An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1951, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 14 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.
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14 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election saw the Progressives make a one-seat gain on Labour, increasing their majority to 3. This election was the first that the Scottish National Party ran a candidate in Aberdeen local elections, doing so in the Woodside ward where the candidate placed last.[1][2]
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | D. J. R. Macpherson | 2,563 | 71.4 | |
| Labour | Mrs. Margaret Rose | 1,026 | 28.6 | |
| Majority | 1,537 | |||
| Turnout | 37.8 | |||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | David Henderson (incumbent) | 1,925 | 53.4 | |
| Labour | R. B. Ferguson | 1,680 | 46.6 | |
| Majority | 245 | |||
| Turnout | 50.9 | |||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Stephen (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Labour | R. Bruce | Unopposed | ||
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| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | G. Roberts (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
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| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | Lt. Col. J. Patrick Jeffrey | 3,218 | 74.5 | |
| Labour | William Craig | 1,102 | 25.5 | |
| Majority | 2,116 | 49.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,320 | 37.8 | ||
| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | A. T. Morrison (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
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| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressives | F. Magee (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
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| Progressives hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alexander Collie (incumbent) | 1,606 | 87.2 | |
| Communist | Robert Cooney | 236 | 12.8 | |
| Majority | 1,370 | |||
| Turnout | 26.2 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert A. Rafan | 2,679 | 51.1 | |
| Progressives | Joseph Kelly | 2,319 | 44.3 | |
| Communist | Stanley Simpson | 242 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | 360 | |||
| Turnout | 32.5 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. R. M'Intosh (incumbent) | 1,083 | 55.5 | |
| Progressives | Forbes M. M. Donald | 867 | 44.5 | |
| Majority | 216 | |||
| Turnout | 35.6 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Fraser (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
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| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. S. Lennox (incumbent) | 3,660 | ||
| Progressives | L. T. Mutch | 3,363 | ||
| Progressives | R. M. Eyres | 3,298 | ||
| Labour | John Watt | 3,069 | ||
| SNP | H. Wilson | 988 | ||
| Majority | 65 | |||
| Turnout | 36.4 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Progressives hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Moderates Stronger in Aberdeen – Gain From Labour". The Herald (Glasgow). 2 May 1851. p. 6. Retrieved 11 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.
- ^ "How The Polls Went". Evening Express (Scotland). 2 May 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.