0
Popular vote 415 265 203
Percentage 1.1% 0.7% 0.6%

Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.[1][2]

The election saw Labour remain in control of the corporation, winning 6 seats, giving them a total of 23. The Conservatives won 5 seats, including one gained from 89-year-old Independent councillor George Roberts, contributing to a total of 12 after the election. Nigel Lindsay caused a major upset when he became the first ever Liberal to be elected to the corporation, unseating the Labour group's leader Thomas Paine in St Machar ward.[1]

Ward results

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Ferryhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Cecil H. Clevitt 2,782 63.5
Conservative John Watt 1,602 36.5
Majority 1,108
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold
Holburn
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Gallagher 1,538 49.7
Labour Dr. Alexander F. McDonald 1,090 35.2
Independent George Roberts 265 8.6
SNP George Rodger 203 6.5
Majority 448
Turnout 35.4
Conservative gain from Independent
Mastrick
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert S. Lennox 2,705 81.1
Conservative Sheila M. Walker 474 14.2
Communist William R. Henderson 131 3.9
Majority 2,231
Turnout 21.3
Labour hold
Northfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret Farquhar 1,577 85.8
Conservative Alexander Stewart Kidd 164 8.9
Communist Andrew L. Smith 97 5.3
Majority 1,413
Turnout 15.6
Labour hold
Rosemount
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John C. Anderson 1,990 53.1
Labour June Lamond 1,344 35.9
Liberal Louise Windebank 413 11.0
Majority 646
Turnout 33.4
Conservative hold
Rubislaw
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald M. Muir 2,633 77.1
Labour Jean M. Mackintosh 784 22.9
Majority 1849
Turnout 31.6
Conservative hold
Ruthrieston
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alexander Bremner 2,483 61.6
Labour Howard G. Lovell 1,547 38.4
Majority 936
Turnout 32.7
Conservative hold
St. Clements
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alexander C. Collie (incumbent) 1,263 82.0
Conservative Kenneth Watmough 222 14.4
Communist George C. Thomson 56 3.6
Majority 1041
Turnout 21.4
Labour hold
St. Machar
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Nigel Lindsay 2,204 47.8
Labour Thomas Paine 2,114 45.9
Conservative Hugh S. Birse 211 4.6
Communist Christopher Ramsey 79 1.7
Majority 90
Turnout 32.3
Liberal gain from Labour
St. Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour William P. Craig 1,097 67.3
Conservative Bernard Morrison 533 32.7
Majority 564
Turnout 23.6
Labour hold
Torry
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ellen Williamson 2,052 83.7
Conservative Gordon Adams 400 16.3
Majority 1652
Turnout 22.4
Labour hold
Woodside
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Harold Selbie 1,762 62.5
Conservative Robert Anderson 1,007 35.7
Communist Norman Williamson 52 1.8
Majority 755
Turnout 29.8
Labour hold

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Liberals win first seat at Aberdeen". The Herald (Glasgow). 2 May 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ 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 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Liberal Lindsay Wins in St Machar". The Press and Journal. 2 May 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2023.