An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 November 1885, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 10 of the corporation's 25 seats were up for election.
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10 out of 25 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election marked a conversion of sitting councillors to a labour programme. John Morgan of Greyfriars, who was elected temporarily after a councillor resigned, stood affiliated with the Aberdeen United Trades Council. The same situation occurred with Alexander Lyon Jr. of St. Nicholas, who had lost to a Trades Council candidate at the previous election. All three seats in Greyfriars ward were up for election as two councillors resigned and one was disqualified from holding office.[1]
Ward Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | William Henderson | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | David Byres (incumbent) | 361 | 26.2 | |
| Trades Council | John Morgan (incumbent) | 304 | 22.1 | |
| Independent | J. S. Anderson | 257 | 18.7 | |
| Trades Council | D. C. Macdonald | 238 | 17.3 | |
| Independent | W. S. Adamson | 218 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 40.1 | |||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Trades Council gain from Independent | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | Charles Gordon | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | John Gray | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | William Findlay | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | William Pyper (incumbent) | 387 | 51.3 | |
| Trades Council | J. C. Thompson | 367 | 48.7 | |
| Majority | 20 | |||
| Turnout | 41.8 | |||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Independent | William Collie | Unopposed | |||
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| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Trades Council | Alexander Lyon Jr. (incumbent) | 578 | 73.5 | |
| Independent | George Ogilvie | 208 | 26.5 | |
| Majority | 370 | |||
| Turnout | 28.7 | |||
| Trades Council gain from Independent | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "The Municipal Elections". Daily Free Press (Aberdeen). 4 November 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "The Municipal Elections". Evening Express (Scotland). 4 November 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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